Virginia is emerging as a hotspot for pharmaceutical manufacturing, attracting a growing number of industry players. The privately-held pharma manufacturing organizations Civica and Phlow have a presence in the state, as do Big Pharma heavyweight Merck & Co. (NYSE:MRK) and AMPAC Fine Chemicals (NYSE:AMPA). The latter company produces active pharmaceutical ingredients and intermediates for the…

The pharmaceutical industry is gradually going green. More pharma companies are embracing sustainability metrics and striving to reduce corporate emissions and their footprint. More than 25% of major pharma and biopharma companies are committed to reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Many are also committed to ensuring equal access to medicine for the 2 billion people worldwide that are currently…