2024 Layoffs Tracker. About 67% of life science employees laid off during the first half of 2024 were at companies with more than $1 billion in annual sales, according to bio. That’s how many employees lost their jobs in major u.s.

Many big tech companies and startups have. Last year, we tallied 187 total layoffs among biotech companies, a 57% jump compared to 119 in 2022.