The Steady Drip: AstraZeneca Unveils $50B US Investment as Pharma Tariff Threat Looms (Connecting the Dot: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly & Co, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Sanofi, Pfizer, NIH, FDA, Secret Service, Pepsi, Medicare & Soros Funding, All Networking)

AstraZeneca Unveils $50B US Investment as Pharma Tariff Threat Looms (Connecting the Dot: AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly & Co, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, Sanofi, Pfizer, NIH, FDA, Secret Service, Pepsi, Medicare & Soros Funding, All Networking)

Newsmax.com

Tuesday, 22 July 2025 09:15 AM EDT

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https://www.newsmax.com/finance/streettalk/astrazeneca-u-s-investment/2025/07/22/id/1219581/

AstraZeneca plans to spend $50 billion to expand manufacturing and research capabilities in the U.S. by 2030, the latest big investment by a pharmaceutical company reacting to President Donald Trump's tariff policy.

The investment will fund a new drug manufacturing facility in Virginia and expand research and development (R&D) and cell therapy manufacturing in Maryland, Massachusetts, California, Indiana and Texas, it said in a statement Monday.

It will also upgrade the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker's U.S. clinical trial supply network and support ongoing investment in novel medicines.

On Monday, AstraZeneca said the expansion supports its ambition to reach $80 billion in annual revenue by 2030, with half coming from the U.S.

The U.S. accounted for more than 40% of AstraZeneca's annual revenue in 2024, and the company had been prioritizing the market — the world's largest, worth $635 billion — before Trump's return to office. The move to scale up its U.S. footprint is the latest by a drugmaker as Trump threatens to impose import tariffs on the industry and seeks to boost domestic manufacturing. The sector has historically been spared from trade disputes.

Trump has called on pharma companies to make more of the medicines they sell in the U.S. within the country, rather than importing active ingredients or finished medicines. He is also pushing for prices in the U.S. to fall to what other countries pay.

CEO Pascal Soriot announced the plans in Washington, saying he believes that drug prices need to rise elsewhere and "equalize" with other countries effectively contributing more to research and development costs. "The United States cannot build or carry the cost of R&D for the entire world," he said.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's department is leading a probe into pharmaceutical imports that could pave the way for new tariffs.

"For decades Americans have been reliant on foreign supply of key pharmaceutical products. President Trump and our nation’s new tariff policies are focused on ending this structural weakness," said Lutnick in a statement issued by AstraZeneca. While Trump has repeatedly threatened tariffs on the sector, he signaled earlier this month that companies would be given a year to 18 months to "get their act together" before any levies take effect.

The company said that the timing and location of the announcement was linked to the U.S. policy environment, though some of the spending would have occurred regardless so that the infrastructure for future medicines was in place.

The pledge is in addition to the $3.5 billion in investments the company announced in November 2024, the statement said.

PHARMA PLEDGES

The $50 billion pledge matches the commitment announced by Swiss rival Roche in April and follows new spending plans unveiled this year by Eli Lilly & Co, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, and Sanofi.

Also present at the announcement was Virginia State Governor Glenn Youngkin, a vocal Trump ally who has defended the administration's tariff policies.

The new Virginia facility - the company's largest single manufacturing investment - will produce active ingredients for AstraZeneca's experimental weight-loss medicines, including its oral GLP-1 candidate and an oral PCSK9 inhibitor for cholesterol management, it said.

The company said the investment could create tens of thousands of new jobs, but declined to give specifics. It employs about 18,000 people in the U.S. and has a global workforce of about 90,000. In January it scrapped plans to invest 450 million pounds ($607.1 million) in its vaccine manufacturing plant in northern England, citing a cut in government support.

Earlier this month, The Times reported the company was considering moving its stock market listing from London, where it is the exchange's most valuable company worth 159 billion pounds, to the U.S. The company declined to comment.

