Biotech Layoff Tracker 2025–2026

Tracking workforce reductions across biotech & pharma. Updated as news breaks.

50,122
Total Jobs Cut
113
Layoff Events
97
Companies Affected
Bayer
Biggest Cut (12,000)

Monthly Layoff Volume

All Layoff Events

Date Company Headcount % Location Reason Hiring? Source
Mar 20, 2026 BiomX Ness Ziona, Israel Discontinued BX004 trial; high adverse events BioSpace
Mar 20, 2026 Gossamer Bio 77 48% San Diego, CA Phase 3 failure of seralutinib in PAH BioSpace
Mar 18, 2026 Bicycle Therapeutics 86 30% Cambridge, UK FDA rejection of zelenectide; shelving lead drug Fierce Biotech
Mar 16, 2026 Inovio Pharmaceuticals 18 16% Plymouth Meeting, PA Cost optimization before INO-3107 launch BioSpace
Mar 12, 2026 Vistagen Therapeutics 12 20% South San Francisco, CA PALISADE-3 trial failed for fasedienol BioSpace
Mar 12, 2026 Reckitt Benckiser 62 Parsippany, NJ Cost reduction; Mucinex sales decline BioSpace
Mar 11, 2026 F5 Therapeutics 10 100% San Diego, CA Company closure; unable to secure funding BioSpace
Mar 11, 2026 Horizon Therapeutics (Amgen) 22 Rockville, MD Post-acquisition restructuring by Amgen BioSpace
Mar 09, 2026 Vertex Pharmaceuticals 20 Boston, MA Functional reorganization 0 BioSpace
Mar 08, 2026 Tessera Therapeutics 90 35% Somerville, MA Shifting focus to Regeneron gene-editing partnership 2 Fierce Biotech
Mar 06, 2026 Alltrna 19 34% Massachusetts Restructuring toward clinical development Fierce Biotech
Mar 05, 2026 EveryONE Medicines 100% Unknown Company closure; FDA pathway insufficient BioSpace
Mar 04, 2026 Theravance Biopharma 50% South San Francisco, CA Phase 3 CYPRESS failure; shutting down R&D BioSpace
Mar 03, 2026 BioAtla 70% San Diego, CA Exploring asset sales and licensing Metaintro
Mar 02, 2026 Merck (MSD) 154 Durham, NC Gardasil production halt due to demand reduction 702 BioSpace
Mar 02, 2026 Disc Medicine 30 20% Cambridge, MA FDA rebuff of bitopertin 7 BioSpace
Mar 01, 2026 Adare Pharmaceuticals 137 Philadelphia, PA, USA Facility closure PA WARN Act
Feb 26, 2026 Viatris 3,200 10% Global (HQ: Canonsburg, PA) 3-year restructuring overhaul; India plant fire aftermath 279 Fierce Pharma
Feb 23, 2026 Catalent 93 Harmans, MD Gene therapy demand shift; Baltimore site reduction 316 Fierce Pharma
Feb 23, 2026 Bristol Myers Squibb 247 Lawrenceville, NJ Cost reduction; site consolidation 756 BioSpace
Feb 18, 2026 Faraday Pharmaceuticals 100% Seattle, WA Company closure; FDY-5301 Phase 3 failure BioSpace
Feb 18, 2026 Concerto Biosciences Unknown Strategic shift to consumer products BioSpace
Feb 12, 2026 Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical 130 10% Novato, CA Phase 3 setrusumab failures for brittle bone disease Fierce Biotech
Feb 12, 2026 Seres Therapeutics 31 30% Cambridge, MA Pipeline refocusing; pausing SER-155 investment Xtalks
Feb 09, 2026 Genentech 141 South San Francisco, CA Previously undisclosed staff reduction BioSpace
Feb 06, 2026 Charles River Laboratories 20 Hanover, MD Cell therapy site closure BioSpace
