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Lilly to establish new global capability centre in Hyderabad, India
Lilly expands presence in India, plans to hire approximately more than 1,000 new highly-skilled team members
New centre expected to open in mid-2025 will drive innovation and technological advancement
Hyderabad, 9th January 2025: Eli Lilly and Company today announced plans to establish a new global capability centre in Hyderabad, India. Lilly will be recruiting more than a 1,000 highly-skilled team members to strengthen the company’s digital strategy and service delivery. The Hyderabad centre will be known as Lilly Capability Centre India (LCCI) Hyderabad and will initially focus on expanding Lilly’s capabilities in automation, artificial intelligence, software product engineering and cloud computing to deliver advanced technology solutions that meet the evolving needs of Lilly’s business worldwide.
LCCI Hyderabad will be Lilly’s second capability centre in India, following LCCI Bengaluru, which was launched in 2016.
“Our teams in India play a pivotal role in driving Lilly’s global business support with centralized, scalable solutions. LCCI Hyderabad will enhance our technical capabilities, enabling us to better meet growing business demands, fully leverage technology in our operations, and further expand our presence in India,” said Manish Arora, Managing Director, LCCI Hyderabad.
“We are pleased to welcome Lilly’s new global capability centre to Hyderabad. This investment underscores Hyderabad’s growing reputation as a hub for healthcare innovation and talent. We fully support Lilly’s vision to make life better for people around the world and are confident that this centre will contribute significantly to the local economy and help improve health globally,” said Duddilla Sridhar Babu, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.
“Hyderabad is a hub of innovation with decades of history in technology, and we are excited to announce plans to launch a new centre here. We will bring together talented technology professionals who want to make life better for people around the world” said Diogo Rau, Executive Vice President and Chief Information and Digital Officer of Lilly. “LCCI Hyderabad will bring together engineers across disciplines to create advanced technologies and tools to help solve some of the world’s most significant health challenges.”
LCCI Hyderabad will focus on scaling up Lilly’s innovation and efficiency by unlocking new technological advancements and leveraging data insights, accelerating the delivery of next-generation medicines to patients around the world.
Lilly plans to employ around 1,000 to 1,500 highly skilled professionals including technology engineers and data scientists. Recruitment for the new site is underway, and the centre is expected to be operational by mid-2025.
About Lilly
Lilly is a medicine company turning science into healing to make life better for people around the world. We’ve been pioneering life-changing discoveries for nearly 150 years, and today our medicines help tens of millions of people across the globe. Harnessing the power of biotechnology, chemistry and genetic medicine, our scientists are urgently advancing new discoveries to solve some of the world’s most significant health challenges: redefining diabetes care; treating obesity and curtailing its most devastating long-term effects; advancing the fight against Alzheimer’s disease; providing solutions to some of the most debilitating immune system disorders; and transforming the most difficult-to-treat cancers into manageable diseases. With each step toward a healthier world, we’re motivated by one thing: making life better for millions more people. That includes delivering innovative clinical trials that reflect the diversity of our world and working to ensure our medicines are accessible and affordable. To learn more, visit Lilly.com and Lilly.com/news, or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
