All Employment articles – Page 6
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Mergers and moves trigger pharma layoffs
Shire expects to sack 500 or more employees, while Merck and GSK also wield the axe
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AstraZeneca to spin off anti-infectives research
Early-stage research will transfer to a new company, while AZ and MedImmune retain late-stage programmes
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Huntsman looks to cut jobs and titania capacity
900 employees face axe as firm evaluates titanium dioxide options
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GSK cuts US jobs in push for savings
Research Triangle Park site bears the brunt as drugmaker consolidates research in Philadelphia and Stevenage, UK
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Syngenta to cut or relocate 1800 jobs in 2015
Global reorganisation plan will involve ‘consolidation’ of R&D facilities
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Lanxess to cut 1000 jobs over two years
Agrium also cutting 500 positions and divesting underperforming business segments
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Chinese buyer resurrects US Boehringer plant
UniTao will take over manufacturing site scheduled for closure, saving over 200 jobs
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CHF3bn redevelopment for Roche’s Basel site
New buildings will move employees out of rented office space
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Amgen stacks up additional job cuts
Up to 1100 more staff face redundancy in ongoing restructuring plan
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Agilent to exit NMR
Closure of loss-making ex-Varian business gives users investment dilemma
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Piramal exits drug discovery in India
Company will concentrate on generic medicines and clinical and contract research.
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Novo Nordisk quits inflammation R&D and cuts jobs
Firm will return to primary focus on diabetes and obesity
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Exelexis slashes workforce by 70%
Poor clinical trial performance pushes company into cost-cutting drive
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Amgen to shed 2400-2900 jobs
Restructuring will see three sites close as company comes under pressure to streamline R&D, despite successes
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Takeover battle pushes Allergan to cut R&D jobs
Besieged by serially acquisitive Valeant, the Botox maker will lay off 1500 staff to propel earnings growth
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Tata Chemicals to mothball Kenya plant
Closure blamed on high energy prices and will mean 200 jobs being cut
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Bayer to close polycarbonate plant and cut 90 jobs
Firm has already shut Chinese plant, and will also sell off businesses in Australia and New Zealand
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Novo Nordisk to create 6000 jobs by 2022
Half of the new Danish employees will be in R&D roles