Lek to move antibiotics production from Slovenia to Austria

Prevalje, 1 October - Lek, the Slovenian subsidiary of Swiss multinational Novartis, has announced phasing out the production of antibiotics in Slovenia's Prevalje in two years' time and moving it to neighbouring Austria. In the meantime, Prevalje will become one of the two locations of Novartis's emerging global centre for technical operations.

Prevelje Lek's production facility in the town of Prevalje, which employs 320 workers. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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Lek's production facility in the town of Prevalje, which employs 320 workers.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Prevelje Prevalje Mayor Matic Tasič. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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Prevalje Mayor Matic Tasič.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Prevelje Raul Intriago Lombeida, a new Lek board member in charge of Novartis's technical operations, Antiinfektivi Prevalje director Roman Burja, and Lek director general and Novartis's president in Slovenia Robert Ljoljo. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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Raul Intriago Lombeida, a new Lek board member in charge of Novartis's technical operations, Antiinfektivi Prevalje director Roman Burja, and Lek director general and Novartis's president in Slovenia Robert Ljoljo.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Prevelje Raul Intriago Lombeida, a new Lek board member in charge of Novartis's technical operations, Antiinfektivi Prevalje director Roman Burja, and Lek director general and Novartis's president in Slovenia Robert Ljoljo. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Prevelje
Raul Intriago Lombeida, a new Lek board member in charge of Novartis's technical operations, Antiinfektivi Prevalje director Roman Burja, and Lek director general and Novartis's president in Slovenia Robert Ljoljo.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Prevelje Lek's production facility in the town of Prevalje, which employs 320 workers. Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

Prevelje
Lek's production facility in the town of Prevalje, which employs 320 workers.
Photo: Vesna Pušnik Brezovnik/STA

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