Durham County leaders are considering an incentive package as a major pharmaceutical investment moves closer to construction.
Drugmaker Eli Lilly says their oral, daily GLP-1 pill, orforglipron, may offer similar weight loss results as weekly GLP-1 shots.
Coriolis' state-of-the-art facility will be set up at the Spark LS campus on McCrimmon Parkway.
Around 80 percent of common medications prescribed in the U.S. have active ingredients sourced overseas, including China.
The celebration also included a ground-breaking for Amgen's next project, a second facility at the site.
Purdue Pharma and the Sackler families agreed Thursday to increase their financial contribution to $7.4 billion to resolve mass opioid litigation.