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Connecting the Dots:

Novartis Corporation is a U.S. subsidiary of Novartis AG and a member of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP is the lobby firm for the Novartis Corporation and the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP and an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Mark B. McClellan was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an ambassador to China for the Barack Obama administration.

J. Stapleton Roy is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for China.

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a senior advisor for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP.

Daniel Vasella is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was the chairman for Novartis AG.

William W. George was a director at Novartis AG and is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Donald Kennedy was a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) was a funder for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank).

Ted Turner is the co-chairman for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the founder of CNN.

Margaret A. Hamburg is the VP for the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank) and the commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Jessica Tuchman Mathews is a director at the Nuclear Threat Initiative (think tank), the president of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Richard N. Haass was a VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank), a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ann M. Fudge is the U.S. program advisory panel chair for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at Novartis AG.

Michael S. Barr is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was a special adviser to the president for the William J. Clinton administration and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

Jane Nelson was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

Susan E. Rice was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar, the White House national security adviser for the Barack Obama administration and the Director of the Domestic Policy Council for the Joe Biden administration.

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank), was William J. Clinton’s roommate at Oxford and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

AstraZeneca (Oxford University)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxford%E2%80%93AstraZeneca_COVID-19_vaccine

Pharmacology

The Oxford–AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is a viral vector vaccine containing a modified, replication-deficient chimpanzee adenovirus ChAdOx1,^[36] containing the full‐length codon‐optimised coding sequence of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein along with a tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) leader sequence.^[75][76] The adenovirus is called replication-deficient because some of its essential genes required for replication were deleted and replaced by a gene coding for the spike protein. However, the HEK 293 cells used for vaccine manufacturing, express several adenoviral genes, including the ones required for the vector to replicate.^[77][78][79] Following vaccination, the adenovirus vector enters the cells and releases its genes, in the form of DNA, which are transported to the cell nucleus; thereafter, the cell's machinery does the transcription from DNA into mRNA and the translation into spike protein.^[80] The approach to use adenovirus as a vector to deliver spike protein is similar to the approach used by the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine and the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.^[81][82]

The protein of interest is the spike protein, a protein on the exterior of the virus that enables SARS-type coronaviruses to enter cells through the ACE2 receptor.^[83] Following vaccination, the production of coronavirus spike protein within the body will cause the immune system to attack the spike protein with antibodies and T-cells if the virus later enters the body.

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Vernon E. Jordan Jr. is a senior counsel for Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, LLP, Valerie B. Jarrett’s great uncle, an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), was a president for the Economic Club of Washington.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Constance J. Horner was a guest scholar at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and is a director at Pfizer Inc. (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).

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Duberstein Group, Inc. is a lobby firm for Pfizer Inc. (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).

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Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Newton N. Minow is a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and a member of the Commercial Club of Chicago.

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Frederick W. Telling is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was the VP for Pfizer Inc. (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).
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George P. Shultz is a trustee at the Committee for Economic Development and was a director at the U.S. Office of Management and Budget.

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Teresa Heinz Kerry is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Cameron Kerry’s sister-in-law, married to John F. Kerry and was married to H. John Heinz III.

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William W. George was a director at Novartis AG and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Daniel Vasella was the chairman for Novartis AG and is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

Jon M. Huntsman Jr. is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and an ambassador to China for the Barack Obama administration.

J. Stapleton Roy is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for China.

Richard N. Haass was a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) a VP for the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Cameron F. Kerry is a fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), Teresa Heinz Kerry’s brother-in-law, John F. Kerry’s brother, a senior counsel at Sidley Austin LLP and was an associate at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.

Sidley Austin LLP was a lobby firm for Pfizer Inc, (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer), Johnson & Johnson (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer), the Eli Lilly and Company, Sanofi-Aventis and is the lobby firm for the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America.

