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Industry · 5 companies tracked

Biotech layoffs, tracked globally.

Last updated
Industry snapshot
—
people laid off since Jan 2020
Companies tracked
5
active + historical
Rounds
0
total events
Biggest cut
1,235
Invitae
Most active
US
by headcount
Total since 2020
All time
—
Across 0 rounds#52 industry
Last 12 months
Recent
—
Active companies
Tracked
5
With 1+ round
Global rank
vs industries
#52
of 60 industries
All companies · ranked by total layoffs

Every Biotech company we track.

Rank
Company
Rounds
Total cut
#01
IN
Invitae
SF BAY AREA · US
2
1,235
#02
IL
Illumina
SAN DIEGO · US
4
762
#03
GI
Ginkgo Bioworks
BOSTON · US
2
400
#04
GR
Grail
SF BAY AREA · US
1
350
#05
23
23andMe
SF BAY AREA · US
3
346
Geography · where biotech layoffs happened

Top countries and cities.

Top countries
#01
United States
9 COMPANIES · 19 ROUNDS
4,351
#02
United Kingdom
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
180
#03
Canada
1 COMPANY · 2 ROUNDS
153
#04
Ghana
1 COMPANY · 1 ROUNDS
150
Top cities
#01
SF Bay Area
3 COMPANIES · US
1,931
#02
Boston
4 COMPANIES · US
1,343
#03
San Diego
2 COMPANIES · US
1,077
#04
London
1 COMPANY · GB
180
#05
Toronto
1 COMPANY · CA
153
Companies in Biotech

Most impacted companies.

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I
US
Invitae
SF Bay Area
1,235
Total cuts tracked
Rounds2
Latest2023-12
I
US
Illumina
San Diego
762
Total cuts tracked
Rounds4
Latest2024-02
G
US
Ginkgo Bioworks
Boston
400
Total cuts tracked
Rounds2
Latest2024-06
G
US
Grail
SF Bay Area
350
Total cuts tracked
Rounds1
Latest2024-08
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