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  Business

  Debt-Ridden Teva Considers Cutting Up to 10,000 Jobs

  Teva may be passing out more pink slips as the company looks to cut up to 10,000 jobs in order to save up to $2B in costs over the next two years.

  December 11, 2017

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  Alex Keown
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  Business

  Merck Laying Off 50 Employees in North Carolina

  Layoffs are expected to begin in February, according to reports.

  December 11, 2017

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  Alex Keown
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  Genetown

  Top 5 Massachusetts Biotechs That Jumped at Least 250% in 2017

  Boston Business Journal pulled together a list of the 25 biggest gainers in the state for 2017, and five of them are biopharma companies.

  December 11, 2017

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  Mark Terry
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  Business

  Poached From AstraZeneca, New Pharma Head Looks to Resuscitate GlaxoSmithKline’s Cancer Pipeline

  GlaxoSmithKline will scout for deal opportunities in cancer medicine, as well as immunology, as the drugmaker seeks to rebuild its presence in oncology, its new head of pharmaceuticals told Reuters.

  December 11, 2017

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  Job Trends

  New York’s Koning Picks Atlanta for New HQ, Will Create Up to 400 New Jobs

  Koning has selected Atlanta for its new headquarters and intends to open a new 100,000 square foot facility there.

  December 11, 2017

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  2 min read

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  Alex Keown
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  Business

  Intuitive Surgical Pays $274M to Goldman Sach, Closes $2B Share Buyback Deal

  The payback was part of a total $3 billion stock repurchasing deal the company initiated on January 27.

  December 11, 2017

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• FDA

  Why a FDA Approval for an Accessory Could be a Huge Deal for Apple

  This could be the first step in a long journey that could amount to huge profitability for the iPhone maker.

  December 11, 2017

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  Business

  Mako Medical to Create 153 Jobs in North Carolina Expansion

  The expansion will nearly double its employment.

  December 11, 2017

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  Alex Keown
• Deals

  China Investor Syndicate Acquires Esaote, an Italian Imaging Device Company

  Esaote S.p.A., an Italian medical imaging company, has been acquired by a group of China investors.

  December 11, 2017

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• Business

  Week in Review: China Life Science Deals Total $550M

  Pfizer acquired China/Asia rights for Cresemba, an antifungal drug developed by Swiss pharma Basilea, in a $226M deal.

  December 11, 2017

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