Jamie S. Gorelick is a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Ivanka Trump & Jared Kushner’s attorney, was a deputy attorney general for the U.S. Department of Justice and a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Judge Randolph D. Moss was in private practice at the Washington office of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale & Dorr, LLP, is a district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia and ruled that President Donald Trump's plan to crack down on asylum claims overstepped his authority.

Judge Theodore D. Chuang served as counsel at the law firm of Wilmer, Cutler, Pickering, Hale and Dorr LLP and In March 2025, Chuang ruled that President Donald Trump and Elon Musk's dismantling of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID).

Robert S. Mueller III was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, a director at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), investigating interference with Russia in the 2016 U.S. election, special counsel investigating Russian ties in the 2016 Donald Trump presidential campaign, a special counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice, James Quarles III assisted him in the Russia probe, Jeannie Rhee assisted him in the Russia collusion probe and Aaron Zebley assisted him in the Russia probe.

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Aaron Zebley was a partner at Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr and assisted Robert S. Mueller III in the Russia probe.

Jared Kushner’s law firm is Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr, Jamie S. Gorelick is his attorney, is the senior adviser to the president for the Donald Trump administration and Donald Trump’s son-in-law.

James F. Collins is a senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for Russia.

Open Society Foundations was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank).

George Soros is the founder & chairman for the Open Society Foundations and was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sanofi Pasteur is a division of Sanofi-Aventis.

DLA Piper is the lobby firm for Sanofi Pasteur.

Tom Daschle is a senior policy adviser at DLA Piper, a director at the Center for American Progress, was a nominee for health and human services secretary for the Barack Obama administration, a special policy adviser at Alston & Bird and a trustee at the Mayo Clinic.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is a division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Timothy P. Trysla is a partner at Alston & Bird and was a senior policy adviser to the administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Thomas A. Scully is a senior counsel at Alston & Bird and was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.

Donald M. Berwick was an administrator for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress.

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Ezekiel Emanuel is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, was the health care policy adviser for the Barack Obama administration and the founding chair of the Department of Bioethics for the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Elias A. Zerhouni was a director at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), a trustee at the Mayo Clinic and is the president, global R&D for Sanofi-Aventis.

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Center for American Progress was a funder for America's Health Insurance Plans.

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Bank of America Corp. was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

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Facebook was a funder for the Center for American Progress.

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International Peace (think tank) and the Brookings Institution (think tank).

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Michael H. Jordan was an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a division chairman & CEO for PepsiCo, Inc.

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J. Stapleton Roy is a trustee at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (think tank) and was a U.S. ambassador for China.

Foundation to Promote Open Society was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

George Soros was the chairman for the Foundation to Promote Open Society.

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation was a funder for the Brookings Institution (think tank).

Ann M. Fudge is the U.S. program advisory panel chair for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at Novartis AG.

E.J. Dionne is a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and was an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

Jane Nelson was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

Strobe Talbott is the president of the Brookings Institution (think tank), was William J. Clinton’s roommate at Oxford and an Oxford University (AstraZeneca) Rhodes scholar.

AstraZeneca (Oxford University).

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James D. Robinson III is an honorary trustee at the Brookings Institution (think tank) and a director at the Coca-Cola Company.

Mark B. McClellan was a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution (think tank), a commissioner for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is a director at Johnson & Johnson (COVID Vaccine Manufacturer).

Michelle Obama was a lawyer at Sidley Austin LLP.

Barack Obama was an intern at Sidley Austin LLP.

Sanofi Pasteur is a division of Sanofi-Aventis.

