Industry Intelligence

Pharmaceuticals

Pharmaceutical manufacturers are committing billions to new U.S. production capacity for active ingredients, injectable medicines, biologics and other high-demand treatments. North Carolina and Indiana remain major centers of investment, while new facilities are being planned across the South. The current project pipeline includes both large greenfield campuses and major expansions of established production sites.

Projects
19
Investment
$38.69B
Jobs
7,513
Companies
11
States
12
Geographic Distribution

Projects across the country

Top investing states

Pharmaceuticals by state

  1. Indiana
    $9.00B
    1 proj · 900 jobs
  2. North Carolina
    $8.65B
    5 proj · 2,825 jobs
  3. Texas
    $6.50B
    1 proj · 615 jobs
  4. Alabama
    $6.00B
    1 proj · 450 jobs
  5. Virginia
    $5.00B
    1 proj · 650 jobs
  6. Ohio
    $1.26B
    2 proj · 750 jobs
  7. Delaware
    $1.00B
    1 proj · 500 jobs
  8. Massachusetts
    $322.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  9. New Hampshire
    $320.0M
    2 proj · 150 jobs
  10. New Jersey
    $300.0M
    1 proj · 120 jobs
  11. Rhode Island
    $297.5M
    2 proj · 253 jobs
  12. Pennsylvania
    $40.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
Top companies

By announced investment

  1. Eli Lilly
    $27.50B
    5 proj · 3,215 jobs
  2. Novo Nordisk
    $4.10B
    1 proj · 1,000 jobs
  3. Amgen
    $3.02B
    5 proj · 1,625 jobs
  4. Johnson & Johnson
    $2.00B
    1 proj · 500 jobs
  5. Merck
    $1.00B
    1 proj · 500 jobs
  6. Moderna
    $322.0M
    1 proj · 200 jobs
  7. BeOne Medicines
    $300.0M
    1 proj · 120 jobs
  8. Lonza
    $220.0M
    1 proj · 0 jobs
  9. PCI Pharma Services
    $100.0M
    1 proj · 150 jobs
  10. Organogenesis
    $97.5M
    1 proj · 103 jobs
  11. Thermo Fisher Scientific
    $40.0M
    1 proj · 100 jobs
Every tracked project

Pharmaceuticals ledger · 19

  • BeOne Medicines
    Pharmaceuticals
    Hopewell Township, New Jersey
    $300.0M
    120 jobs
    PlanningAnnounced Jul 23, 2026
  • Eli Lilly
    Pharmaceuticals
    Huntsville, Alabama
    $6.00B
    450 jobs
    PlanningAnnounced Dec 9, 2025
  • Eli Lilly
    Pharmaceuticals
    Houston, Texas
    $6.50B
    615 jobs
    PlanningAnnounced Sep 23, 2025
  • Eli Lilly
    Pharmaceuticals
    Goochland County, Virginia
    $5.00B
    650 jobs
    PlanningAnnounced Sep 16, 2025
  • Merck
    Pharmaceuticals
    Wilmington, Delaware
    $1.00B
    500 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Apr 29, 2025
  • Amgen (New Albany Expansion)
    Pharmaceuticals
    New Albany, Ohio
    $900.0M
    350 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Apr 25, 2025
  • Johnson & Johnson
    Pharmaceuticals
    Wilson, North Carolina
    $2.00B
    500 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Mar 21, 2025
  • Amgen (Holly Springs Expansion)
    Pharmaceuticals
    Holly Springs, North Carolina
    $1.00B
    370 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Dec 5, 2024
  • Organogenesis
    Pharmaceuticals
    Smithfield, Rhode Island
    $97.5M
    103 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Nov 22, 2024
  • Novo Nordisk
    Pharmaceuticals
    Clayton, North Carolina
    $4.10B
    1,000 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced Jun 24, 2024
  • Moderna
    Pharmaceuticals
    Marlborough, Massachusetts
    $322.0M
    200 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced May 31, 2023
  • Eli Lilly
    Pharmaceuticals
    Lebanon, Indiana
    $9.00B
    900 jobs
    Under ConstructionAnnounced May 24, 2022
  • PCI Pharma Services
    Pharmaceuticals
    Bedford, New Hampshire
    $100.0M
    150 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced May 10, 2022
  • Eli Lilly
    Pharmaceuticals
    Concord, North Carolina
    $1.00B
    600 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Mar 29, 2022
  • Thermo Fisher Scientific
    Pharmaceuticals
    Millersburg, Pennsylvania
    $40.0M
    100 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Feb 15, 2022
  • Amgen (Holly Springs)
    Pharmaceuticals
    Holly Springs, North Carolina
    $550.0M
    355 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Aug 3, 2021
  • Amgen (New Albany)
    Pharmaceuticals
    New Albany, Ohio
    $365.0M
    400 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Jun 22, 2021
  • Lonza
    Pharmaceuticals
    Portsmouth, New Hampshire
    $220.0M
    0 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced May 6, 2021
  • Amgen
    Pharmaceuticals
    West Greenwich, Rhode Island
    $200.0M
    150 jobs
    OperationalAnnounced Apr 10, 2018