# AstraZeneca will invest $405 million in the country.

*biotech · news · 2026-04-29 · Devdiscourse*

## Key points

- AstraZeneca will invest 300 million pounds in UK life sciences after pausing projects last year.
- The investment was enabled by a new pharmaceutical arrangement between the UK and the United States.
- AstraZeneca had previously canceled a 450-million-pound vaccine plant due to reduced government support.
- The new investment is expected to secure 1,000 jobs in Macclesfield and Cambridge.

**Companies:** AstraZeneca
**Countries:** United Kingdom, United States

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