# Andrew Shapiro # Last Modification Date: Jan 21, 2016 Jan 13, 2011 #### Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. ![Andrew Shapiro ](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/sites/tradeandindustrydev.com/files/trade_and_industry_development/nodes/2011/4758/author_AndyShapiro.jpg "Andrew Shapiro") **Andrew Shapiro** is a managing director with Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Company (BLS & Co.), a leading location economics consulting firm offering a unique mix of core skills to help companies make location decisions. Andy Shapiro heads the firm's location advisory practice, helping clients translate their business objectives and strategic vision into rational, balanced location decisions. ## Related Content - ![Photo © Olivier Le Queinec | Dreamstime.com](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/sites/tradeandindustrydev.com/files/styles/featured_image_on_home/public/2023-09/BiotechDreamstime.jpg?itok=Q4DkKSM9 "Photo © Olivier Le Queinec | Dreamstime.com") ### [Biomanufacturing Shakes Off Challenges and Remains a Vital Target Industry](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/bio-pharmaceuticals/biomanufacturing-shakes-challenges-and-remains-32263.md) Article Sep 21, 2023 | By: [Andrew Shapiro](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/tid-contributors/andrew-shapiro-4758.md), [Kyle Syers](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/tid-contributors/kyle-syers-32261.md) Within the larger pharmaceutical sector, the number of U.S. biomanufacturing plants, where so many o... - ![© Pop Nukoonrat | Dreamstime.com](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/sites/tradeandindustrydev.com/files/styles/featured_image_on_home/public/2022-09/BiotechTHUMB.jpg?itok=b6Coy2_T "© Pop Nukoonrat | Dreamstime.com") ### [Biomanufacturing: Issues and Opportunities](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/industry/bio-pharmaceuticals/biomanufacturing-issues-and-opportunities-30878.md) Article Sep 22, 2022 | By: [Andrew Shapiro](https://www.tradeandindustrydev.com/tid-contributors/andrew-shapiro-4758.md) Among the discoveries now being commercialized are MRNA technologies and vaccines such as the Pfizer... - 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