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May 13, 2010
Layoff at Takeda
Posted by Derek
Takeda has announced cutbacks, and from what I'm seeing, the most concentrated of these are in the Chicago area. 28% of the 1300 jobs at the Deerfield headquarters are going, as are about 20% of the 840 jobs at the Lake Forest R&D center. Nothing at Takeda-San Diego or at Millennium in Cambridge, from what I've heard. The rest of the announced job losses (the majority, in fact) appear to be coming from the sales force.
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1. Brian on May 13, 2010 1:02 PM writes...
Ouch. I can see the Deerfield headquarters from the window of my (non pharma) workplace. They are just about finished building a new wing that looks like it will at 50% more square footage.
Permalink to Comment2. You're Pfizered on May 13, 2010 1:35 PM writes...
Wondering if the folks from the Takeda-Abbott joint company, TAP, who moved over to Takeda are taking the brunt of this.
Permalink to Comment3. Lisbeth Salander on May 13, 2010 3:47 PM writes...
A former colleague joined Takeda San Diego recently and passed along the comment that the company had never had a layoff in its 230-year history. Does anyone know if that is, um, was true?
Permalink to Comment4. Mattoo on May 14, 2010 8:44 AM writes...
What kind of R&D work is done in IL? That's really too bad.
Permalink to Comment5. SMILES on May 14, 2010 4:00 PM writes...
#3: your colleague is certainly fooled. I know several very experienced Med Chemists at Takeda San Diego were layoff just a few weeks ago.
Permalink to Comment6. anonymous on May 14, 2010 10:20 PM writes...
Strange that the maker of Lupron/Lupron Depot
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7. David Formerly Known as a Chemist on May 15, 2010 7:28 AM writes...
The Chicago facility is mainly development personnel. Regulatory, marketing, clinical, project management, etc. No lab facilities. Interesting timing, though, as they're constructing a brand new building right next to their existing one. I guess that new facility will feel pretty "roomy" for a while.
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