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Global drugmakers invest billions to boost U.S. presence

What happened

Pfizer reached a deal to invest US$70 billion in research and development and domestic manufacturing in the United States.

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Global drugmakers are expanding their U.S. footprint, pledging billions of dollars to ramp up manufacturing capacity and research in the country. Pharmaceutical companies including Eli Lilly, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Roche have announced roughly US$500 billion in U.S. investments as they seek to strengthen infrastructure, mitigate supply-chain risks and reassure investors. Pfizer PFE.N Pfizer reached a deal with President Donald Trump on September 30 to invest US$70 billion in research and development and domestic manufacturing, and received a three-year grace period exempting its products from the pharmaceutical-targeted tariffs. GSK GSK.L The London-based drugmaker plans to invest US$30 billion in U.S. research and development and supply chain infrastructure over five years. Eli Lilly LLY.N U.S. President Donald Trump said in January that Eli Lilly plans to build six plants in the United States. Lilly said last year that it planned to spend at least US$27 billion to build four U.S. plants to expand production and bolster medical supply chains. The company has since announced details on three plants, in Alabama, Virginia and Texas. Lilly in January said it will build a US$3.5 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Pennsylvania, its fourth new site, in an effort to expand U.S. production and bolster medical supply chains. Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N The drugmaker plans...

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Event
Investment

What this signalsA large capital project often starts a round of vendor buying.

Amount named
$70B
Location
United States

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$70B

Details

Assets
research and development and domestic manufacturing

Topics and mentions

Asset tags

  • research and development
  • production

Extraction

Confidence
90%
Detected
Aug 10, 2026
signal_type
news
signal_subtype
invests_into_assets

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