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Makroregion północno-zachodni; Wielkopolskie; Miasto Poznań
Location of affected unit(s)
Poznań
Sector
Manufacturing (20 - 21) Manufacture of chemicals and pharmaceuticals 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 21 - Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
9 May 2017
Employment effect (start)
10 May 2017
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018
Description
Polish biotechnology company Selvita has announced that it will create at least 100 jobs at its new research unit in Poznań by the end of 2018. About 50 jobs will be created in the next few months. The company is looking for mainly chemists and biologists. The unit will be on drug discovery projects for the biggest global chemical and pharmaceutical companies.
Selvita was founded in 2007 in Kraków, Poland. Currently, the company employs over 380 scientists. The company has offices in Poland, the USA and the UK.
Sources
9 May 2017: Wirtualny Nowy Przemysł
Citation
Eurofound (2017), Selvita, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 90976, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/90976.