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FEATUREBest Places to Work 2006: Industry Top 40 Companies Rank in 2006 Rank in 2005 Company Name/Location Country Total Number of Employees Worldwide Most Highly Ranked Factors Least Highly Ranked Factors 1 1 Tec Laboratories Albany, OR USA 100 or fewer Management Research Environment Integ

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FEATURE
Best Places to Work 2006: Industry

Top 40 Companies
Rank
in 2006
Rank
in 2005
Company Name/Location
Country
Total Number of Employees Worldwide
Most Highly Ranked Factors
Least Highly Ranked Factors
1
1
Tec Laboratories
Albany, OR
USA
100 or fewer
Management
Research Environment
Integrity
Remuneration & Benefits
2
2
Transform Pharmaceuticals
Lexington, MA
USA
100 or fewer
Remuneration & Benefits
Integrity
Management
Research Environment
3
11
Amgen
Thousand Oaks, CA
USA
More than 5,000
Training & Development
Job Satisfaction
Integrity
Policies & Practices
4
3
Infinity Pharmaceuticals
Cambridge, MA
USA
100-500
Policies & Practices
Communications
Job Satisfaction
Remuneration & Benefits
5
9
Genentech
South San Francisco, CA
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Research Environment
Management
Job Satisfaction
6
8
Asterand
Detroit, MI
USA
100-500
Integrity
Communications
Training & Development
Remuneration & Benefits
7
-
Raven Biotechnologies
South San Francisco, CA
USA
100 or fewer
Management
Policies & Practices
Integrity
Remuneration & Benefits
8
13
Lexicon Genetics
The Woodlands, TX
USA
500-1,000
Integrity
Management
Training & Development
Remuneration & Benefits
9
-
Amylin Pharmaceuticals
San Diego, CA
USA
1,000-5,000
Training & Development
Policies & Practices
Research Environment
Remuneration & Benefits
10
28
Monsanto
St. Louis, MO
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Integrity
Research Environment
Job Satisfaction
11
18
Exelixis
South San Francisco, CA
USA
500-1,000
Training & Development
Policies & Practices
Job Satisfaction
Remuneration & Benefits
12
33
AstraZeneca
Lund, Sweden
Sweden
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Management
Job Satisfaction
Integrity
13
26
Bristol-Myers Squibb
New York, NY
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Job Satisfaction
Training & Development
Integrity
14
6
Promega
Madison, WI
USA
500-1,000
Job Satisfaction
Remuneration & Benefits
Research Environment
Management
15
-
GeneDx
Gaithersburg, MD
USA
100 or fewer
Integrity
Management
Training & Development
Remuneration & Benefits
16
-
PR Pharmaceuticals
Fort Collins, CO
USA
100 or fewer
Communications
Job Satisfaction
Training & Development
Remuneration & Benefits
17
34
Novartis
East Hanover, NJ
USA
More than 5,000
Research Environment
Remuneration & Benefits
Management
Job Satisfaction
18
-
Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories
Rockville, MD
USA
100-500
Research Environment
Management
Training & Development
Remuneration & Benefits
19
34
Novartis
Basel
Switzerland
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Research Environment
Management
Job Satisfaction
20
34
Novartis
Horsham, West Sussex
UK
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Training & Development
Communications
Policies & Practices
21
-
Proctor & Gamble
Cincinnati, OH
USA
More than 5,000
Training & Development
Remuneration & Benefits
Research Environment
Management
22
-
Cephalon
Frazer, PA
USA
1,000-5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Policies & Practices
Research Environment
Communications
23
32
Johnson & Johnson
New Brunswick, NJ
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Communications
Research Environment
Management
24
10
Pioneer Hi-Bred
Johnston, IA
USA
More than 5,000
Job Satisfaction
Research Environment
Integrity
Communications
25
28
Monsanto
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Canada
More than 5,000
Training & Development
Management
Job Satisfaction
Remuneration & Benefits
26
34
Novartis
Vienna
Austria
More than 5,000
Training & Development
Research Environment
Integrity
Remuneration & Benefits
27
35
Wyeth
Madison, NJ
USA
More than 5,000
Integrity
Management
Job Satisfaction
Policies & Practices
28
33
AstraZeneca
London
UK
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Management
Communications
Policies & Practices
29
50
Applied Biosystems
Foster City, CA
USA
1,000-5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Communications
Integrity
Job Satisfaction
30
-
MedImmune
Gaithersburg, MD
USA
1,000-5,000
Communications
Policies & Practices
Job Satisfaction
Remuneration & Benefits
31
38
Sanofi-Aventis
Bridgewater, NJ
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Job Satisfaction
Policies & Practices
Communications
32
19
Pfizer
New York, NY
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Training & Development
Policies & Practices
Integrity
33
30
Bayer Healthcare
3 US locations
USA
More than 5,000
Job Satisfaction
Integrity
Research Environment
Management
34
23
Merck and Co.
Whitehouse Station, NJ
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Policies & Practices
Job Satisfaction
Integrity
35
27
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Park, IL
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Management
Communications
Job Satisfaction
36
-
Roche Molecular Systems
Pleasanton, CA
USA
More than 5,000
Policies & Practices
Communications
Research Environment
Management
37
40
Schering-Plough
Kenilworth, NJ
USA
More than 5,000
Integrity
Communications
Job Satisfaction
Training & Development
38
48
Sigma-Aldrich
St. Louis, MO
USA
More than 5,000
Communications
Policies & Practices
Management
Remuneration & Benefits
39
49
Invitrogen
Carlsbad, CA
USA
1,000-5,000
Job Satisfaction
Training & Development
Research Environment
Policies & Practices
40
46
Eli Lilly
Indianapolis, IN
USA
More than 5,000
Remuneration & Benefits
Training & Development
Job Satisfaction
Integrity

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