BioPharma Dive April 25, 2024
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The layoffs will impact some 2,200 employees, the company said, as it repositions its business ahead of looming patent expirations for top-selling products.

Bristol Myers Squibb will cut 6% of its workforce in a restructuring meant to save $1.5 billion in costs by the end of next year.

The layoffs will affect some 2,200 employees, the company said Thursday. It’s also trimming its pipeline of experimental medicines, consolidating its array of offices and laboratories and reducing “third party” spending.

“Our focus remains on strengthening the company’s long-term growth profile,” said company CEO Christopher Boerner, in a statement on the restructuring, which was announced alongside earnings for the first quarter.

Bristol Myers’ growth in the near term will be...

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