Life sciences

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Jobmatch Sweden, Matchtech, Meet Life Sciences, Right Management, Synergy

BIP UK appoints Darling director TA, learning & development

Consulting firm BIP UK has appointed Matt Darling as its new talent acquisition, learning & development director.

DEI, Your business 25 February 2025

FINANCIALS: SThree profits down due to challenging conditions

STEM recruiter SThree reports that its net fees were down 9% year-on-year (YoY).

Circle appoints Pirate Kelly as chairman

Recruitment organisation Circle has appointed Dean Kelly (left), co-founder of RDLC Pirates, as chairman.
 

Your recruitment business 3 February 2025

Life sciences recruiter Hartmann Young targets growth following MBO

International life sciences recruitment firm Hartmann Young has completed a management buyout (MBO) with founder Andrew Buxton.

DEI, Your recruitment business 22 January 2025

Owen Daniels acquires STEM specialist GK Search

Owen Daniels Group, a provider of STEM recruitment solutions, has acquired specialist STEM recruiter GK Search.

Your recruitment business 13 December 2024

Kelly Services boosts sales team

Kelly Services, the workforce solutions provider, has boosted its sales team with three strategic recruits to be based in the UK.

ID Medical partners with The Royal Society of Medicine

ID Medical has partnered with the Royal Society of Medicine (RSM) to enhance the careers of the medical recruitment consultancy’s working candidates.

RSA appoints McCabe as head of North America

RSA, the global life sciences executive search firm, has appointed Elizabeth McCabe as head of RSA North America.

Lawrence Harvey opens Munich office

Lawrence Harvey, the enterprise solutions, IT & change management, pharmaceuticals and oil & gas recruiter, has expanded its international offering with a new office opening in Central Munich.

EU robotics programme to create 240,000 jobs

The European Commission and 180 companies and research organisations, under the umbrella of euRobotics, have launched a research and innovation programme, which will create 240,000 jobs across Europe.

AbbVie expansion creates 175 highly skilled jobs

AbbVie, the global research-based biopharmaceutical company, opened its newly expanded facility in Sligo, Ireland today, having created up to 175 highly skilled jobs in the area since the expansion began in 2012.

Square One Resources hires Nowzari

Square One Resources, the specialist IT, enterprise resource planning (ERP) and pharma recruitment agency, has hired Kavi Nowzari as team leader for the permanent development practice across the Deutschland, Austria and Switzerland (DACH) region.

Heidrick & Struggles appoints Barbat as partner

Global executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Dr Jorge Barbat as partner within the global life sciences practice in Madrid.

Hoad joins Talentmark on managed services team

Talentmark, the provider of life sciences executive search and resourcing solutions, has appointed Marianne Hoad as project leader for the company’s managed services team.

Borderless expands its leadership team

Borderless, the leadership consulting and executive search firm, has appointed Anne Nierinck as an equity partner.

Sugarman Group opens Western Australian office

The Sugarman Group, the medical, education and social work recruiter, is expanding its international operations by opening a new office in Perth, Western Australia.

Jobs and UK top talent on the line in proposed AstraZeneca takeover

US drugs giant Pfizer’s proposed takeover over of its Anglo-Swedish rival AstraZeneca would be bad news for the availability of top talent in the sector, according to a pharmaceutical recruiter.

Sky’s the limit for Pinstripe & Ochre House’s rebrand to Cielo

Pinstripe & Ochre House, the global talent acquisition and management partnership, has announced its new brand identity, Cielo.

Athona goes nationwide with perm education service

Athona Recruitment is expanding its education division’s permanent recruitment business nationwide, the company has announced.

Talentmark hires Lebbink

Life sciences consultancy Talentmark has hired executive search specialist Christiaan Lebbink to join on a consultancy basis, covering the Benelux and continental European region.

Executive searches fall as financial services bucks the trend, says AESC report

The average number of searches started by executive search firms fell by 7.7% in the first quarter of 2014 compared with the first quarter of 2013, according to the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) ‘State of the Executive Search Industry Report’.
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