ESSEN, Germany, Aug. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Evonik is investing in a new GMP drug product manufacturing facility for lipid-based drug delivery in Vancouver, Canada. The facility will increase Evonik's development and manufacturing capacity, helping pharmaceutical and biotech customers bring lipid-based pharmaceutical products including vaccines, therapeutics, and other advanced medicines from development through commercial scale. Evonik's total investment of over 150 million CAD (93 million EUR) in Vancouver is supported by the Canadian federal government's Strategic Response Fund with up to 68 million CAD (around 42 million EUR). Drug product production is planned to begin at the end of 2029.