The UK-headquartered companies and firms connected with such donations to Congress members after they tried to overturn the election results include PricewaterhouseCoopers, Deloitte, Ernst & Young, Grant Thornton, GSK (former name GlaxoSmithKline), AstraZeneca, BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce Holdings, BP, British American Tobacco, Imperial Brands, WPP, Diageo, Bacardi (headquartered in UK overseas territory Bermuda), Rio Tinto, RELX, HSBC, Barclays, National Grid, and InterContinental Hotels Group.
ManufacturingConfirmed
GSK commits $1.2 billion to U.S. manufacturing
GSK committed $1.2 billion to expand U.S. manufacturing, including a new biologics factory in Pennsylvania and advanced digital technology at existing sites.
GSK's $1.2 billion commitment to advanced manufacturing is set to include the construction of a new biologics factory in Pennsylvania to produce respiratory and cancer medicines, the company said, as well as the addition of advanced digital technology capabilities across GSK's existing five manufacturing sites in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Maryland, and Montana.
“This week’s state visit brings together two countries that have led the world in science and healthcare innovation,” GSK chief executive officer Emma Walmsley said in a statement. Its US commitment includes a US$1.2 billion plan to build a biologics factory in Pennsylvania for developing respiratory and cancer treatments, and artificial intelligence (AI) development at its five US manufacturing sites.
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GSK selects STEM equity grantees for Philadelphia students
GSK selected STEM equity grantees to support educational and career pathways for Philadelphia students.
“The GSK STEM Equity grantees selected this year have demonstrated a commitment to increasing equity in STEM educational and career pathways and we are excited to support their work to benefit Philadelphia students,” she added.
ManufacturingConfirmed
GSK employs 66,800 globally
GSK employs 66,800 people across 70 countries through 33 production sites.