CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium: The Takeda
Oncology Company today announced it has been named among the best
biopharmaceutical companies in the world, according to Science magazine's
annual survey of Top Employers in the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical,
pharmaceutical and related industries. With a 2008 ranking of eighth, the
Company is in the top ten for the first time, moving up from a 2007 ranking
of 14.
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"This top ten ranking underscores Millennium's commitment not only to
breakthrough science, but also to its employees and overall working
environment," said Stephen Gansler, Senior Vice President, Human Resources,
Millennium. "It is now more important than ever for us to keep up this
positive work culture as we recruit for the hundreds of new additions over
the next few months."
Respondents to the web-based survey were asked to rate companies based
on 23 driving characteristics, including financial strength, easy
adaptation to change and a research-driven environment. The 2008 survey
sought to identify the companies with the best reputations as employers,
based on nearly 4,000 survey responses from readers of Science and other
respondents in industry. Twenty percent of the respondents came from
outside the United States, primarily Western Europe, and 92 percent worked
in private industry. For the complete business office feature with
individual company rankings, please visit:
http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articl
es/ 2008_10_10/science.opms.r0800061.
Millennium was acquired by Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited in
May, 2008.
About Millennium
Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading biopharmaceutical company
based in Cambridge, Mass., markets VELCADE, a novel cancer product, and has
a robust clinical development pipeline of product candidates. Millennium
research, development and commercialization activities are focused in
oncology. Additional information about Millennium is available through its
website, http://www.millennium.com.
Editor's Note: This press release is also available under the Media
section of the Company's website at: http://www.millennium.com
Media Contact:
Manisha Pai
(617)551-7877
manisha.pai@mpi.com
SOURCE Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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