Feb 06, 2026 Thermo Fisher Scientific 103 Franklin, MA Production plant closure BioSpace
Feb 01, 2026 Integra Life Sciences 65 Princeton, NJ, USA Site restructuring NJ WARN Act
Jan 30, 2026 IO Biotech Copenhagen, Denmark FDA rejection of Cylembio; exploring merger/sale/dissolution Stock Titan
Jan 29, 2026 Gilead Sciences 34 Oceanside, CA Oceanside clinical manufacturing site reduction 264 PharmaLive
Jan 19, 2026 Vedanta Biosciences 46 50% Cambridge, MA Maintaining focus on VE303 Phase III for C. difficile 0 BioSpace
Jan 15, 2026 Bitterroot Bio California Restructuring from clinical to preclinical; abandoned CD47 trial BioSpace
Jan 14, 2026 Curia Global 81 Burlington, MA, USA CDMO site reduction MA WARN Act
Jan 14, 2026 Takeda 243 US (47 states) Trintellix patent expiration; field force reduction 1321 Fierce Pharma
Jan 13, 2026 Sonoma Biotherapeutics South San Francisco, CA Right-sizing; concentrating on RA candidate Xtalks
Jan 13, 2026 EMD Serono (Merck KGaA) Durham, NC Streamlining research after SpringWorks acquisition Fierce Biotech
Jan 12, 2026 Biolyst Scientific 76 Hatfield, PA, USA Company closure PA WARN Act
Jan 12, 2026 Rampart Bioscience 100% Unknown Company closure; ended DNA-based therapy development BioSpace
Jan 12, 2026 Lyra Therapeutics 28 100% Watertown, MA Halted LYR-210 development; company wind-down Fierce Biotech
Jan 08, 2026 Labcorp 94 Bedford, MA, USA Site reduction MA WARN Act
Jan 08, 2026 InflaRx 30% Jena, Germany Capital efficiency restructuring Fierce Biotech
Jan 06, 2026 Med-Pharmex 130 Los Angeles, CA, USA Facility closure CA WARN Act
Jan 02, 2026 Nido Biosciences 100% Massachusetts Pipeline failure; company shutdown Xtalks
Dec 17, 2025 Voyager Therapeutics 30 Massachusetts, USA Partnership program discontinuation 2 Xtalks
Dec 17, 2025 Intercept Pharmaceuticals 146 USA Drug withdrawal; regulatory setbacks Xtalks
Dec 11, 2025 Geron Corporation 87 33% California, USA Strategic restructuring Xtalks
Dec 11, 2025 Pfizer 230 67% Zurich, Switzerland Swiss operations consolidation; $7.7B global savings target 597 Fierce Pharma
Dec 09, 2025 bioMérieux 121 Santa Clara, CA, USA Site closure CA WARN Act
Dec 01, 2025 GSK 350 USA / UK R&D reorientation; investing in technology for productivity 663 Fierce Biotech
Nov 26, 2025 Valneva 30 77% Nantes, France Nantes site closure; consolidating R&D in Vienna Fierce Biotech
Nov 25, 2025 Novartis 550 Stein, Switzerland Phase-out of tablet/capsule production; manufacturing modernization 658 Xtalks
Nov 14, 2025 Sensei Biotherapeutics 65% Boston, MA, USA Sale evaluation; development wind-down Xtalks
Nov 13, 2025 Kite Pharma (Gilead) 17 California, USA Biologics manufacturing pause Xtalks
Nov 10, 2025 Charles River Laboratories 68 Wilmington, MA, USA Site reduction MA WARN Act
Nov 05, 2025 Illumina 63 San Diego, CA, USA Multi-wave workforce reduction CA WARN Act
Nov 04, 2025 Arena BioWorks 50 USA Changing biotech macro conditions Xtalks
Nov 01, 2025 Nxera Pharma 56 15% Japan / Cambridge, UK Profitability push; prioritizing obesity/metabolic pipeline Fierce Biotech
