As healthcare costs continue to rise, more and more retailers are adding pharmacy and health services in new and creative ways. Heavy-hitting retailers like Walmart and Target have opened pharmacy departments to mixed results, while Dollar General's new CEO expressed interest in integrating healthcare services in its recent quarterly earnings call. Never a company to be left behind, Amazon has made moves to break into the healthcare industry. Read More...
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Horizon Therapeutics spells out vision for Rockville R&D hub
Horizon Therapeutics PLC is hitting the gas on its Montgomery County expansion — while considering buyout offers from larger pharmaceutical companies. Roughly a year since the Dublin company committed to building a research and development hub in Rockville and nearly two years after it acquired Gaithersburg’s Viela Bio Inc. for $3 billion, it is now deep into the construction of a facility at 9810 Darnestown Road. Horizon, a commercial-stage company developing treatments for rare, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, says its planned 192,000-square-foot facility will include 60,000 square feet for laboratory space.
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