# MSD Animal Health to purchase manufacturing facility in Krems, Austria from Shire

MSD Animal Health announced plans to purchase a manufacturing facility in Krems an der Donau, Austria, currently owned by Shire plc., to expand its global vaccine manufacturing capacity.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-08-07
- Where: Krems an der Donau, Austria, Austria
- Status: announced
- Products: vaccines for animal health
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [MSD Animal Health](https://endata.com/companies/26088.md) (acquirer)
- [Shire](https://endata.com/companies/26089.md) (target)

## Sources

- [merck.com](https://www.merck.com/news/msd-animal-health-to-purchase-manufacturing-facility-in-krems-austria/), 2017-08-07: "MSD Animal Health, known as Merck Animal Health in the United States and Canada, today announced plans to purchase a new manufacturing facility in Krems an der Donau, Austria with the intention to expand its global vaccine manufacturing capacity."

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