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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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Amarin Corporation, based in Bedminster, New Jersey and Dublin, Ireland, provided a mid-year update, noting that it is planning to dramatically expand its sales force for Vascepa.
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Financial details of the deal were not disclosed, but Lonza said it plans to retain the Novartis employees currently working at the facility.
Gottlieb’s knowledge of the regulatory and political landscape will be a boon for Pfizer as it dives deeper into oncology.
Biotech and pharma companies tap new members of executive leadership teams and boards.
The award provides priority admission or a one-year renewal for lab bench space and access to core facilities at the MBC BioLabs life sciences incubator.
This would appear to be a major step in understanding why and how checkpoint inhibitors work—or don’t work—and will potentially lead to another avenue of research and cancer treatment.
Biotech and pharma companies strengthen their leadership teams and committees with new appointments.
Chief Operating Officer Dan Paterson has been appointed to the role of president and will lead the company while the board of directors conducts a search for a new CEO.