Nov 01, 2025 Evotec 800 17% Hamburg, Germany (+ 13 sites) Horizon restructuring; closing 4 facilities; EUR 75M savings by 2027 70 Fierce Biotech
Oct 29, 2025 Genentech 118 California, USA Ongoing restructuring (700+ cumulative over 15 months) Xtalks
Oct 22, 2025 Galapagos 365 Belgium / Netherlands / Switzerland / USA / China Cell-therapy unit shutdown; no viable buyer found Fierce Biotech
Oct 01, 2025 Takeda 380 Massachusetts / USA Discontinuing cell therapy efforts; neuroscience team reduction 1318 Xtalks
Sep 29, 2025 Sutro Biopharma 54 South San Francisco, CA, USA Workforce reduction CA WARN Act
Sep 16, 2025 Arsenal Biosciences 100 South San Francisco, CA, USA Workforce reduction CA WARN Act
Sep 10, 2025 Revvity 253 Boston / Lawrence, MA, USA Multi-wave restructuring (formerly PerkinElmer life sciences) MA WARN Act
Sep 10, 2025 Novo Nordisk 9,000 11% Global (~5,000 in Denmark) Cost-efficiency initiative under new CEO; competition from Eli Lilly 358 Fierce Pharma
Aug 18, 2025 CSL Behring 3,000 15% Global (HQ: Australia) R&D streamlining; vaccine unit spin-out; closing 22 US plasma centers PharmExec
Aug 08, 2025 TriLink Biotechnologies (Maravai) 90 San Diego, CA, USA Multi-site layoffs CA WARN Act
Aug 08, 2025 Iovance Biotherapeutics 230 19% USA Weaker-than-expected TIL therapy revenue 20 Xtalks
Aug 05, 2025 BioNTech 90 Maryland / Massachusetts, USA Strategic alignment; cell therapy manufacturing review 263 Fierce Biotech
Aug 01, 2025 Bayer 12,000 12% Global (HQ: Leverkusen, Germany) Dynamic Shared Ownership restructuring; $2.3B annual savings target (cumulative 2024–2026) 304 PharmExec
Jul 31, 2025 Poseida Therapeutics 52 San Diego, CA, USA Workforce reduction CA WARN Act
Jul 31, 2025 Moderna 800 10% Global (18 countries) Slowing COVID vaccine sales; $1.5B annual savings target 159 Fierce Pharma
Jul 31, 2025 Merck 6,000 8% Global $3 billion annual savings target by 2027; restructuring 680 PharmExec
Jul 16, 2025 Genentech 87 South San Francisco, CA, USA Ongoing restructuring CA WARN Act
Jul 16, 2025 Sarepta Therapeutics 500 36% USA Patient deaths linked to gene therapy; pivot to siRNA; $400M savings Fierce Biotech
Jul 11, 2025 Century Therapeutics 72 Philadelphia, PA, USA Workforce reduction PA WARN Act
Jul 09, 2025 Pacira BioSciences 71 San Diego, CA, USA Manufacturing layoff CA WARN Act
Jul 08, 2025 Azurity Pharmaceuticals 75 Wilmington, MA, USA Site reduction MA WARN Act
Jul 01, 2025 Spark Therapeutics 298 Philadelphia, PA, USA Phased layoffs across three Philadelphia sites (Roche subsidiary) PA WARN Act
Jul 01, 2025 GSK 150 Cambridge, MA, USA Manufacturing-to-R&D site conversion 663 Fierce Biotech
Jun 30, 2025 Bristol Myers Squibb 68 Lawrenceville, NJ, USA Portfolio alignment; cost reduction 750 Xtalks
Jun 30, 2025 Sage Therapeutics 338 100% Cambridge, MA, USA Acquisition by Supernus Pharmaceuticals; wind-down BioSpace
Jun 25, 2025 BlueRock Therapeutics 50 Cambridge, MA, USA Research lab closure; operations streamlining 15 Xtalks
