AstraZeneca To Invest $2 Bn in US Biologics & Clinical-Scale Mfg 
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AstraZeneca has announced plans to invest $2 billion to expand its manufacturing footprint in Maryland. This includes an expansion of its flagship biologics manufacturing facility in Frederick and construction of a new facility in…

Celltrion To Invest $478 M to Expand Former Lilly US Mfg Plant 
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Celltrion Group, an Incheon, South Korea-based bio/pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to invest KRW 700 billion ($478 million) to expand a former Lilly active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in the US. Celltrion completed the acquisition of…

US Gov’t Releases Negotiated Drug Prices for 15 Rx Drugs 
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The US government has released the negotiated drug prices for a second slate of drugs—15 drugs in all–under the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program, which was authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act,…

Supplier News: Thermo Fisher, WuXi Biologics, Microsize & More 
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The latest from CDMOs, CMOs, and suppliers featuring Thermo Fisher Scentific, Excelsior, Microsize, AGC Biologics/Atum, Piramal Pharma Solutions, Rentschler Biopharma/Coriolis Pharma, Vetter, WuXi Biologics, Cellares, Cencor, and Sudpack.   Chemicals/Chemical API Manufacturing * Excelsior Raises $95 M For Small-Molecule Mfg Research * Microsize To Acquire Micronization Facility from Lonza * Piramal…

Global Briefs: Daiichi Sankyo, AbbVie & Tanabe Pharma 
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A roundup of news from Daiichi Sankyo/Pfizer’s Seagen, AbbVie/Bio Med X, and Tanabe Pharma. Highlights below.   Patent News * Daiichi Sanyko Wins Favorable Court Ruling in ADC Patent Dispute with Pfizer’s Seagen Partnering News * AbbVie, Bio Med X in Neuroscience…

Novartis Details Plans for Major Manufacturing Expansion in North Carolina
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Novartis has announced plans to expand its operations in North Carolina by creating a new manufacturing hub with drug-substance and drug-product capabilities. The investment is part of the company’s previously…

Regeneron To Invest $2 Bn in US Drug Mfg 
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Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, a Tarrytown, New York-based bio/pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to invest $2 billion for a new manufacturing facility in Saratoga Springs, New York.   The company plans to use…

CSL Investing $1.5 Bn in US Plasma-Derived Product Production
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CSL has announced plans to expand its US presence over the next five years (as reported on November 18, 2025) resulting in approximately $1.5 billion in US capital investments. These…

Merck & Co. To Acquire Cidara Therapeutics for $9.2 Bn
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Merck & Co. has agreed to acquire Cidara Therapeutics, a San Diego, California-based clinical-stage bio/pharmaceutical company developing drug-Fc conjugate therapeutics, for $9.2 billion.  Cidara is using its proprietary Cloudbreak platform…

Supplier News: Thermo Fisher, Avantor, BioDuro, Gattefossé, Pace & More
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The latest from CDMOs, CMOs, and suppliers featuring Thermo Fisher Scientific, Avantor, BioDuro, Gattefossé, Nanoform, and Pace Life Sciences. Biologics Manufacturing* Thermo Fisher Scientific Opens Advanced Therapies Collaboration CenterFormulation Development/Drug…