Biocon Ltd, a global biopharmaceuticals company, has been ranked among the Top 5 Global Biotech Employers for 2020 on the US-based Science magazine’s annual ‘Science Careers Top 20 Employers’ list.

The company, in a release, said it has been ranked at No 5 among global pharma and biotech companies in 2020. Biocon has moved up steadily from No 7 in 2018 and No 6 in 2019. The company has consistently featured among the top global employers for eight consecutive years, since its debut on the list in 2012.

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The top 5 global players in this year’s list are Regeneron, Alnylam, Incyte, Syngenta and Biocon.

According to the Top Employers Survey of approximately 7,600 respondents from across the world this year, Biocon’s ranking was based on three key attributes — innovative leader in the industry, is socially responsible and has loyal employees.

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Biocon Executive Chairperson Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw said, “We are delighted to be ranked among the Top Five Global Biotech Employers by Science Magazine. The ranking is a recognition of the passion that our employees bring to the job, which allowed us to run essential and critical manufacturing, quality and supply operations with reduced staffing despite the severe disruptions caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, thus minimising the impact on patients and partners. Their commitment also enabled us to rapidly develop novel therapeutics for the deadly coronavirus and serve humanity by fighting Covid-19.”

 

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