EMS lands in Campinas the week of its domestic semaglutida launch

The EMS Gulfstream G650ER flew from Viracopos International Airport to Campo dos Amarais Airport on June 16, a journey of only nine minutes. Campo dos Amarais serves Hortolândia, where EMS is headquartered and where its new semaglutida manufacturing line is located.

The short hop lands the same week the company moves toward commercializing Ozivy, the first Brazilian-made semaglutida injection pen. Anvisa approved the drug on May 26, and the EMS factory in Hortolândia can produce up to 40 million units annually, per a G1 report. The company plans an initial 350,000 units at a price about 30 percent below Ozempic, and expects to sell 1.3 million pens in the first year, with revenue above R$ 500 million, as covered by Bloomberg Línea. The flight likely involved a final review of production logistics or a scheduling meeting ahead of pharmacy deliveries expected within 30 days of the approval.

This is not a trip to a distant plant — the destination is effectively EMS's doorstep. The same aircraft had arrived from Nice on June 8, suggesting the Gulfstream is used for longer international and domestic legs. The short hop to Hortolândia, only a few kilometers from Campinas, reflects the convenience of a private aircraft for executives moving between conference rooms and factory floors when a car would take longer.