Amgen, a biotechnology firm that focuses mainly on creating new products primarily in the field of human therapeutics, has announced that is about to get…
Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley is expected to announce today an initiative to spur capital investments in Maryland’s tech sector, reports the Baltimore Sun. He’s to…
Seattle, Washington's Dendreon plans to construct a $70 million manufacturing facility near Atlanta, Georgia, creating hundreds of jobs. The plant will manufacture Provenge, a treatment…
Clinical research company PPD is eliminating 270 jobs in North America, almost 5% of its 5,800-person workforce. The firm blames the global economic meltdown and…
Broomfield, Colorado-based biotech firm ARCA Biopharma has cut 40 employees. Those laid off will get severance packages. ARCA Biopharma, formerly Nuvelo, is a biopharmaceutical company…