In a vote of confidence for Virginia’s growing life sciences sector, pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca announced plans to build its largest drug manufacturing facility in the world somewhere in the commonwealth — marking the company’s single biggest investment ever.

AstraZeneca, the U.K.-Swedish pharmaceutical giant, on Tuesday announced a plan to invest some $50 billion in the U.S. in a move hailed by the Trump administration — though much of what it is announcing it’s already announced before.

With the threat of tariffs looming for medicines imported to the United States, AstraZeneca has unveiled a plan to invest $50 billion in the country by 2030. | With the threat of tariffs looming for medicines imported to the United States,