Pennsylvania's biopharmaceutical companies research and develop new treatments and cures that improve patient health while also contributing to U.S. economic health. These companies employ highly skilled union construction workers to build state-of-the-art research and manufacturing facilities to ensure infrastructure is built to exacting standards.
Construction Employment
Union Labor & Earnings, 2015-20
Pharmaceutical & Biotech
Pennsylvania Construction Labor Hours by Trade
Pharmaceutical & Biotech, 2015-20
58,532
Installation
30,660
Maintenance
89,192
Total hours
Largest Construction Projects
Pharmaceutical & Biotech Manufacturing, 2015-20
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Sterile Injectables & Oral Solutions Vaccines Bldg 45A Renovation
West Point, PA
$60,000,000
2020-2022
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Providence Biopharma R&D Campus Smart Labs Addition/Renovation
Collegeville, PA
$250,000,000
2015-2018
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) Additions
Swiftwater, PA
$110,000,000
2016-2019
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy CMO Plant Expansion
Philadelphia, PA
$50,000,000
2015-2016
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
1 Discovery Dr, Swiftwater, PA 18370, USA
Swiftwater Influenza Vaccines Production Capacity Expansion
Swiftwater, PA
$186,000,000
2020-2022
Merck and Company Incorporated
770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19446, USA
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
West Point, PA
$300,000,000
2013-2016
Krystal Biotech Incorporated
Findlay Township, Pennsylvania, USA
Findlay Township Grassroot Astra Rare Disease Topical Gel Gene Therapy Plant
Findlay, PA
$80,000,000
2020-2021
Center for Breakthrough Medicines
King of Prussia, PA, USA
King of Prussia Brownfield Multi-Phase Plasmid Dna/Viral Vector/Cell Bank CDMO
King of Prussia, PA
$1,100,000,000
2020-2022
Iovance Biotherapeutics Incorporated
One Crescent Drive, Crescent Drive, Philadelphia, PA 19112, USA
Philadelphia Grassroot Autologous Lymphocyte (TIL) Cell Therapy Facility
Philadelphia, PA
$125,000,000
2019-2021
KVK Tech Incorporated
110 Terry Drive, Newtown, PA, USA
Newtown Powders, Tablets & Capsules CMO Plant Addition
Newtown, PA
$50,000,000
2017-2021
Merck and Company Incorporated
770 Sumneytown Pike, West Point, PA 19446, USA
West Point Sterile Injectable/Oral Solution Vaccine Plant Polysaccharide Bldg 63
West Point, PA
$90,000,000
2019-2021
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Sterile Injectables & Oral Solutions Vaccines Bldg 45A Renovation
West Point, PA
Location
$60,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Sterile Injectables & Oral Solutions Vaccines Bldg 45A Renovation
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Providence Biopharma R&D Campus Smart Labs Addition/Renovation
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) Additions
West Point, PA
Location
$60,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
Collegeville, PA
Location
$250,000,000
Project Value
2015-2018
Years
Swiftwater, PA
Location
$110,000,000
Project Value
2016-2019
Years
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy CMO Plant Expansion
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Influenza Vaccines Production Capacity Expansion
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
Philadelphia, PA
Location
$50,000,000
Project Value
2015-2016
Years
Swiftwater, PA
Location
$186,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
West Point, PA
Location
$300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Krystal Biotech Incorporated
Findlay Township Grassroot Astra Rare Disease Topical Gel Gene Therapy Plant
Center for Breakthrough Medicines
King of Prussia Brownfield Multi-Phase Plasmid Dna/Viral Vector/Cell Bank CDMO
Iovance Biotherapeutics Incorporated
Philadelphia Grassroot Autologous Lymphocyte (TIL) Cell Therapy Facility
Findlay, PA
Location
$80,000,000
Project Value
2020-2021
Years
King of Prussia, PA
Location
$1,100,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
Philadelphia, PA
Location
$125,000,000
Project Value
2019-2021
Years
KVK Tech Incorporated
Newtown Powders, Tablets & Capsules CMO Plant Addition
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Sterile Injectable/Oral Solution Vaccine Plant Polysaccharide Bldg 63
Newtown, PA
Location
$50,000,000
Project Value
2017-2021
Years
West Point, PA
Location
$90,000,000
Project Value
2019-2021
Years
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Sterile Injectables & Oral Solutions Vaccines Bldg 45A Renovation
West Point, PA
Location
$60,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
GlaxoSmithKline Incorporated
Upper Providence Biopharma R&D Campus Smart Labs Addition/Renovation
Collegeville, PA
Location
$250,000,000
Project Value
2015-2018
Years
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Flu Vaccines Flu Bldg (#79) & Central Utilities Plant (#80) Additions
Swiftwater, PA
Location
$110,000,000
Project Value
2016-2019
Years
WuXi AppTec Incorporated
Philadelphia Biopharmaceutical Cell Therapy CMO Plant Expansion
Philadelphia, PA
Location
$50,000,000
Project Value
2015-2016
Years
Sanofi Pasteur Incorporated
Swiftwater Influenza Vaccines Production Capacity Expansion
Swiftwater, PA
Location
$186,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Vaccine Capital Upgrade, Expansion and Addition Program
West Point, PA
Location
$300,000,000
Project Value
2013-2016
Years
Krystal Biotech Incorporated
Findlay Township Grassroot Astra Rare Disease Topical Gel Gene Therapy Plant
Findlay, PA
Location
$80,000,000
Project Value
2020-2021
Years
Center for Breakthrough Medicines
King of Prussia Brownfield Multi-Phase Plasmid Dna/Viral Vector/Cell Bank CDMO
King of Prussia, PA
Location
$1,100,000,000
Project Value
2020-2022
Years
Iovance Biotherapeutics Incorporated
Philadelphia Grassroot Autologous Lymphocyte (TIL) Cell Therapy Facility
Philadelphia, PA
Location
$125,000,000
Project Value
2019-2021
Years
KVK Tech Incorporated
Newtown Powders, Tablets & Capsules CMO Plant Addition
Newtown, PA
Location
$50,000,000
Project Value
2017-2021
Years
Merck and Company Incorporated
West Point Sterile Injectable/Oral Solution Vaccine Plant Polysaccharide Bldg 63
West Point, PA
Location
$90,000,000
Project Value
2019-2021
Years
