SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwired - Jul 24, 2013) - Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- North America has nearly 1,300 active Pharmaceutical-Biotech capital and maintenance projects with a total investment value (TIV) of $57 billion. According to a recent analysis of Industrial Info's Pharmaceutical-Biotech Industry database, the New England region reigns in the top spot with a $9 billion slice of that spending.

Other companies featured: Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:VRTX), Novartis (NYSE:NVS)

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