Storm-tossed Qiagen plots a course to higher growth
A shift to higher-growth systems and a tie-up with Illumina are sensible moves, but will take time to pay off.
The extremes converge in big medtech’s hiring practices
Intuitive Surgical makes the most money per employee – but the title of “most improved” goes to Philips.
Warning signs were always there for Novartis’s Avexis deal
High-profile departures at Avexis raise more questions about Novartis’s acquisition, but there were plenty of red flags before the deal was sealed.
Abbvie proves the best at getting the most out of its workers
On sales per employee Abbvie and Bristol-Myers Squibb lead the big pharma pack, while Sanofi and Astrazeneca are the sector laggards.
12 years on, Astra draws a line under Medimmune
The acquisition marked Astrazeneca’s formal embrace of biologicals. Today the Medimmune name was dropped.
Amid Immunocore’s C-suite bloodletting Glaxo provides solace
Immunocore has recently been beset with multiple senior executive departures, but has managed to press on into phase I with a Glaxo-partnered asset.
Medtechs prioritise efficiency when it comes to hiring
Big cap medtech is hiring, largely thanks to organic growth.
Big pharma proves that oncology pays as workforces shrink
Bristol-Myers Squibb has come out on top of an analysis of efficiency in big pharma. Being in immuno-oncology might have helped – but so might aggressive job cuts.
