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Tis The Season: Novartis to Cut 2,000 Jobs
It seems that big pharma always waits for early Fall to announce pending job cuts. Novartis, Europe’s second largest pharmaceutical company, announced two days ago that it would eliminate 2,000 jobs...
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Sanofi Aventis Announces New Layoffs
Despite a lull in layoffs over the past summer, this fall is shaping up to another bad one for pharmaceutical employees. Late last week Novartis announced that it was laying off about 2,000 employees....
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Statistics and Job-Related Facts You Should Know About Careers in the Life...
Fewer and fewer American college students are choosing to major in Science Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM). This has been an ongoing trend in the US for the past two decades. However, within...
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Some Good News: Allergan Will Open A R&D Facility in New Jersey
The New Jersey Governors Office announced today that the healthcare company Allergan, Inc, known mainly for its eye care products, plans on opening an R&D facility in NJ that will inject $12...
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Generic Drug Manufacturer Teva Will Eliminate 1,500 US Jobs
After completing the $6.8 billion purchase of Pennsylvania-based Cephalon, Teva, the world’s largest generic drug manufacturer announced plans to eliminate about 1,500 US jobs, most of them at...
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Looking for a Chemistry Job? This Webinar May Help
I received a heads-up from the American Chemical Society’s (ACS) Sergio Lewis about a free webinar entitled “How to Secure and Nurture a Vibrant Chemistry Career in the 21st Century.” The webinar is...
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Move Over China and India: Latin American Markets Are Sizzling
While China and India have gotten the most attention as emerging pharmaceutical markets, Latin American markets most notably Mexico and Brazil (okay, it is a South American country but it can be...
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Debunking the Myth That There is a Shortage of Qualified American Life...
Despite the fact the US unemployment rate has hovered around 9.0 percent for the past several years and over 200,000 pharmaceutical employees have lost their jobs since 2001, many life sciences...
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Astra Zeneca Will Layoff 1,150 Sales Reps
Last week, US unemployment dipped to 8.6%, it lowest level since 2008. Stock markets rose and everyone was buoyed by a possible economic recovery. What a difference one week can make. Today, Astra...
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Alcon Announces Plans to Expand Its Workforce In Texas
Despite a stalling economy, there are signs that some American companies are hiring and helping to improve local economies. A good of example of this is Alcon Laboratories located in Fort Worth, Texas....
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