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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 company’s head of drug development, Samit Hirawat, told analysts in a conference call last week that the decision was about working with the best drugs, particularly in a crowded field like BCMA.
In the waning weeks of the fourth quarter of the 2020 fiscal year, AstraZeneca terminated several clinical programs, including some oncology and heart-related studies, as well as one COVID-19 related trial.
AbbVie committed up to another $300 in potential milestone payments.
The U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted against recommending the drug as neoadjuvant treatment for high-risk, early-stage triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) in combination with chemotherapy after surgery, at least for now.
This combination therapy has been authorized for the treatment of mild to moderate COVID-19 in patients aged 12 and older who are at high risk for progressing to severe COVID-19 and/or hospitalization.
Anat Ashkenazi was tapped to take over as chief financial officer of Eli Lilly following the abrupt resignation of Josh Smiley, who departed the company following allegations of an inappropriate relationship with an employee.
Bristol Myers Squibb and Exelixis announced new analysis from the Phase III CheckMate -9ER clinical trial.
Here’s a recap of companies announcing facility expansions this past month and life sciences job creations across the nation.
Bristol Myers picked up the therapy when it acquired Celgene in 2019 for $74 billion.
South Africa has delayed the distribution of the AstraZeneca-University of Oxford COVID-19 vaccine after data suggested it “provides minimal protection” against mild disease from the South African variant.