Drugs giant GSK cutting jobs in UK, US as part of ongoing R&D changes

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2026-02-02

London (PA Media/dpa) - Drugs giant GSK is axing up to around 350 research and development (R&D) jobs across the United States and the United Kingdom as part of an ongoing overhaul of the division. It is understood around 50 UK jobs so far are being cut in the group's main UK R&D hub in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, although there are set to be more in Britain and at its US site amid changes across the wider division. The FTSE 100-listed group announ......

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