Pharma

projects tracked
177
active
69
countries
27

Chemicals and intermediates used in pharmaceutical manufacturing and drug development.

Projects in pharma

chemXplore tracks 177 projects in pharma, of which 69 are active.

  1. 30 projects Announced / Concept
  2. none FEED / Pre-FID
  3. 1 project FID / Sanctioned
  4. 36 projects Under Construction
  5. 1 project Commissioning & Start-up
  6. 1 project Qualification & Validation

Of the active ones, 37 expansion, 29 new construction and 3 revamp / retrofit.

Expected start-up, by year
0 5 10 15 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031

25 active projects carry no start-up date yet. The dates themselves, per project, are for subscribers.

What moved recently

  • 22 October 2026 Lilly Goochland bioconjugate API and drug product plant · Under Construction · United States
  • 14 October 2026 Merck ADVANCE bioanalytical research facility, West Point · Operational / Completed · United States
  • 5 October 2026 Aptar Pharma Taloja Inhalation Technologies Expansion · Operational / Completed · India
  • 2 October 2026 Bayer New Albany pharmaceutical manufacturing campus · Announced / Concept · United States
  • 28 September 2026 Genentech Hillsboro device fill-finish expansion · Under Construction · United States

Latest news in pharma

24 October 2026
Lilly's Sofetabart Mipitecan shows 79% cORR in platinum‑sensitive ovarian cancer

Sofe‑M plus bevacizumab produced a 79% confirmed objective response rate and 100% disease control in platinum‑sensitive ovarian cancer, with activity across FRα levels and prior PARPi exposure.

24 October 2026
Bayer: Darolutamide with ADT and RT Cuts Metastasis-or-Death Risk 58% in High‑Risk Prostate Cancer

Interim Phase III DASL-HiCaP results show darolutamide added to ADT and radiation significantly improves metastasis-free survival versus placebo in high‑risk patients.

24 October 2026
Johnson & Johnson: Perioperative ERLEADA plus ADT cuts recurrence or death by 62% vs surgery alone in high-risk prostate cancer

Apalutamide plus short-course ADT given six months around prostatectomy improved event-free and metastasis-free survival and delayed need for additional therapy in a 408‑patient randomized substudy.

24 October 2026
Amgen: IMDELLTRA plus IMFINZI cuts death risk 58% in first‑line maintenance ES‑SCLC

Phase 3 DeLLphi‑305: IMDELLTRA with durvalumab raised median OS to 21.1 vs 12.7 months, tripled PFS, and produced ~80% one‑year survival versus 53%.

24 October 2026
GSK: Jemperli achieves 76% complete response in MSI‑H/dMMR locally advanced rectal cancer

76% of evaluable patients had no detectable cancer after dostarlimab monotherapy; responders show no recurrences after more than two years; safety consistent with known profile.

24 October 2026
Genmab and Incyte to test petosemtamab with KRAS G12D inhibitor in first‑line mCRC

Phase 1/2 trial will combine an EGFR/LGR5 bispecific antibody with a KRAS G12D inhibitor plus chemotherapy as first‑line treatment for KRAS G12D‑mutant metastatic colorectal cancer.

23 October 2026
Genmab: Rinatabart Sesutecan (Rina‑S) significantly improves PFS and OS in platinum‑resistant ovarian cancer

Phase 3 RAINFOL‑02 shows statistically significant and clinically meaningful PFS and OS benefits versus investigator’s choice chemotherapy in platinum‑resistant ovarian cancer.

23 October 2026
Roche: sefaxersen cuts proteinuria 43.1% in phase III IgAN trial

Phase III data show once‑monthly ASO sefaxersen reduced proteinuria versus placebo at 37 weeks in adults with IgA nephropathy, with consistent subgroup effects and no new safety signals.

23 October 2026
AMA and EMA joint guidance to accelerate BDBV Ebola vaccine trials

Guidance to help start Bundibugyo virus vaccine trials rapidly while maintaining safety: allows some animal-study waivers for known platforms, recommends early African trials, single-dose preference, and ring trial design.

23 October 2026
Novo Nordisk's Awiqli approved by FDA as first once-weekly basal insulin for children 10+ with type 2 diabetes

Reduces basal injections from seven to one per week; insulin icodec‑abae is U‑700, indicated for ages ≥10, supported by pediatric PK and ONWARDS clinical data.

Where its projects are

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The 8 with the most active projects, of 27 countries.