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Amgen released its fourth-quarter and full-year 2020 results today and although there was good news financially, there was also news of five cancer programs that have either been halted or abandoned.
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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 U.S. Food and Drug Administration is hoping to fill numerous vacancies at the regulatory agency. In June, the FDA laid out some of its hiring needs, as well as its approach to attracting top-quality talent in a report to Congress.
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Here’s a roundup of biopharma companies that have announced hiring trends since the beginning of the year.
After a slight delay, things remain on schedule for Alnylam’s new $200 million manufacturing facility. The company expects the site to open in late 2019, which could follow regulatory approval of patisiran, its RNAi treatment for Hereditary ATTR Amyloidosis.
As its core semiconductor and smartphone businesses slow down, South Korea’s Samsung Group has announced a broad investment into new areas. Those areas include artificial intelligence (AI), 5G mobile technology, electronic components for the automotive industry, and biopharmaceuticals.
This week, the Business Journals compiled a list of the 25 companies across the United States with the highest median salary for employees. According to the list, median salaries for these companies ranked from $198,000 to $495,000. Of those companies listed, more than half were in the pharma or biotech industries.
Navitor Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, announced that Thomas E. Hughes will be the company’s new chief executive officer.
Following a change to U.S. corporate tax laws, Pfizer announced at the beginning of this year that it intends to invest $5 billion in U.S. manufacturing over the next five years. On Tuesday, Pfizer showed its commitment to that promise with a $465 million investment in a new Michigan manufacturing site that is expected to create more than 450 jobs.