Roche Quietly Shutters 454 Life Sciences Sequencing Business

Roche is cutting jobs but others are hiring! Check it out! (Isn’t it tempting?)

This month, Roche began the process of closing its wholly-owned subsidiary 454 Life Sciences, a once-dominant player in next-generation sequencing, and laying off the company’s 130 employees. Manufacturing of 454 sequencers will continue through 2015, and the sequencers will continue to be serviced through mid-2016; the layoffs will be phased over this period.

Don’t forget, hundreds of biopharma companies are hiring! (We know you can’t resist.)

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