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Insulet Celebrates Grand Opening of 400,000-square-foot Manufacturing Facility in Malaysia
Global tubeless insulin pump technology leader officially commences manufacturing of Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System at new facility, enabling
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nGlobal tubeless insulin pump technology leader officially commences manufacturing of Omnipod® 5 Automated Insulin Delivery System at new facility, enabling continued worldwide customer growth\n\n\n ACTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nInsulet Corporation (NASDAQ: PODD) (Insulet or the Company), the global leader in tubeless insulin pump technology with its Omnipod® brand of products, today hosted a grand opening celebration at its new manufacturing facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.\n\nThis press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240813627828/en/Insulet President and CEO Jim Hollingshead, senior leaders, and local employees celebrate the official grand opening of the new 400,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Johor Bahru, Malaysia. (Photo: Business Wire)\n“Insulet’s remarkable growth is driven by our market-leading Omnipod 5, the first and only tubeless automated insulin delivery system in the U.S.,” said Jim Hollingshead, Insulet President and Chief Executive Officer. “Our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Malaysia positions us strategically to stay ahead of the huge demand for Omnipod, ensuring our customers have uninterrupted access to our products from this thriving region with great talent.”\n\n\nThe new manufacturing facility will strengthen the Company’s global operational capabilities and supply chain resiliency. Located on the southern end of the Malay Peninsula just north of Singapore, the 400,000-square-foot facility is twice the size of Insulet’s highly automated manufacturing facility in Acton, Massachusetts. Currently, more than 350 full-time Insulet employees work at the new facility with plans to grow to more than 1,000 in the coming years, part of a $200M investment in the area.\n\n\nThe new manufacturing facility was designed with sustainable elements to eventually achieve both Green Building Index (GBI) certification and Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certification, which is part of Insulet’s global efforts to minimize its environmental impact in the areas where it operates.\n\n\nThe nearly 13-acre site includes more than 5,700 solar panels that generate approximately 15% of the buildings’ power needs. To reduce potential stress to local water sources, an underground rainwater harvesting system, compr...