Top Large Companies (more than 5,000 employees)

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Best Places to Work 2006: Industry

Top Large Companies (more than 5,000 employees)

Rank in 2006	Rank in 2005	Name/Location	Type	No. of R&D employees	Total No. of New Jobs in 2005	2005 Net Income	Significant developments in the past year
(among large companies)
1	3	Amgen, USA	Biotechnology	12,500 (all depts)	1755 (US and Puerto Rico)	$3.1 billion (2004)	Acquired Abgenix
2	1	Genentech, USA	Biotechnology	9,500 (all depts)	1,500	$6.6 billion	Acquired BioGen Idec's NIMO biologics manufacturing facility
3	9	Monsanto, USA	Agricultural biotechnology	1,900	N/A	$6.3 billion (global)	Acquired Seminis, Inc. and Emergent Genetics, Inc.; donated 700 metric tons of hybrid corn seeds to Malawi
4	12	AstraZeneca, Sweden	Pharmaceutical	5,000	95	$6.5 billion (global)	Acquired Kudos Pharmaceuticals, hired new CEO David Brennan
5	7	Bristol-Myers Squibb, USA	Pharmaceutical	5,000	N/A	$3.0 billion	FDA approved three drugs: Baraclude, Orenicia,...

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Top Large Companies (more than 5,000 employees)

FEATUREBest Places to Work 2006: Industry Top Large Companies (more than 5,000 employees) Rank in 2006 Rank in 2005 Name/Location Type No. of R&D employees Total No. of New Jobs in 2005 2005 Net Income Significant developments in the past year (among large companies)

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