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The companies have announced the impending closures of their respective businesses. Histogen will lay off most of its employees by the end of September. Fresh Tracks will do so by early October.
Labor Market Reports
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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AbbVie and its partner company, Medytox of South Korea, have settled a years-long intellectual property legal dispute with California’s Evolus over Jeuveau, a potential rival to AbbVie’s blockbuster Botox, which it gained through the acquisition of Allergan.
Novartis managed to bridge the gap between evidence of efficacy and value in this space with a variety of value-based pricing plans developed with regional payers.
Eli Lilly is jumping into the RIPK1 chase, paying $125 million up front to partner with Rigel Pharmaceuticals to co-develop its lead RIPK1 inhibitor program across all indications.
In 2020, Vir and GlaxoSmithKline partnered to develop strategies against COVID-19. The two companies have expanded that collaboration to include work into new treatments for influenza and other respiratory viruses.
The companies have announced their intent to appeal the decision.
AstraZeneca Chief Executive Officer Pascal Soriot is seeing a significant return on the fruits of his company’s labor in 2020. Soriot’s annual compensation jumped a bit from the previous year to $21.4 million.
Josh Smiley’s termination from Eli Lilly for inappropriate communications with employees will cost more than a blow to his reputation.
Under the terms of the deal, Sandoz is paying GSK $350 million at closing and additional milestones up to $150 million.