The biopharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced plans to invest $4.5 billion in two new manufacturing plants in Albemarle County, creating 600 jobs.(Photo by Anthony Devlin/Getty Images for AstraZeneca)
Global medicine and research corporation AstraZeneca plans to invest $4.5 billion to build two major manufacturing facilities in Albemarle County, establishing a new cornerstone of the company’s U.S. operations and creating 600 jobs in the process.
The project — the largest single manufacturing investment in AstraZeneca’s history — will include one facility focused on drug production for chronic diseases and another dedicated to antibody-drug conjugates, a key component of cancer treatment. An estimated 3,000 additional indirect jobs are expected to result from the investment…