Six Big Pharma companies’ recent and planned staff cuts since the biopharma bubble burst could cost over 39,000 employees their jobs, based on BioSpace tallies. Getting caught up in Big Pharma layoffs is a concern for many biopharma professionals, based on a BioSpace LinkedIn poll this month. Still, when it comes to Big Pharma layoffs, he said he very seldom talks to people who don’t feel vulnerable at some level. Layoffs WARN Act 101: How It Actually Works WARN notices provide a heads up that staff will soon be unemployed, but the act that mandates them has some nuances. Signs of Recovery for BiopharmaCelidonio was not concerned about recent Big Pharma cuts and pointed toward encouraging signs for what’s ahead for biopharma.