宾夕法尼亚州宣布默克29亿美元扩产计划 Montgomery County园区扩建 州政府投入500万美元
宾夕法尼亚州州长乔什·夏皮罗（Josh Shapiro）与州社区与经济发展厅厅长里克·西格尔（Rick Siger）宣布，全球生物制药企业默克（Merck）将投资29亿美元，扩建其位于Montgomery County的运营设施，扩建工程计划于2030年底前完成，州政府将投入500万美元支持其增长。
据州长办公室发布的消息，这29亿美元投资中包括5.5亿美元，用于在默克西点（West Point）园区及附近的斯普林豪斯创新园建设名为ADVANCE的研发设施，采用机器人与超级智能技术，支持救命药品的研发与生产。
州长办公室称，宾夕法尼亚州生命科学产业约有3,900家公司、雇员超过11万人，直接经济贡献约730亿美元；夏皮罗上任以来已争取到逾430亿美元私人投资、创造近2.9万个新岗位。
（来源：宾夕法尼亚州州长办公室）
Pennsylvania Announces Merck's $2.9 Billion Expansion in Montgomery County, With $5 Million in State Support
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro and Department of Community and Economic Development Secretary Rick Siger announced that Merck, a global biopharmaceutical company, will invest $2.9 billion to expand its operations in Montgomery County by the end of 2030, with the Commonwealth investing $5 million to support the company's growth, according to the governor's office.
Of the $2.9 billion commitment, $550 million will fund ADVANCE, a robotics- and SI-enabled drug research and development facility at Merck's West Point campus and the nearby Spring House Innovation Park, supporting the discovery and production of life-saving medicines.
The governor's office said Pennsylvania's life sciences industry includes about 3,900 companies employing more than 110,000 people and directly contributing $73 billion to the economy, and that the Shapiro administration has secured more than $43 billion in private-sector investment creating nearly 29,000 jobs since taking office.
(Source: Office of the Governor of Pennsylvania)
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