November 25th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

A $2 billion dollar investment by pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca will expand its presence in Maryland.  The company is  expanding its manufacturing facility in Frederick and building a new clinical manufacturing facility in Gaithersburg.  Together, the company will add 300 new jobs in the two locations as well as 1,900 construction jobs. Governor Wes Moore said the investment underscores the state’s leadership in life sciences and biomanufacturing…

   

“Their leadership that they are showing here in the state of Maryland is going to have impact well beyond the State of Maryland. It will impact this globe and it will save lives.”