AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) recently announced that it has acquired a West Pharmaceutical Services (NYSE: WST) plant in Tempe, Arizona. North Chicago, Illinois–based AbbVie said on Jan. 12 that it plans to hire roughly 200 employees at the site and invest more than $175 million to acquire, modernize, and fully integrate the facility into its manufacturing…
AbbVie invests $70M in U.S. biologics manufacturing, R&D expansion
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced that it began construction for a $70 million expansion of its bioresearch center (ABC) in Worcester, Massachusetts. The ABC in Worcester serves as a center of excellence for biologics R&D and manufacturing. AbbVie said its latest expansion comes as part of a plan to invest more than $10 billion in the U.S.…
AbbVie to invest $195M in U.S. active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturing
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) announced today that it invested $195 million to expand domestic active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) production. The company’s investment comes in its North Chicago, Illinois, plant to advance its U.S. API manufacturing. This expansion comes as part of AbbVie’s commitment to invest more than $10 billion in the U.S. to broadly support innovation and…
AbbVie president and COO to move into corner office
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) recently announced that its board of directors has decided to promote the company’s president and COO Robert A. Michael into the corner office. Michael will succeed Richard A. Gonzalez, who is retiring as CEO on July 1. Gonzalez will stay as executive chair of AbbVie’s board. “On behalf of AbbVie’s board, I…
AbbVie is expanding its Singapore biologics plant
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) recently announced that it will spend $223 million to expand its Singapore biologics manufacturing facility. Construction will commence immediately, with the facilities coming online in 2026. The added facilities will create 100 new jobs at the plant, boosting total employment to more than 500 positions in manufacturing, quality assurance, supply chain, engineering…
AbbVie launches Produodopa in the EU to treat Parkinson’s
AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) recently announced the launch of its Parkinson’s disease drug Produodopa (foslevodopa/foscarbidopa) in the European Union. Produodopa is for the treatment of advanced Parkinson’s disease with severe motor fluctuations and hyperkinesia (excessive movement) or dyskinesia (involuntary movement). It’s indicated for use when combinations of Parkinson’s medicinal products have not given satisfactory results. North…
Teva and Allergan reportedly agree to pay $5B billion to settle opioid allegations
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE:TEVA) and AbbVie unit Allergan Plc (NYSE:ABBV) could pay more than $5 billion in total to settle some 3,500 opioid lawsuits, according to Bloomberg. While the two companies are willing to settle the suits in the consolidated case, the deal has not been finalized. The consolidated case is titled In Re National…
AbbVie beats the Street in Q3, raises guidance
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) shares ticked up before hours today on third-quarter results that beat the consensus forecast. The North Chicago, Illinois-based company posted profits of $3.2 billion, or $1.78 per share, on sales of $14.34 billion for the three months ended Sept. 30, 2021, for a 37.5% bottom-line gain on sales growth of 11.2%. Adjusted to…
AbbVie dips despite Street-beating Q2, raised guidance
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) shares took a hit today despite second-quarter results that topped the consensus forecast. The North Chicago-based company posted profits of $769 million, or 42¢ per share, on sales of $14 billion for the three months ended June 30, 2021, marking a massive bottom-line gain from losses of -$739 million last year on sales…
Alphabet’s Calico renews AbbVie partnership
Calico Life Sciences, an R&D biotech founded in 2013 as a Google subsidiary, is reaffirming its partnership with AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) it initially formed in 2014. The latest agreement extends the collaboration from 2022 to 2025 while allotting $500 million in additional funding from both companies. The two companies are collaborating on three clinical stage…



