All entries for: Rare Disease

March 18, 2025

Pyxis Oncology

Layoffs

Boston, MA
1-50 employees

20% reduction in workforce.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
March 13, 2025

Sutro Biopharma

Layoffs

South San Francisco, CA
201-500 employees

Reducing headcount by nearly 50 percent.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
March 11, 2025

Kiromic Biopharma

Layoffs

Houston, TX
1-50 employees

Furloughed substantially all of its workforce.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
March 6, 2025

Atea Pharmaceuticals

Layoffs

Boston, MA
51-200 employees

25% reduction in workforce.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
March 5, 2025

ALX Oncology

Layoffs

San Francisco, CA
51-200 employees

ALX Oncology, a Bay Area biotech firm currently running clinical trials for its anticancer therapy, announced Wednesday that it’s laying off about 30% of its staff.

Disease Area: Multiple, Oncology, Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Small Molecule
February 28, 2025

CRISPR Therapeutics

Layoffs

Switzerland
51-200 employees

Laying off an undisclosed number of employees.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
February 25, 2025

Lava Therapeutics

Layoffs

Netherlands
51-200 employees

Laying off 30% of its staff.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
February 13, 2025

Encoded Therapeutics

Layoffs

South San Francisco, CA
51-200 employees

29% reduction in workforce, mostly in technology and early-stage R&D functions.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
February 5, 2025

X4 Pharmaceuticals

Layoffs

Boston, MA
51-200 employees

43 employees laid off. All pre-clinical programs paused.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
February 4, 2025

Bristol Myers Squibb

Layoffs

Princeton, NJ
10,001-50,000 employees

67 employees laid off in New Jersey.

Disease Area: Rare Diseases
Drug Type: Biologic, Small Molecule
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