Elanco Breaks Ground on State-of-the-Art Campus, Creating Indianapolis’ Newest Landmark
April 12 2022 - 10:30AM
Business Wire
More than a building, new headquarters represents Elanco’s
endeavor to build a post-COVID workplace destination, the company’s
next era of growth an innovation, an expanded downtown Indianapolis
that connects the Valley Neighborhood with the Circle, and an
epicenter for Animal Health innovation
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) today unveiled
plans for its new global headquarters featuring
environmentally-sustainable, employee-focused design and a
state-of-the art innovation center.
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The company – which grew from a small division of Eli Lilly
& Company to a $4.7 billion independent global animal health
leader – plans to enter its seventh decade by breathing life into a
long-idle site close to its birthplace.
“When we talk about the new headquarters, we’re talking about
‘building as a verb, not a noun,’” said Jeff Simmons, Elanco
president and CEO. “We’re building Elanco’s next era of growth and
innovation for one of the industry’s most trusted brands, we’re
building paths to help connect Indianapolis’ historic west side
with its center, and we’re building a vibrant destination for our
nearly 10,000 global employees to collaborate, connect and invent.
Finally, we believe Indianapolis is poised to become an epicenter
of animal health innovation, and we’re excited to be among the
architects building its foundation.”
Future-focused Design with the Environment and Community in
Mind
The planned 220,000 square foot six-story office structure and
connected innovation and collaboration buildings will occupy 40
acres of the former General Motors Stamping Plant site on the
western edge of the White River, creating a greenspace-forward
campus expanding White River State Park. The glass-faced building,
once constructed, will add to the skyline of Indianapolis, pushing
downtown west, connecting the Valley neighborhood with the Circle
via a walkable, bikeable corridor with a park, a bus route, and
enhanced trail system.
Influenced by new concepts of working post-pandemic, the campus
is designed to create a more comfortable, casual work environment
and serve as a destination for Elanco’s teams to collaborate
with:
- Leading innovation laboratories.
- A variety of work settings, including outdoor work areas, to
accommodate neurodiversity.
- An emphasis on open spaces for teams, customers and partners to
connect.
- Enhanced interior environmental quality incorporating daylight,
active circulation paths, and an air quality monitoring system to
ensure adequate fresh air.
- Robust amenities and services designed to accommodate employee
flexibility and evolving, personal workstyles while fueling the
Elanco culture of ownership and innovation.
- Multi-use collaboration building designed to flex according to
needs including a destination for major global customer events and
scientific meetings.
The new headquarters’ design also supports Elanco’s
sustainability pledge, featuring several important environmentally
focused sustainability strategies:
- Planned use of renewable and low-carbon materials such as the
timber roof structure, which is designed to avoid nearly 100 tons
of emissions.
- Enhanced stormwater management capacity and native plantings
on-site will help to manage on-site water use and build long-term
resilience.
- Sustainability of Location: Redeveloping an idle space instead
of developing grassland or greenspace.
Animal Health Epicenter
Elanco’s campus is also designed to serve as the foundation of a
planned animal health epicenter in Indianapolis. Developed in
collaboration with AgriNovus, the state of Indiana’s food and
agriculture initiative, and business incubator High Alpha, the
epicenter is expected to include venture studio development
“makerspace” and create a scientific discovery network and research
clearinghouse that will help position Indiana as a hub for animal
health invention.
“Broad access to the world’s animals coupled with a laser focus
on creating pathways for innovation is what we believe sets Elanco
apart as a sought-after partner,” continued Simmons. “We’re
building something significant that will make animals, the city and
our world better, and we’re designing our new headquarters with
those partnerships in mind.”
Two such strategic partnerships have already come to fruition.
In February, Elanco announced its initial seed funding to help
create and launch Athian in partnership with High Alpha, which was
formed to certify, aggregate, and monetize environmental footprint
reductions within the food system. Just yesterday, Elanco announced
the creation of BiomEdit, an animal health microbiome innovation
company, in partnership with Gingko Bioworks.
As announced in December 2020, costs associated with this new
headquarters are expected to be offset by the competitive incentive
packages offered by the State of Indiana and the City of
Indianapolis. Construction on the facility is expected to commence
in the coming months and take approximately two to three years to
complete. The company looks forward to continued engagement with
state, city and neighborhood officials to facilitate a positive
transition for its employees and the surrounding areas.
ABOUT ELANCO
Elanco Animal Health Incorporated (NYSE: ELAN) is a global
leader in animal health dedicated to innovating and delivering
products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals
and pets, creating value for farmers, pet owners, veterinarians,
stakeholders, and society as a whole. With nearly 70 years of
animal health heritage, we are committed to helping our customers
improve the health of animals in their care, while also making a
meaningful impact on our local and global communities. At Elanco,
we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching
Life and our Elanco Healthy Purpose™ Sustainability/ESG Pledges –
all to advance the health of animals, people, and the planet. Learn
more at www.elanco.com.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements (as that
term is defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995). Forward-looking statements are based on Elanco’s current
expectations and assumptions regarding its business and other
future conditions. Because forward-looking statements relate to the
future, by their nature, they are subject to inherent
uncertainties, risks and changes in circumstances that are
difficult to predict. As a result, actual results may differ
materially from those contemplated by the forward-looking
statements. For further discussion of these and other risks and
uncertainties, see Elanco’s most recent Form 10-K and Form 10-Q
filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Except as
required by law, Elanco undertakes no duty to update
forward-looking statements.
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