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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Last updated on: September 25, 2012 08:58 IST
Image: Let's take a look at the biggest pharma employers in the world.
Photographs: Handout/Reuters
Biocon, India's largest pharmaceutical company, has been recognised by the Science magazine as one of the 'Top 20 Employer' in the bio-pharma sector in 2012.
Bangalore-headquartered Biocon is the only Asian company to be on the list.
Let's take a look at the biggest pharma employers in the world.
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Image: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon Chairman and Managing Director.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Biocon Limited
Rank (2012): 19
Rank (2011): N/A
Global headquarters: Bangalore
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Image: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is based in New York.
Photographs: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Rank (2012): 1
Rank (2011): 2
Headquarters: Tarrytown, New York
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Image: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is ranked second.
Photographs: Babu Babu/Reuters
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Rank (2012): 2
Rank (2011): 1
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Image: A pharmacist arranges drugs inside a pharmacy in Athens.
Photographs: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Genentech
Rank (2012): 3
Rank (2011): 3
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
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Image: Danish Crown Prince Frederik, centre, and his wife Crown Princess Mary, right, with Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Bendt Bendtsen, left, open Japan headquarters of Novo Nordisk in Tokyo.
Photographs: Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters
Novo Nordisk
Rank (2012): 4
Rank (2011): 9
Headquarters: Bagsvaerd, Denmark
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Image: Corn plant specialist Nick Bosso pollinates a stalk in the greenhouse at the Monsanto Research facility in Chesterfield, Missouri.
Photographs: Peter Newcomb/Reuters
Monsanto Company
Rank (2012): 5
Rank (2011): 16
Headquarters: Creve Coeur, Missouri
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Image: Millennium is ranked sixth.
Photographs: Handout/Reuters
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Rank (2012): 6
Rank (2011): 5
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Image: Boehringer Ingelheim is based in Germany.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Boehringer Ingelheim
Rank (2012): 7
Rank (2011): 7
Headquarters: Ingelheim, Germany
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Image: Roche's headquarters in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.
Photographs: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Roche
Rank (2012): 8
Rank (2011): 15
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
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Image: The headquarters of Biogen Idec in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Biogen Idec
Rank (2012): 9
Rank (2011): 10
Headquarters: Weston, Massachusetts
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Image: Dupont Chestnut Run Plaza facility near Wilmington, Delaware.
Photographs: Tim Shaffer/Reuters
DuPont
Rank (2012): 10
Rank (2011): 4
Headquarters: Wilmington, Delaware
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Image: Novartis plant in Basel, Switzerland.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Novartis
Rank (2012): 11
Rank (2011): 14
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
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Image: Sol Barer, former CEO, Celgene, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Celgene
Rank (2012): 12
Rank (2011): N/A
Headquarters: Summit, New Jersey
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Image: Robert Bradway, CEO of Amgen, in Washington.
Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
Amgen
Rank (2012): 13
Rank (2011): 6
Headquarters: Thousand Oaks, California
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Image: Merck Serono headquarters in Geneva.
Photographs: Valentin Flauraud/Reuters
Merck
Rank (2012): 14
Rank (2011): 12
Headquarters: Darmstadt, Germany
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Image: A representative of Abbott enters a clinic in Pune.
Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Abbott
Rank (2012): 15
Rank (2011): 11
Headquarters: Abbott Park, Illinois
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Image: Genzyme headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Genzyme
Rank (2012): 16
Rank (2011): 13
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Image: Logo of Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta in front of a cornfield near the company's plant in Stein near Basel, Switzerland.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Syngenta
Rank (2012): 17
Rank (2011): 8
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
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Image: John Martin, CEO, Gilead, in Los Angeles.
Photographs: Chris Pizzello/Reuters
Gilead Sciences
Rank (2012): 18
Rank (2011): 18
Headquarters: Foster City, California
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Image: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in Berlin.
Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Rank (2012): 20
Rank (2011): 20
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
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