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British pharmaceutical firm GSK has pledged to invest $30bn (\u00a322bn) in research and manufacturing in the US over the next five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Announced at the start of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the UK, the money will fund the development of next-generation factories, artificial intelligence (AI) and research labs in the US, said GSK.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said the investment was a “powerful example” of collaboration between the countries and would create new jobs and boost drug development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The move comes as drugmakers face pressure from the Trump administration to move production to the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GSK said in a statement that $1.2bn would be allocated to build a new factory in Pennsylvania to develop medicines for respiratory diseases and cancer. Construction is planned to start next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The money will also fund new AI and digital technology tools across GSK’s five American manufacturing sites, including those in North Carolina and Maryland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rest of the $30bn investment will support GSK’s supply chain and drug research efforts, the company said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chief executive Emma Walmsley said GSK plans to keep investing in its UK manufacturing base and will continue spending over \u00a31.5bn yearly on research and development from the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

GSK’s investment outside of the UK comes after a spate of pharma firms have either reduced spending in the UK or diverted it to the US, which has threatened tariffs as steep as 250% on pharmaceutical imports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Threats to the sector have caused major disruption, with drugmakers pausing or cancelling nearly \u00a32bn in planned investments in Britain this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, US pharmaceutical company Merck – known as MSD in Europe – announced it would\u00a0scrap its \u00a31bn London research centre. Shortly after, AstraZeneca\u00a0halted its planned \u00a3200m expansion\u00a0of its research facilities in Cambridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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