Singapore, March 11 -- Kyowa Kirin has selected Lee County to build its first North American pharmaceutical manufacturing operation, creating 102 jobs, Governor Roy Cooper announced recently. The company will invest $200 million to establish a biologics manufacturing Centre of Excellence in Sanford, US.

In October of 2023, the Governor met with Kyowa Kirin during his participation in the annual Southeastern United States/Japan (SEUS/Japan) Economic Development Conference in Tokyo. Since the Governor's participation at the Conference in Tokyo, Kyowa Kirin is the third Japanese company to select North Carolina for its operations.

Kyowa Kirin is a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, focused on the discovery and delivery of...