GSK to invest $30 billion in R&D and Manufacturing in the U.S. over next 5 years
On Sept. 17, 2025, GSK announced plans to invest $30 billion across the United States in research and…
Lilly announces plans to build $5 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia
On Sept. 16, 2025, Eli Lilly announced that it plans to build a $5 billion manufacturing facility just…
Merck to scrap London drug research centre
On Sept. 10, 2025, Merck announced it was scrapping research operations in London, citing the UK’s challenging business…
Lilly launches TuneLab platform to give biotech companies access to AI-enabled drug discovery models with over $1 billion in research investment
On Sept. 9, 2025, Eli Lilly announced the launch of Lilly TuneLab, an artificial intelligence and machine learning…
MannKind to Acquire scPharmaceuticals for $360 million
On Aug. 25, 2025, MannKind and scPharmaceuticals announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement for MannKind to…
Johnson & Johnson to Invest $2 Billion at State-Of-The-Art North Carolina Facility
On Aug. 21, 2025, Johnson & Johnson announced it will increase its presence in North Carolina with a…
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China creates new visa for young STEM talent in national tech drive
On Aug. 14, 2025, China announced it had launched a new visa category for young science and technology…
AbbVie Announces $195 Million Investment to Expand Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient Manufacturing in Illinois
On Aug. 12, 2025, AbbVie announced a $195 million investment in its North Chicago, Illinois manufacturing plant to…
Mallinckrodt, Endo Complete Merger to Create Global, Scaled, Diversified Therapeutics Leader
Aug. 1, 2025, Mallinckrodt and Endo announced that they have completed their merger to create a global, scaled,…
Mayo Clinic treats first person in the US with a novel radiopharmaceutical therapy for breast cancer
On Aug. 1, 2025, the Mayo Clinic announced it had treated the first person in the U.S. using…
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Simtra BioPharma Solutions Announces Strategic Purchase to Expand U.S. Manufacturing Capacity for Injectable Medicines
On Jul. 25, 2025, Simtra BioPharma announced the purchase from Cook Group of a 65-acre property (301 N….
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AstraZeneca plans to invest $50 billion in America for medicines manufacturing and R&D
On Jul. 22, 2025, AstraZeneca announces $50 billion of investment in the United States by 2030, building on…
KalVista Pharmaceuticals Announces FDA Approval of EKTERLY® (sebetralstat), First and Only Oral On-demand Treatment for Hereditary Angioedema
On Jul. 7, 2025, KalVista Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration(FDA) has approved EKTERLY® (sebetralstat),…
Hikma Pharmaceuticals announces $1 Billion investment in U.S. Expansion
On Jun. 28, 2025, Hikma Pharmaceuticals USA announced it will invest $1 billion by 2030 to further expand…
Google DeepMind Announces AlphaGenome: AI for better understanding the genome
On Jun. 25, 2025, Google Deepmind introduce AlphaGenome, a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool that more comprehensively and…
Nvidia-backed AI startup SandboxAQ creates new data to speed up drug discovery
On Jun. 18, 2025, SandboxAQ, an artificial intelligence startup spun out of Alphabet’s Google and backed by Nvidia…
Purdue Pharma $7.4 billion opioid settlement wins broad support from US states
On Jun. 16, 2025, Purdue Pharma has won support from the attorneys general of 55 U.S. states and…
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FDA Launches Agency-Wide AI Tool to Optimize Performance
On Jun. 2, 2025, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announces it has launched Elsa, a generative…
Lilly expands pain pipeline with acquisition of SiteOne Therapeutics for $1.0 billion in cash
On May 27, 2025, Eli Lilly and SiteOne Therapeutics, a private biotechnology company developing small molecule inhibitors of…
Pharmaceutical giant looks to bring $5.9 billion facility to Houston
On May 21, 2025, pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly and Company is looking to build a $5.9 billion active…
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Amneal Receives U.S. FDA Approval for Brekiya® (dihydroergotamine mesylate) injection for Acute Treatment of Migraine
On May 15, 2025, Amneal Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Brekiya®…
Kodak announces $20 million investment in Rochester manufacturing plant
On May 9, 2025, Kodak announced it was readying to open its new $20 million manufacturing facility at…
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Antibiotics from human use are contaminating rivers worldwide, study shows
On May 9, 2025, a McGill University led team of researchers announced a study that shows an estimated…
EMA Uses AI to Leverage the power of data for public and animal health
On May 7, 2025, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the Heads of Medicines Agencies (HMA) have published…
Bristol Myers to invest $40 billion in the U.S. over 5 years
On May 5, 2025, Bristol Myers Squibb said it will invest $40 billion in the U.S. over the…
Merck Breaks Ground on $1 Billion Biologics Center in Wilmington, Delaware
On Apr. 29, 2025, Merck announced the start of construction for a $1 billion, 470,000 square-foot state-of-the-art biologics…
Merck to Acquire SpringWorks Therapeutics for $3.9 Billion
On Apr. 28, 2025, Merck and SpringWorks Therapeutics announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement for…
Roche to invest $50 billion in pharmaceuticals and diagnostics in the U.S. over the next five years
On Apr. 22, 2025, Roche announced that it will invest USD $50 billion into the United States in…
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Cartoon Illustrating “The NIH and U.S. Healthcare in Crisis” Published
On Apr. 21, 2025, LifeScienceHistory.com published the cartoon: “The National Institutes of Health (NIH) and U.S. Healthcare in…
Novartis to expand US-based manufacturing and R&D footprint with investment of $23B over the next 5 years
On Apr. 10, 2025, Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, announced a planned $23 billion investment over…