Job creations
With the Thanksgiving holiday upon us, BioSpace felt it was important to give thanks for some of the positive things that have happened this year. And there are many!
It’s been a busy week so far, with new discovery facilities launched in the biotech space.
The Richard King Mellon Foundation has awarded a $100 million gift to the University of Pittsburgh and approved a $150 million grant for Carnegie Mellon University.
It’s been a week of gained and lost opportunities after two large biopharmaceutical firms announced changes to their staff rosters.
Amgen plans on investing $365 million in the site, including the introduction of 400 new job openings through the operations of its pharmaceutical packaging and assembly facility.
The 174,000 square-foot location will house a fully-equipped production plant to create its initial programs for Type 1 diabetes, a specific genetic cause of autism, galactosemia, and more.
The life sciences industry continues to be one of the fastest growing industries in the world as the end of the year draws near.
Earlier this month, Catalent announced plans to add 500–600 jobs in Bloomington, Ind., one of its Moderna and Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing sites.
Although California is already a well-known hotbed for science and technology, the pandemic still precipitated a surge of activity in the life sciences industry.
The project will be one of the largest construction projects in North Carolina, with about 2 million sq. ft. of space. It is expected to bring in 725 new jobs in Wake County over the next five years.
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