Pfizer looks at building major gene therapy manufacturing facility in North Carolina

Fierce Pharma ------- Pfizer, which scooped up Bamboo Therapeutics last year in its aim to be a major player in gene therapies, is now looking at building a gene therapy production facility in North Carolina where the biotech is based. Pfizer spokeswoman Kimberly Becker confirmed a report by the Triangle Business Journal that the company has been exploring the area. The newspaper was told by sources that Pfizer has talked to state and local officials about a potential $100 million expansion project. Bamboo is based in Chapel Hill. “We recently announced that we’re moving forward with scoping potential sites in Sanford for our new gene therapy site. This work is still in the preliminary stages and we aren’t able to share additional detail at this time,” Becker said in an email. To get more in depth information click on the picture below to read the article.