Medios optimizes its manufacturing network and closes its Aschaffenburg facility
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Medios AG is closing the facility of its wholly owned subsidiary, Medios Solutions Aschaffenburg GmbH, and consolidating patient-specific manufacturing at the remaining locations in its Germany-wide network. Production has already been relocated, and supplies to pharmacies and hospitals are guaranteed. Aschaffenburg most recently accounted for approximately 10% of the production volume of the Medios Group’s German manufacturing facilities. The measure affects 32 employees, for whom Medios is seeking to provide fair compensation.
The business of patient-specific formulations is under sustained margin pressure – particularly due to price regulatory adjustments – which the company is now countering with measures to increase efficiency. In Germany, Medios operates up until now a network of six GMP manufacturing facilities for patient-specific therapies (GMP stands for “Good Manufacturing Practice,” which entails mandatory production standards and validated quality management). The Aschaffenburg site had recently been operating at below-average profitability amid declining capacity utilization. Against this backdrop, continued economic operation was no longer feasible. Structural renovation work currently required at the site has accelerated the implementation of this decision. The site closure is part of the company’s Operational Excellence Program, which aims to sustainably strengthen profitability.
Thomas Meier, CEO of Medios AG: “With a view to ensuring a reliable supply for our customers and maintaining capacity utilization at all sites, we are now optimizing our successful regional presence strategy and consistently developing it further. With Mannheim and Stuttgart, we have two high-performing Medios sites in southern Germany, ensuring that a reliable supply is maintained.”
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