Best Places to Work Industry, 2011 - TOP 40 COMPANIES

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TOP 40 COMPANIES

RANK 2011	RANK 2010	COMPANY	SIZE	NO. OF EMPLOYEES	STRENGTHS	WEAKNESSES
1	-	Epizyme, Cambridge, MA	Small	< 50	Integrity Communications	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development
2	-	Conversant Bio, Huntsville, AL	Small	< 50	Job Satisfaction Management	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development
3	-	Aldevron, Fargo, ND	Small	50 - 100	Communications Remuneration and Benefits	Training and Development Research Environment
4	-	Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA	Small	1,000+	Training and Development Remuneration and Benefits	Communications Integrity
5	-	Acorda Therapeutics, Hawthorne, NY	Small	100 - 500	Policies and Practices Training and Development	Research Environment Communications
6	-	Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Fort Washington, PA	Small	50	Research Environment Management	Training and Development Remuneration and Benefits
7	-	Celldex Therapeutics, Needham, MA	Small	100	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development	Job Satisfaction Integrity
8	-	DNA Genotek, Kanata, Ontario	Small	50 - 100	Job Satisfaction Integrity	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development
9	2	Wyatt Technology, Santa Barbara, CA	Small	100 - 500	Job Satisfaction Management	Training and Development Research Environment
10	-	DuPont, Wilmington, DE	Large	6,000	Training and Development Job Satisfaction	Research Environment Management
11	-	Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA	Small	1,500+	Remuneration and Benefits Policies and Practices	Job Satisfaction Communications
12	8	Pioneer Hi-Bred: A DuPont Business, Johnston, IA	Large	10,000+	Training and Development Integrity	Research Environment Remuneration and Benefits
13	7	Dow AgroSciences, Indianapolis, IN	Large	5,000+	Training and Development Remuneration and Benefits	Research Environment Communications
14	9	Integrated DNA Technologies, Coralville, IA	Small	500 - 1,000	Research Environment Communications	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development
15	5	Monsanto, St. Louis, MO	Large	20,000	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development	Management Research Environment
16	16	Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA	Large	17,000	Remuneration and Benefits Integrity	Job Satisfaction Training and Development
17	12	Alnyalm Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, MA	Small	*	Training and Development Communications	Integrity Management
18	17	Novartis, Basel, Switzerland	Large	115,000+	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development	Communications Policies and Practices
19	-	Promega Corporation, Madison, WI	Small	1,000+	Job Satisfaction Training and Development	Research Environment Remuneration and Benefits
20	-	Cancer Genetics Inc., Rutherford, NJ	Small	50	Job Satisfaction Communications	Remuneration and Benefits Research Environment
21	-	ArQule, Woburn, MA	Small	100 - 500	Communications Policies and Practices	Integrity Management
22	-	Tengion, East Norriton, PA	Small	50 - 100	Job Satisfaction Communications	Training and Development Remuneration and Benefits
23	22	Targacept, Winston-Salem, NC	Small	100 - 500	Management Job Satisfaction	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development
24	4	Otsuka Maryland Medicinal Laboratories, Rockville, MD	Small	100 - 500	Remuneration and Benefits Research Environment	Integrity Communications
25	21	Lexicon Pharmaceuticals, The Woodlands, TX	Small	100 - 500	Research Environment Management	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development
26	-	Agilent Technologies, Santa Clara, CA	Large	15,000+	Integrity Research Environment	Training and Development Policies and Practices
27	-	Bayer Corp, Leverkusen, Germany	Large	110,000+	Training and Development Remuneration and Benefits	Research Environment Communications
28	10	Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL	Large	90,000	Remuneration and Benefits Management	Training and Development Policies and Practices
29	18	Pfizer, New York, NY	Large	110,000	Training and Development Remuneration and Benefits	Communications Integrity
30	-	Genzyme, Cambridge, MA	Large	10,000	Policies and Practices Remuneration and Benefits	Research Environment Management
31	29	GlaxoSmithKline, Middlesex, UK	Large	99,000	Remuneration and Benefits Integrity	Job Satisfaction Management
32	-	Emergent Biosolutions, Rockville, MD	Small	100 - 500	Communications Training and Development	Integrity Research Environment
33	-	Syngenta Biotechnology, Basel, Switzerland	Large	25,000	Job Satisfaction Training and Development	Research Environment Management
34	-	Boehringer Ingelheim, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany	Large	40,000+	Job Satisfaction Management	Communications Remuneration and Benefits
35	23	Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Tarrytown, NY	Small	1,500	Training and Development Research Environment	Remuneration and Benefits Job Satisfaction
36	20	AstraZeneca, London, UK	Large	63,000	Remuneration and Benefits Management	Training and Development Research Environment
37	32	Asterand, Detroit, MI	Small	100	Policies and Practices Job Satisfaction	Training and Development Management
38	24	Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany	Large	40,000+	Remuneration and Benefits Training and Development	Job Satisfaction Research Environment
39	25	Merck & Co., Whitehouse Station, NJ	Large	94,000	Remuneration and Benefits Policies and Practices	Communications Training and Development
40	-	Bristol-Myers Squibb, New York, NY	Large	27,000	Research Environment Job Satisfaction	Training and Development Management