Lilly Spain is based in Alcobendas, north of Madrid. The complex covers a surface area of 25
acres, with 40,000 square meters of buildings that house administrative offices, the production
plant, and the Medical Chemistry Research Center, including the Biochemistry and Molecular
Biology laboratory opened in 2009. The affiliate employs 1,221 employees, of whom 52,5 percent are
women. 80 percent of the staff hold bachelor degrees, doctorates or MBAs and, of these, 56,6 percent are
women and 43,4 percent men.
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