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GlaxoSmithKline halted two mid-stage studies assessing feladilimab combined with Merck’s Keytruda as a potential treatment in different oncology settings.
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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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The $13.8 million facility that will include training sites, biotech wet laboratories, clean rooms, and office and event spaces is now looking for organizations and companies to fill the space.
The San Francisco Business Times came out with a list of 64 major Bay Area employers and their median pay, which they then compared to their chief executives’ annual compensation.
Biopharma companies tap new hires to assume roles in leadership positions, with additions at Metrion, JDRF, Ribometrix, and more.
The German company is investing $100 million in expanding its manufacturing campus, which will add at least 445 new jobs to its current 100-plus staffing by the time it’s completed in 2022.
At the same time that Bayer AG announced it was planning to eliminate about 4,500 jobs in Germany, it is adding about 150 jobs over the next three years in Massachusetts.
Life science incubators and accelerators play a highly significant role in the industry and may be the key for regional growth, a new report shows.
Have you ever considered relocating for your career? If you have, you aren’t alone. According to a recent BioSpace Community Survey, 78% of life science professionals would be open to relocation for the right job opportunity.
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A recent report by CBRE Research analyzing U.S. life science clusters, found that Houston, Texas is the third-fastest growing life science market from 2014 to 2017. One doesn’t typically think of Texas, let alone Houston, as being a center for the life sciences. Oil, energy and tech, yes, but not life sciences.
It’s not a secret to say that tax incentives play a significant role in a municipality’s ability to attract new businesses. In Massachusetts, a state with a heavy biotech presence, tax incentives have been able to help small towns compete with large biotech and pharma hubs, like Cambridge.