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$268 Billion in U.S. Life Science Investment in 2025

America leads the world in healthcare innovation and access, and a strong medical infrastructure is essential to maintain this standing for our national security.

This year, the life sciences sector has delivered.

We Work For Health is tracking every new U.S. biopharma facility announcement and news report, revealing more than $268 billion invested to drive new R&D, expand manufacturing and create jobs nationwide.

Investment in America

These investments bring cutting edge treatments closer to the patients who need them while bolstering America’s position as a world leader in healthcare access and innovation. The positive impact of these investments reaches deep into U.S. communities, with millions of high-skill positions for scientists and engineers, alongside tens of thousands of construction and support roles and millions of jobs for the communities surrounding these cutting edge faciltiies. This includes more than 4.9 million total U.S. jobs and $71.6 billion in vendor spending in states along with $2.6B in wages paid to the American construction workforce.

766%

increase in facility investment announcements versus 2024

10K+

new construction jobs across America

The biopharmaceutical industry’s investments reflect a commitment to ensuring the U.S. remains a leader in the life sciences, but China continues a coordinated campaign to dominate the life sciences, jeopardizing America’s momentum.

It’s essential to 
have the right policies in place that encourage continued investment to secure America’s future as the global leader in life sciences.

Faster delivery

of breakthrough medicines to patients

U.S. Life Sciences Investment Tracker:

August 20, 2026

Roche

$750 million

Hillsboro-OR

An expansion of Genentech’s (Roche’s U.S. subsidiary) 75-acre campus to add a new device fill-finish manufacturing facility. The investment will double the size of the existing facility and is expected to create 250 high-wage manufacturing jobs and support an additional 200 construction jobs.


Part of a larger, previously announced $50 billion company investment.

August 10, 2026

BMS (Bristol Myers Squibb)

$2.3 billion

Houston-TX

A new, state-of-the-art multi-modal manufacturing campus, designed to accelerate the delivery of next-generation medicines to patients. Project is estimated to create nearly 500 skilled jobs and is designed to grow in scale, capability and workforce for decades to come.


Part of a larger, previously announced $40 billion company investment.

July 30, 2026

Resilience & Eli Lilly

$750 million

West Chester Township-OH

Expansion of a strategic partnership between Resilience and Eli Lilly to increase U.S. manufacturing of innovative medicines treating diabetes and obesity. The partnership is expected to create at least 400 new high-skilled jobs in the Cincinnati region.


Part of a larger, previously announced $23 billion company investment.

July 9, 2026

Otsuka

$500 million

Austin-TX

Expansion of IV solutions manufacturing capacity through a new 500,000 square foot facility at the company's Austin, Texas campus. The project is part of a joint venture between Otsuka and ICU Medical Inc. to improve IV solutions supply chain resiliency and accelerate new product innovation. 

June 15, 2026

Johnson & Johnson

$1 billion

Jacksonville-FL

Construction of a new state-of-the-art distribution facility to scale the company’s U.S. Vision operations, enhance supply chain resilience, and meet the needs of more than 40 million patients.


Part of a larger, previously announced $55 billion company investment.

June 1, 2026

Hikma

$267 million

Columbus-OH, Bedford-OH

Expansion of two existing facilities across Ohio.


In Bedford, the company is investing $51 million to expand its injectable pharmaceutical manufacturing capabilities, IV bag production, and warehousing and distribution operations. The project is expected to create 300 new jobs.


In Columbus, $216 million is being invested to expand oral solid dose and nasal inhalation manufacturing operations, creating 50 new jobs.


These investments are part of a larger, $1 billion company investment announced in June 2025.

May 6, 2026

Eli Lilly

$4.5 billion

Lebanon-IN

Investment across two of the company’s three sites in Lebanon, Indiana.


The investment will incorporate new process designs and technologies at one of the company's future active pharmaceutical ingredient sites as well as at its first dedicated genetic medicine manufacturing facility.


Part of a larger, previously announced $23 billion company investment.

May 4, 2026

Amgen

$300 million

Juncos-PR

Additional investment at the company’s Juncos biologics manufacturing facility. 


Combined with a $650 million investment in September 2025, this additional investment brings the company’s total commitment to this facility to $950 million.

April 30, 2026

Novartis

Unspecified

Morrisville-NC

Finalized plans to build a manufacturing facility focused on active pharmaceutical ingredients(API) for solid dosage tablets, capsules and RNA therapeutics. The 56,200-square-foot site will expand the company’s presence in North Carolina to five facilities.


Plans were initially announced in November 2025.


Part of a larger, previously announced $23 billion company investment.

April 22, 2026

AbbVie

$1.4 billion

Durham-NC

A 185-acre campus that will integrate advanced manufacturing and laboratory technologies with AI to support the production of the company’s immunology, neuroscience and oncology medicines.


The project will create about 734 jobs in engineering, manufacturing operations and other technical roles and will generate more than 2,000 construction jobs during campus development.


Part of a larger, previously announced $100 billion company investment.

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