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BioSpace’s Q3 2025 U.S. Life Sciences Job Market Report reveals a turbulent quarter for biopharma hiring, with record declines in job postings, rising layoffs, and cautious employer sentiment shaping the industry’s employment landscape.
BioSpace data show biopharma professionals faced increased competition for fewer employment opportunities during the second quarter of 2025, with increased pressure from further layoffs.
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Of the 25 companies receiving tax incentives in Massachusetts, 23 will add jobs outside of Boston and Cambridge. Medtronic, which is receiving the largest award, will create 220 roles in Billerica. Other recipients include AbbVie, Dyne Therapeutics and Viridian Therapeutics.
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Collaboration will initially support nine new phase I/II clinical trials with Nanobiotix’s first-in-class agent NBTXR3 for use in treating six cancer types
MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma collaborate to evaluate live biotherapeutics in solid tumors
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and 4D pharma today announced a strategic collaboration to evaluate 4D’s live biotherapeutic oncology pipeline across a range of cancer settings.
With more than 82,500 employees working in the sector, California’s Bay Area is one of the strongest homes for biotech companies in the world.
The white-hot biotech hub of Kendall Square just got a little bit more crowded. Ireland-based Allergan plc announced this morning that the company will establish an R&D facility in the Cambridge, Mass. neighborhood.