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Novo Nordisk has reportedly cut 4,000 jobs more than was initially announced, prompting negative reactions and speculation that the cuts were in R&D.

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Post: "Novo has cut 4,000 jobs more than first announced"

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RedditSep 24, 2026By u/esporx

r/biotech

Novo has cut 4,000 jobs more than first announced

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217
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36

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  • [comment u/DimMak1] Probably all R&D too

  • [comment u/shivaswrath] ...competing with Lilly on how many people they can cut and still operate...asshats.

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5 of 36 comments
  • “What do you expect?? They only made $12 BILLION dollars this past quarter! You can't expect them to keep everyone with that kind of failure! Those investment bankers need to pay for their second vacation homes somehow!”

    u/bassistmuzikman210 points · Sep 24, 2026View

  • “...competing with Lilly on how many people they can cut and still operate...asshats.”

    u/shivaswrath52 points · Sep 24, 2026View

  • “Probably all R&D too”

    u/DimMak150 points · Sep 24, 2026View

  • “They completely f - -ed up their lead in the cardiometabolic space. Much earlier on they could’ve bought a company like Carmot or Viking to get faster access to and development of a good GLP-1/GIP competitor to tirzepatide and already have had it out a while ago. But instead they missed out on buyout opportunities and instead went forward with meds like CagriSema which are too little too late to the”

    u/LeoKitCat37 points · Sep 24, 2026View

  • “I guess the shit covered silver lining is this is globally and not concentrated in one single region. Still an absolute shitshow. Jobs are already hard to get. I guess it hasn’t been all at once? Man this industry is getting torn apart”

    u/chili-el-relleno20 points · Sep 24, 2026View

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