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The biotech environment has improved. Why are layoffs still happening?
By all accounts, last year was a tough time to keep a job in biotech. The Business Journal counted 67 Massachusetts life sciences companies that laid off about 3,800 employees in 2023. Many industry recruiters called the period a "market correction,…