# Merck to build $650M vaccine plant in Durham, North Carolina

Merck will invest over $650 million to build a new 225,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Durham, North Carolina, and expand packaging operations in Wilson, creating 425 jobs total, to meet demand for Gardasil HPV vaccine.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2019-07-25
- Where: Durham and Wilson, North Carolina, United States
- Value: $680.0M
- Jobs: 425
- Status: announced
- Products: Gardasil HPV vaccine
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Merck](https://endata.com/companies/1841.md)

## Sources

- [edpnc.com](https://edpnc.com/news/merck-to-build-650m-plant-in-nc-to-meet-gardasil-vaccine-demand/), 2019-07-25: "Merck is delighted to bring additional investment and jobs to North Carolina."

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