Update1*

May 3, 2010 [Taoyuan, Taiwan]:

SHL, a leading manufacturer of drug delivery devices, will further expand operations in the USA with the establishment of SHL Pharma, a state-of-the-art final assembly and packaging operation. Located in South Florida (USA), this new facility will offer final assembly, labeling and packaging services to SHL's pharmaceutical and biotech customers.  The new Florida facility is scheduled to be operational in Q4 of 2011.

Lucio Giambattista, Executive Vice President SHL Group and Managing Director SHL Medical USA, commented on the expansion stating, “We are excited about this latest expansion project as it is very customer driven. We have built up close relationships with some of the world's largest pharma and biotech companies over the years and this facility will allow us to offer even more services to these partners.  Now, with packaging, labeling and distribution services available in-house, SHL will truly be a one-stop-shop for drug delivery devices, from product design to delivery."

SHL has been significantly expanding facilities and recruiting new employees as the result of several recently signed long-term supply agreements. In addition to the new Florida facility, SHL has already publicly announced capital expenditures of over $USD 100 million and is forecasting to globally hire 1000 new employees over the next few years.

For more information about the expansion in Florida, please contact our SHL Medical office at:

E: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

T: +1 973 822 3007

*(Minor changes to 1^st and 3^rd paragraph for clarification purposes on May 12, 2010)

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Image 1: Fully Automatic Testing Machine

Image 2: Subassemblies of Auto Injectors

About SHL

SHL is the world’s largest privately-owned designer, developer and manufacturer of advanced drug delivery devices. We have over 1,500 staff globally (1000 staff in Taiwan), with our primary design centers located in the USA and Sweden and manufacturing centers located in Asia.

SHL supplies auto injectors, pen injectors and inhaler systems to global pharmaceutical and biotech companies. Significant investment in R&D has enhanced our broad pipeline of “next generation” drug delivery systems. These innovative devices include a range of disposable and reusable injectors with fixed or variable dosing, enhanced precision and the ability to accommodate high viscosities.

Our organization consists of three distinct group companies:

SHL Medical
Designs, develops and manufactures advanced drug delivery devices for leading pharmaceutical and biotech companies

SHL Healthcare
Develops and manufactures equipment solutions for home, hospital and long term care use

SHL Technologies
Provides contract manufacturing and engineering services for the production of complex medtech and industrial products

For additional information visit www.shl-group.com or contact us at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it