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Nick Paul Taylor

Nick is a freelance writer who has been reporting on the global life sciences industry since 2008. With a BSc in biology, Nick writes about the science and business of biopharma and medtech for numerous healthcare publications. He can be reached at nick.paul.taylor@gmail.com or on LinkedIn.

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Manufacturing
AbbVie Backs Obesity Push With $380M API Production Expansion Project in Illinois
Part of AbbVie’s vow to invest $100 billion in the U.S. over the next decade, the two Illinois facilities will make active ingredients for next-generation neuroscience and obesity drugs when they start operations in 2029.
February 24, 2026
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Manufacturing
Radiopharmaceutical Sector Shapes Supply Chain Around Fast-Decaying Products
The necessity of delivering medicine days after it’s produced drives decisions about where to build facilities and how to ship radioactive materials to healthcare providers.
February 24, 2026
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Rare disease
FDA’s Bespoke Pathway To Focus on Gene Editing and RNA-Based Treatments for Rare Diseases
The framework, first introduced by FDA Commissioner Marty Makary and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research head Vinay Prasad in November, was criticized for lacking detailed guidance. Agency leaders elucidated on the pathway for personalized medicines on Monday.
February 23, 2026
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Manufacturing
J&J Plans $1B Investment in PA Cell Therapy Manufacturing Facility
Once fully operational, the Pennsylvania site will employ more than 500 people and make cell therapies for thousands of patients a year.
February 19, 2026
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Manufacturing
Radiopharma Sector Races To Secure Actinium-225 Supply as Pipelines Expand
Suppliers are investing in production to support deals with AstraZeneca, Bayer and other drugmakers that are advancing radioisotope-based cancer therapies.
February 17, 2026
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Manufacturing
PharmaEssentia Shores Up Supply With $46M Investment in Puerto Rico Plant
The Taiwan-based company is establishing a manufacturing center for the U.S. market.
February 11, 2026
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Recruiting
Facing Talent Crunch, Radiopharma Field Casts a Wide Net
As the field grows rapidly, companies are luring people from other nuclear industries and tapping the expanding educational talent pipeline, but are constrained by a steep learning curve and the value of real-world experience.
February 10, 2026
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Drug Development
BioNTech’s Multi-Modality Play Outpaces Moderna’s mRNA-Focused Pipeline
After advancing in lockstep through the pandemic, the fortunes of the biotechs have diverged as their use of COVID-19 windfalls has taken shape.
February 3, 2026
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Manufacturing
As Amgen and Lilly Recommit, Puerto Rico Seeks To Regain Manufacturing Momentum
After suffering in the wake of expired tax incentives for pharmas, the island is trying to take advantage of geopolitics to grow its drug manufacturing sector.
February 3, 2026
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Manufacturing
Eli Lilly Commits $3.5B To Build Injectable Obesity Drug Plant in PA
The facility, which is part of Lilly’s $50 billion reshoring drive, will make obesity drugs such as tirzepatide and retatrutide when it starts operations in 2031.
February 2, 2026
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Manufacturing
BMS-Partnered Cellares Raises $257M for Cell Therapy Manufacturing Expansion
Cellares, which last year became the first company to receive the FDA’s new advanced manufacturing technology designation, expects to support clinical production this year and offer commercial-scale manufacturing services in 2027.
January 28, 2026
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Manufacturing
Big Pharma Tight-Lipped on Details of API Stockpile Deals
Bristol Myers Squibb, GSK and Merck are contributing drug ingredients as part of their deals with the White House but are keeping many of the terms of their agreements private.
January 27, 2026
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Manufacturing
FDA Sets Feb. 1 Launch Date for PreCheck Pilot To Strengthen Domestic Supply Chain
The U.S. regulator shared the roadmap for implementing the program, first proposed in August 2025, and teased changes made in response to industry feedback.
January 22, 2026
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Dec 3, 2019 South San Francisco / CA / USA - Genentech headquarters in San Francisco Bay Area; Genentech, Inc., is an American biotechnology corporation which became a subsidiary of Roche in 2009
Manufacturing
Roche Raises NC Manufacturing Investment to $2B To Support Obesity Challenge
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, plans to open the facility in 2029 to ramp up capacity to make obesity candidates, including the dual GLP-1/GIP receptor agonist CT-388.
January 21, 2026
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Manufacturing
CDMOs Pin Hopes for Accelerating Uptake at New US Sites on FDA’s PreCheck Program
The initiative could tackle the first-mover disadvantage some CDMOs believe deters early customers, but leaders at companies including Novo Nordisk see hurdles to implementing the changes.
January 20, 2026
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