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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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FDA
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The company, which isn’t expected to enter the clinic until possibly in 2022, is working to make cell therapies work in solid tumors.
The additional 100 people will be placed in Seattle, San Francisco, and Cambridge, Mass. by the end of the year.
FDA
It’s a busy week for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, with a number of drug approvals on the calendar and an advisory committee meeting. Read on for more information.
It was another busy week for clinical trial announcement. Here’s a look.
FDA
CARsgen is building a new $157 million CAR-T manufacturing facility in Durham, that is expected to create approximately 200 new jobs.
Thermo Fisher and the University of California partnered with the development and manufacturing of cell-based therapies with the construction of its 44,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility.
Landos Biopharma partnered with Shanghai, China-based LianBio to develop and commercialize omilancor and NX-13 in Greater China and select Asian markets.
The help wanted signs are up across the biopharma industry. Companies are opening and expanding facilities, which is good news for job seekers.
Although a quiet week for COVID-19-related clinical trial announcements, there were plenty of others. Read on for more information.