Eisai Co., Ltd. has established its first European pharmaceutical manufacturing subsidiary, Eisai Manufacturing Ltd., (EML) in Hatfield, UK. EML is owned by the company’s European regional headquarters, Eisai Europe Ltd. and will function as the core base of quality assurance and supply chain management for its European operations. EML will be recruiting manufacturing/QA experts for the targeted operation launch in 2008.

Eisai has been expanding its European operations with the planned construction of the European Knowledge Center located to the north of London Hatfield, which will consolidate Eisai’s key value chain components in the region, including headquarters, discovery and clinical research, production, and marketing. The new manufacturing subsidiary in Hatfield is part of Eisai’s effort to further progress its knowledge creation in manufacturing, according to the company.