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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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As this week’s FDA Action Alert emphasizes, not everything goes as planned with the U.S. FDA. With three PDUFA dates, two of them ran into issues. Read on to find out more.
There was a fair amount of clinical trial news last week. Here’s a look.
In his fifth year as CEO, his take-home was about $20.15 million – an almost $1.7 million base pay plus $13.5 million in stock awards, with another $5 million in incentive plan pay with “other” pay.
With oncology drugs clocking a disheartening 3.4% success rate, some good news in the field is always appreciated.
AstraZeneca released primary analysis that the vaccine demonstrated 76% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19, 100% efficacy against severe or critical disease and hospitalizations and 85% efficacy against symptomatic COVID-19 in people 65 years and older.
Moncef Slaoui was fired as chairman of the board of directors of Galvani Bioelectronics following allegations of sexual harassment and inappropriate conduct.
AbbVie has filed a legal complaint against Icelandic pharmaceutical company Alvotech for the latter’s alleged misappropriation of trade secrets involving the development of a generic version of AbbVie’s rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira.
Myovant Sciences and Pfizer announced positive results from the Phase III LIBERTY trial of relugolix combination therapy in women with uterine fibroids.
With the rise of mutant strains of SARS-CoV-2 and the unlikelihood of 100% compliance in getting vaccines out, investigators are focusing on developing even better vaccines and new drugs that might be able to knock back the disease. Here’s a look.
Merck Treasurer Caroline Litchfield will become the company’s new chief financial officer. She takes over the role for Robert M. Davis, who will become company president and chief executive officer upon the retirement of current CEO Kenneth C. Frazier.