Top 40 Companies

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 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

Top 40 Companies

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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