The Urgency of Building Healthier Communities: A Conversation With Pam Cheng

About this episode

Pam Cheng discusses AstraZeneca's new facility in Virginia and the state's growth in pharmaceutical engineering.

Pam Cheng is executive vice president of global operations and IT and chief sustainability officer at AstraZeneca, which recently announced a new facility in Albemarle County — the company’s first in Virginia. VEDP Vice President of Manufacturing Sneha Atwal spoke with Cheng about the Commonwealth’s rapid rise in pharmaceutical engineering and the company’s plans for the new facility.

People in this episode

Guest: Pam Cheng

Topics covered

• healthier communities
• pharmaceutical engineering
• sustainability

Keywords

• AstraZeneca
• Albemarle County
• global operations
• IT

Mentioned in this episode

Products: AstraZeneca

Places: Albemarle County, Virginia, Commonwealth

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