TraceLink’s new European HQ opened by Boris Johnson
Foreign secretary, Boris Johnson, has officially opened TraceLink’s new European headquarters in Uxbridge, UK, where the company will continue to grow and support the pharma industry in achieving serialisation compliance.
“I am delighted to join TraceLink to celebrate its continued success and decision to add further investment and jobs into the UK,” said Johnson. “In 2015, the UK life sciences sector contributed £30.4 billion in UK GDP, supported 482,000 jobs and contributed £8.6 billion in taxes. TraceLink's decision to create substantial job growth and invest in its European headquarters adds yet further strength to the importance of the life sciences sector to the UK economy and is a real boost for the local communities. With an honourable mission to help the life sciences industry protect the global medicine supply, I am proud to have companies like TraceLink right here in Uxbridge to continue pushing the UK to the forefront of the global life sciences sector.
“The government's drive to improve UK healthcare outcomes can only be helped by the ongoing success of the UK life sciences sector and companies like TraceLink continuing to innovate in order to tackle global healthcare challenges.”
This investment in the new European headquarters forms part of the company’s overall global expansion plans and will enable the company to create 55 more jobs across sales, services, marketing and administration in Europe. Additionally, TraceLink revealed that it plans to add to its European team by 80% over the next year as a result of the increasing demand for its cloud network solution.
“Expanding and investing in our presence in Europe is a natural response to the demand we’ve seen from companies for our proven, scalable network solution to meet their serialisation needs and comply with EU FMD. We are deeply committed to continuing our investment into Europe and furthering our mission to enabling innovation in the global life sciences sector and protecting patients,” specified Shabbir Dahod, president and CEO, TraceLink.