Type
Internal restructuring
Country
European Union
Region
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Chemicals And Pharamceuticals
Manufacture Of Basic Pharmaceutical Products And Pharmaceutical Preparations
21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations

250 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
28 October 2011
Employment effect (start)
1 December 2011
Foreseen end date

Description

Multinational pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, based in Bagsværd outside Copenhagen in Denmark, plans to cut 250 jobs in the European sales division.

Reasons for the restructuring are said to be the pressure on prices of insulin products. It is reported that health reforms and pressures from competitors have decreased growth in the insulin business in Europe to fewer than 3%, Novo informed on 28. October 2011.

Novo has 32000 employees in Europe of which ca. 43% work in Denmark.


Sources

  • 28 October 2011: Borsen.dk

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Novo Nordisk, Internal restructuring in European Union, factsheet number 72794, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/72794.