Millennium ranked fifth among best biopharmaceutical companies in the world

Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced that Science magazine has named it among the best biopharmaceutical companies in the world for the fourth consecutive year. Each year Science conducts a survey to determine the top employers in the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and related industries worldwide. In this year's survey results, Millennium was ranked number 5. This is the fourth consecutive year that Millennium has ranked in the top ten.

“This recognition reinforces that the combination of exciting science, top talent and a culture of innovation, makes Millennium a great place to work. It also supports our commitment to groundbreaking research in oncology and most importantly our focus on the patient.”

"We are thrilled to be ranked once again as a top place to work by Science," said Stephen Gansler, Senior Vice President, Human Resources, Millennium. "This recognition reinforces that the combination of exciting science, top talent and a culture of innovation, makes Millennium a great place to work. It also supports our commitment to groundbreaking research in oncology and most importantly our focus on the patient."

Respondents to the web-based survey were asked to rate companies based on 23 driving characteristics, including financial strength, easy adaptation to change and research-driven environment. The 2011 survey sought to identify the companies with the best reputations as employers based on 3,784 survey responses from readers of Science and other respondents in industry. Approximately 20 percent of survey participants came from outside the United States. Survey results were independently analyzed by The Brighton Consulting Group. To read the complete article appearing in the 7 October 2011 issue of Science with individual company rankings, please visit: www.sciencecareers.org/TopEmployers2011.