Pharma group Eli Lilly’s Italian Staff Mixes HQ With Accesses to Stella33 coworking in Milan and Venice

Eli Lilly Italy splits its real estate strategy between its owned Sesto Fiorentino headquarters (Florence) and Stella33’s coworking spaces in Milan. The pharmaceutical group uses flexible contracts for commercial teams to boost agility amid evolving market needs.

In Milan’s Santa Giulia district, Lilly Italy opted for Stella33’s managed workspaces. The move aligns logistical convenience with the need for cross-functional collaboration and dynamic client engagement in commercial functions.

“The real estate strategy is structured along two complementary dimensions: on the one hand, production sites, typically owned; on the other, spaces for commercial functions, managed through more flexible models.” Marco Benvenuti, HR Site Services Manager, Eli Lilly Italy

“Working in multi-tenant environments is not perceived as a risk, but as an opportunity: exposure to other companies, cultures, and organizational models becomes a positive driver, particularly in evolving business areas.” Tiziana Lansione, Corporate Communication and CSR Manager, Eli Lilly Italy, in a recent MIT Sloan report.

Workspace governance sits within Lilly’s HR function. The structure underscores space as a driver of wellbeing, attractiveness and performance rather than mere infrastructure.

Eli Lilly Italy is the Italian arm of US-based Eli Lilly and Company, a global pharmaceutical corporation. In Italy it employs several thousand staff across production, R&D and commercial operations. Source: https://www.lilly.com/it/chi-siamo/la-nostra-storia

Stella33 operates coworking spaces and services in Milan and Venice. The operator offers flexible workspaces, meeting rooms and events to support growing teams and community networking. Source: https://stella33.com

Pic source: Stella33 website