Sector News

Boehringer aims to cut up to 600 jobs in Germany

September 23, 2014
Life sciences
(Reuters) – Drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim said it plans to cut up to 600 jobs in Germany, citing healthcare budget cuts in the United States and a stricter reimbursement regime in Germany.
 
The unlisted family-controlled group, which collaborates on diabetes drugs with Eli Lilly, said in a statement on Tuesday the cutbacks were part of a drive to reduce costs in Germany by 15 percent or 450 million euros ($580 million).
 
The company, which makes stroke prevention pill Pradaxa, plans to cut between 500 and 600 jobs in Germany by the end of 2016, seeking to avoid forced redundancies.
 
Of its global workforce of 47,500, the group employs about 14,000 in Germany.
 
(1 US dollar = 0.7759 euro) (Reporting by Ludwig Burger; Editing by David Holmes)

comments closed

Related News

July 21, 2024

CordenPharma invests €900m in peptide platform expansion

Life sciences

CordenPharma announced its largest strategic investment to date, committing to spend ~€900m over the next three years to enhance its peptide technology platform. The planned investment consists of two major expansion initiatives occurring in parallel in the US and Europe, including both existing facilities and new constructions.

July 21, 2024

DSM-Firmenich to sell MEG-3 fish oil business to KD Pharma Group

Life sciences

DSM-Firmenich has announced the sale of its MEG-3 fish oil business to KD Pharma Group, a contract development and manufacturing organisation that is active in pharmaceutical and nutritional lipids. As part of the transaction, DSM-Firmenich will obtain a minority stake of 29% in KD Pharma’s parent company O³ Holding GmbH.

July 21, 2024

Veranova appoints Cécile Maupas as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer

Life sciences

Veranova, a development and manufacturing of specialist and complex APIs for the pharmaceutica l and biotech sectors, recently announced the appointment of Cécile Maupas as Senior Vice President, Chief Commercial Officer. Cécile will join the executive team and assume responsibility for business development, marketing, project management, commercial operations, and product management.

How can we help you?

We're easy to reach