Jun 10, 2025 Molecular Partners 40 24% Zurich-Schlieren, Switzerland / Concord, MA, USA Cash runway extension; reducing research functions Stock Titan
Jun 01, 2025 Kyowa Kirin 52 Princeton, NJ, USA North American operations restructuring 34 BioSpace
May 23, 2025 Eikon Therapeutics 55 15% USA Reduced government funding; market headwinds 29 Xtalks
May 05, 2025 Mammoth Biosciences 24 USA Strategic realignment Xtalks
May 05, 2025 Biomea Fusion 35% USA Cash conservation; program refocus Xtalks
May 05, 2025 Bristol Myers Squibb 516 Lawrenceville, NJ, USA $2 billion cost-cutting initiative 750 Xtalks
May 01, 2025 Teva Pharmaceuticals 2,893 8% Global (HQ: Israel) Streamlining operations; accelerating innovative growth BioSpace
Apr 30, 2025 Tempest Therapeutics 21 80% USA Cash runway extension Xtalks
Apr 30, 2025 Pliant Therapeutics 75 45% USA Clinical trial suspension; safety concerns Xtalks
Apr 30, 2025 Arvinas 131 33% Connecticut, USA Capital market challenges Xtalks
Apr 04, 2025 Relay Therapeutics 70 Massachusetts, USA Third restructuring in nine months 8 Xtalks
Mar 18, 2025 Novartis 34 San Diego, CA, USA Gene therapy production facility closure 658 BioSpace
Mar 18, 2025 Merck 163 Pennsylvania, USA Manufacturing facility closure 680 Xtalks
Mar 17, 2025 Novartis 34 San Diego, CA, USA Gene therapy production facility closure 658 BioSpace
Mar 17, 2025 Novartis 427 East Hanover, NJ, USA Strategic realignment; headquarters restructuring 658 BioSpace
Mar 05, 2025 Bristol Myers Squibb 223 Lawrenceville, NJ, USA Restructuring; $3.5B savings target 750 Xtalks
Mar 03, 2025 Atara Biotherapeutics 50% USA CAR-T program suspension; FDA clinical hold Xtalks
Mar 01, 2025 Astellas Gene Therapies 100 South San Francisco, CA, USA Biomanufacturing facility closure; consolidation to Sanford, NC BioSpace
Mar 01, 2025 Novartis / MorphoSys 330 Germany / Boston, USA Closing sites acquired through $2.9B MorphoSys purchase Xtalks
Mar 01, 2025 BioNTech 1,150 Marburg, Germany Financial downturn (EUR 700M loss in 2024); manufacturing restructuring 263 The Munich Eye
Feb 26, 2025 Bristol Myers Squibb 67 New Jersey, USA Patent cliff preparation; operational efficiency 750 Xtalks
Feb 14, 2025 Bio-Rad Laboratories 350 5% California, USA Financial losses; cost structure management Xtalks
Feb 13, 2025 Kojin Therapeutics 25 100% Boston, MA, USA Operations closure; funding inadequacy Xtalks
Feb 13, 2025 Encoded Therapeutics 60 29% USA Cash runway extension Xtalks
Feb 06, 2025 X4 Pharmaceuticals 43 30% Boston, MA, USA Preclinical program pause; cost savings Xtalks
Feb 01, 2025 Eisai 121 7% USA US operations restructuring; commercial/medical/corporate cuts 59 BioSpace
Jan 31, 2025 Thermo Fisher Scientific 300 Massachusetts, USA Strategic adjustments to customer timelines Xtalks
Jan 27, 2025 Allakos 180 75% Bay Area, CA, USA Failed Phase I trial results; exploring strategic alternatives Xtalks
Jan 22, 2025 Biogen USA (multiple) Research unit restructuring; shift to external opportunities 268 Xtalks
Jan 15, 2025 Galapagos 300 40% Belgium / France Split into two entities; site closures in France and Belgium BioSpace