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UAB Teams With Biotech Firm To Test Potential COVID-19 Vaccine
The University of Alabama at Birmingham is collaborating with biopharm company Altimmune for preclinical testing of a potential vaccine to prevent COVID-19 disease.
Bioscience: A Cash Crop In Iowa
Iowa has always been an agricultural powerhouse, so it’s no surprise the Cornhusker State is a leader in bioscience with 1,266 firms in the sector, from startups to global leaders in R&D.
Catalent To Add 200 New Jobs In Indiana
The company will invest over $100 million to expand its biologics manufacturing operations in Bloomington, IN.
Merck Opens New Pharma Packaging Center In Germany
The $73 million investment is part of wider $1 billion investment that will transform the Darmstadt site into the company’s contemporary global headquarters.
Sanofi Opening Global R&D Operations Hub In China
The $76 million investment in Chengdu, Sichuan province confirms China as the third pillar of Sanofi Global Clinical Sciences and Operations, joining facilities in France and the U.S.
U.S. Tax Overhaul Makes Biotech Players Hungry For Big Deals
Industry analysts are predicting that 2018 will turn out to be a banner year for merger and acquisition activity in the biotech/pharma sector, with up to $200 billion in assets changing hands.
WuXi AppTec Expands New Jersey Site
The expansion will create over 200 jobs and make the operation one of the largest laboratories for preclinical and clinical drug development testing in the U.S.
March / April 2018 Issue (Volume 51, Number 2)
The March / April 2018 Issue features the emerging cybersecurity sector, an exclusive interview with Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, plus a look at biopharm, robots, STEM, data centers, and retail.
Ferring Investing $32M In New Swiss Biotech Center
The pharmaceutical company will expand its capabilities in biologics through a new biotech center at its global headquarters and manufacturing site in St Prex, Switzerland.
Pharmaceutical Start-up To Create Generic Medications In Arkansas
OurPharma will invest $31.3 million in a new facility, and create 124 new jobs in Fayetteville over the next seven years.
EU Chooses Amsterdam For New EMA Location
The European Union has decided that the European Medicines Agency will relocate to Amsterdam when it leaves London in 2019.
LifeNet Health Investing $12.25M, Creating 321 Jobs In Virginia
The regenerative medicine company's expansion of its Virginia Beach global headquarters is the 1,000th economic development project of the McAuliffe administration.
AmerisourceBergen Opens Indiana Pharmaceutical Distribution Center
The Fortune 500 company is investing more than $45M and will create over 120 jobs at its new Whitestown, IN facility.
Drug Kingpins
It's time to place the blame for the nation's opioid epidemic squarely where it belongs, in Washington DC.
Building A Biotech Rebound
A slow start and a dearth of mergers and acquisitions made 2016 a tough year for biotech, but new gene and immuno-therapies are leading the way for a much stronger performance when 2017 results are in.
SCA Pharmaceuticals Establishing Connecticut Manufacturing Facility
The Arkansas-based company will lease a 90,000-square-foot facility in Windsor, CT, where it will create approximately 361 new jobs over the next four years.
Granules India Expansion Will Create More Than 100 Jobs In Virginia
The pharmaceutical company will invest $35 million to expand its Fairfax County, VA R&D and manufacturing operation.
Lilly To Invest $850M In U.S. Capital Projects in 2017
The pharmaceutical giant’s significant investment in manufacturing diabetes medicines will continue with a new $85 million commitment in Indianapolis.
Biotech Company Establishing HQ In Florida
CTD Holdings will invest $2.75M and create 51 jobs at its new corporate headquarters in Jupiter, FL.
Illinois Lands International Pharmaceutical Service Provider
Vetter plans to invest $320 million and create 300 jobs at its Des Plaines, IL manufacturing facility.
Teligent, Inc. Celebrates $50M Facility Expansion
The specialty generic pharmaceutical company is expanding its manufacturing and R&D complex in Buena, NJ, with the potential to create up to 200 jobs.
Allergan Breaks Ground On $200M Texas Expansion
Expansion will add more than 100 full time jobs and 322,000 square feet of pharmaceutical manufacturing space in Waco, TX.
McKesson Building New Distribution Center in Orange County, NY
McKesson Corporation will open a new 340,000-square-foot distribution center and create 160 new jobs in Orange County, NY.
SPECIAL REPORT: Greater Fort Lauderdale – Magnet For Biotech/Pharma Growth
The Sunshine State’s Atlantic Coast is successfully competing with an international market for new business in a surging biotech sector.
Top U.S. Markets For Life Sciences Trend To Smaller Cities In Face Of Patent Cliff
Jones Lang LaSalle's 2012 Life Sciences Cluster Report shows greater Boston, San Diego, Philadelphia and Raleigh-Durham rising in importance as industry hubs.
CVS Caremark Opens Mail Service Pharmacy And Customer Center In Mount Prospect, IL
High tech customer center will serve as catalyst to spur pharmacy and health care innovation.
COVER STORY: Building A Biotech Bonanza
The global financial contraction put a squeeze on seed money for biotech startups, forcing locations to build their biotech future the old-fashioned way: with long-term planning and a comprehensive strategy for growth. From the May/June 2012 issue.
