Sugar Land is getting deeper into the drug game, the legal kind. City officials signed off this week on a plan that will bring a new pharmaceutical manufacturing buildout to town, using local economic development dollars to help make the numbers work. DeliverIt Group is planning a roughly $12 million facility aimed at producing sterile injectable medications for hospitals and health systems, adding one more notch to the region’s growing life science and supply chain belt.
According to the Houston Business Journal, the Sugar Land Development Corporation approved a $1.3 million incentive agreement for DeliverIt Group to construct an $11.85 million pharmaceutical manufacturing facility. The outlet reported that the SLDC board took action at its Wednesday meeting and that the incentive is structured to back the company’s expansion in Sugar Land.
DeliverIt’s Local Footprint And The 503B Expansion
DeliverIt already has boots on the ground in Sugar Land, with retail and infusion pharmacy services in the city. The company lists a local location at 13303 W Airport Blvd on its website.
A company job listing describes the planned project as a “new-build FDA 503B outsourcing facility focused on sterile injectable compounding” that will supply hospitals and health systems nationwide. The posting identifies Sugar Land as the site of the new operation, signaling that the manufacturing side of the business is set to land in the same community where DeliverIt already serves patients.
What A 503B Plant Brings To The Table
Outsourcing facilities that register under Section 503B operate under federal oversight and must comply with current good manufacturing practice, or cGMP, standards. These facilities can produce larger batches of medication for hospitals without needing a prescription tied to each individual patient, according to the Food and Drug Administration…