Novo Nordisk will part ways with around 400 employees at its manufacturing site in Bloomington, Indiana, as part of a broader restructuring initiative, Fierce Pharma revealed in a March 31 report, confirming the news with a company spokesperson.
The layoffs will take effect “at the beginning of May,” the spokesperson added, noting that after the cuts, the production plant will be down to approximately 1,400 employees.
The Bloomington facility came to Novo as part of a larger deal by the pharma’s parent company, Novo Holdings, to acquire the CDMO giant Catalent in early 2024 for $16.5 billion. The site, however, has since become a source of headache for Novo, with the FDA flagging persistent contaminations and infestations. These violations have resulted in the rejection of several drugs, including from Incyte, Scholar Rock and Regeneron.
Novo announced a sweeping reorganization effort in September 2025, involving 9,000 layoffs across its global operations. Headcount reduction cycles that followed in the U.S. include one affecting 263 people in New Jersey late last year and another impacting 47 employees in North Carolina in October 2025.