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Athira Pharma will cut about 49 positions, including two people in the C-suite. The announcement follows the company’s disappointing results for its investigational Alzheimer’s therapy.
Labor Market Reports
The life sciences job market continues to shift. BioSpace’s Q2 2025 U.S. Life Sciences Job Market Report is now available, offering exclusive insights into the latest hiring trends, layoffs, and workforce dynamics across the life sciences industry.
Year-over-year BioSpace data show biopharma professionals faced increased competition for fewer employment opportunities during the first quarter of 2025.
The 9% average salary increase from 2023 to 2024 was the largest for life sciences professionals since 2021. Several factors could be behind the spike, including companies providing higher pay because bonuses and stock compensation went down.
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The life sciences industry continues to be one of the fastest growing industries in the world as the end of the year draws near.
In documents prepared for the meeting, the vaccine demonstrated 90.7% effectiveness for the children in this age group.
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.
It was yet another busy week for clinical trial announcements. Take a look.
The scenery will continue to change for GlaxoSmithKline as the company’s planned demerger looms on the horizon. On Monday, GSK gave a glimpse of where the companies will call home post-split.
It was a busy week for clinical trial news. Here’s a look.
As the city rapidly develops as a biopharma hub, wet lab space is rapidly dwindling.
Reports emerged late Wednesday afternoon that Merck emerged as the winning suitor with a deal valued at about $11 billion.