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Pfizer drops neuroscience R&D, cutting 300 jobs

The job cuts will come mostly at its sites in Cambridge and Andover, Massachusetts, and in Groton, Connecticut, with about 100 losses expected at each.

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FDA approves Sanofi's follow-on version of Lilly’s Humalog

Humalog is just one of Lilly’s big brands facing competition, along with erectile dysfunction therapy Cialis (tadalafil) and antiplatelet drug Effient (prasugrel), and the company recently announced sweeping job cuts
Teva offloads women's health unit in quickfire deals

The company has already announced several thousand job cuts and the closure or sale of six manufacturing plants this year, with another nine under threat in 2018.
Lilly axes 3,500 jobs in $500m-a-year cost-cutting drive

Some of the 3, 500 job losses will come from voluntary (and sweetened) early retirement deals - particularly in the US - but the company is also planning to shut down an animal ... Around 2, 000 of the job reductions will affect its US workforce.
Shake-up at GSK could claim antibiotics unit and UK facilities

Shake-up at GSK could claim antibiotics unit and UK facilities. The firm says its plans, which are expected to lead to 320 job cuts, are not related to Brexit. ... The company said its plans - which will result in around 320 job losses - are designed to
Novartis' Swiss head of operations reveals job cuts

Novartis' Swiss head of operations reveals job cuts. Leuenberger suggests cuts are needed to maintain competiveness.

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Pharma deals during October 2013

The month opened with the news that Merck &Co is eliminating a further 8, 500 jobs, in addition to the previously announced 7, 500 job cuts, in its plan to reduce
Partial privatisation shakes up pharma market in Spain

The reform is also expected to lead to significant job cuts (around 9, 000) in the public health sector, which will take place this summer. ... Even after successive budget cuts and cost-containment measures, healthcare expenditure in Spain has more than
Interview: Trevor Smith, Takeda

Confronting mortality. Significant cuts may be on their way over the next four years, but Takeda and Nycomed have perhaps already come through the hardest parts of today's pharmaceutical environment. “

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Dendreon CEO to step down

These poor sales meant the company reported operating losses of around $300m and major job cuts.

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