Resources: Past Research

Lily to Invest $27B in New US Plants to Avoid Tariffs (Connecting the Dots: Eli Lilly and Company, Sidley Austin LLP, Obamacare, Commercial Club of Chicago, The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the Eli Lilly and Company)

Wednesday, February 26, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/02/lily-to-invest-27b-in-new-us-plants-to.html

Cost of Generic Drugs Soaring Due to Increased Demand from Obamacare (Past Research on the Eli Lilly and Company & Sanofi-Aventis)

Saturday, February 1, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/02/cost-of-generic-drugs-soaring-due-to.html

THE SORO’S NETWORK IS JUST PLAIN EVIL! (Past Research on Sanofi Pasteur & Chiquita Brands International, Inc)

Monday, December 30, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/the-soros-network-is-just-plain-evil.html

Are You Sure You Want That Vaccine? (Past Research on the Eli Lilly and Company)

Friday, January 22, 2021

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/01/are-you-sure-you-want-that-vaccine.html

Malaria Cured In Hours - Red Cross Study Uganda 2012: What They Don't Want You To Know (Connecting the Dots: American Red Cross, Malaria, Novartis & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Novartis)

Friday, May 5, 2023

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2023/05/malaria-cured-in-hours-red-cross-study.html

Neurologist Claims There Is No Such Thing as ADHD (Past Research on Novartis AG)

Thursday, March 13, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/neurologist-claims-there-is-no-such.html

Surge in ADHD diagnoses gets a red flag (Past Research on Novartis AG)

Monday, January 13, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/01/surge-in-adhd-diagnoses-gets-red-flag.html

Planned Parenthood Official Taped Discussing Sale of Aborted Baby Body Parts (Past Research on Novartis & Heinz)

Tuesday, July 14, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/07/planned-parenthood-official-taped.html

AstraZeneca Execs Sentenced to Prison for Fraud (Connecting the Dots: AstraZeneca (Oxford University), Bill Clinton, China, Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine, The FDA, American Cancer Society, The ONE Campaign, Sidley Austin LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on AstraZeneca)

Monday, December 30, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/12/astrazeneca-execs-sentenced-to-prison.html

IG Farben / Bayer / Pfizer / Israel (Past Research on Pfizer)

Sunday, September 19, 2021

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2021/09/ig-farben-bayer-pfizer-israel.html

Johnson's Baby Powder and Ovarian Cancer (Past Research on Johnson & Johnson)

Sunday, April 10, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/04/johnsons-baby-powder-and-ovarian-cancer.html

‘I Had Nothing to Do With That!’ Obama Dodges Blame For Skyrocketing Premiums (Past Research on Obamacare)

Friday, October 21, 2016

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2016/10/i-had-nothing-to-do-with-that-obama.html

New York AG James Says Mortgage Fraud Allegations Are Baseless (Connecting the Dots: Letitia James, Howard University, The Committee on Economic Development, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Letitia James & the Committee on Economic Development)

Friday, April 18, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/new-york-ag-james-says-mortgage-fraud.html

Health Insurance Stocks Soar on Boost to Medicare Reimbursement Rates (Connecting the Dots: America's Health Insurance Plans, The Center for American Progress & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on the America's Health Insurance Plans)

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2025/04/health-insurance-stocks-soar-on-boost.html

Obamacare vs. Medicare (Past Research on Tom Daschle, Alston & Bird, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, DLA Piper and Sanofi Pasteur)

Sunday, March 2, 2014

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2014/03/obamacare-vs-medicare.html

GE, Walmart, AT&T, Google Among Center for American Progress Donors (Past Research on the Center for American Progress)

Saturday, December 14, 2013

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2013/12/ge-walmart-at-google-among-center-for.html

Feds Seek Tax on Sugary Drinks, Snacks (Past Research on PepsiCo, Inc.)

Sunday, February 22, 2015

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2015/02/feds-seek-tax-on-sugary-drinks-snacks.html

Musk on Trump Attack: Head of Secret Service Should Resign (Connecting the Dots: The head of the Secret Service is Kimberly Cheatle, PepsiCo, Alejandro Mayorkas, O'Melveny & Myers LLP & Soros Funding, All Networking) (Past Research on Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle & PepsiCo)

Sunday, July 14, 2024

https://thesteadydrip.blogspot.com/2024/07/musk-on-trump-attack-head-of-secret.html