Tuesday, April 23, 2013 HPS
Of Marco Giorgetti
AboutPharma and Medical Devices
Novartis, J&J and Sanofi are in first place, but many companies have made staff cuts
Fierce Pharma released a controversial ranking: a ranking of the drug giants based on the number of employees. The company that employs more personnel "wins" and then gradually, decreasingly, the other positions are defined. It is by no means certain that having a large number of employees is synonymous with good health for the pharmaceutical company: AboutPharma and Medical Devices of May will propose examples of microscopic biotechs, with about twenty employees, which are not only listed on the Stock Exchange, but attract investments in R&D by the multinational giants.
In principle, the largest companies have proceeded to make staff cuts in recent months, but this does not mean that they will continue on this path.
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