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

SThree’s Elden taps into new areas of service and talent

A changing clientele base and the need for expertise in previously untapped areas are driving new approaches to client service and internal staffing at international specialist recruiter SThree.
20 January 2014

UK financial services sector bouncing back

The UK’s financial services sector is in the vanguard of the economic recovery, with growth in finance sector jobs set to accelerate.

Sector Analysis Pharmaceutical and life sciences

The global nature of the pharma and life sciences industry throws up unique talent challenges
Analysis, In-house recruitment 17 January 2014

Global Spotlight on Switzerland

The country that is home to the headquarters of many multinationals can surprise recruiters with its high degree of regionalism

SEC Recruitment appoints learning manager Brunsden

Pharma, IT and analytics recruiter SEC Recruitment has taken on Carly Brunsden as learning and development manager.
Your recruitment business 20 December 2013

Ricky Martin Column: Keeping a young firm up to date

Since leaving a large recruitment company to set up my own consultancy, Hyper Recruitment Solutions (HRS), there has been one thing I always struggle to have enough of — time!
Your recruitment business 11 December 2013

US recruiter On Assignment acquires two firms

Multi-brand US recruiter On Assignment has acquired recruitment firms CyberCoders Holdings and Whitaker Medical.
Your recruitment business 4 December 2013

US health recruiter Cross Country buys Allied Healthcare from On Assignment

US healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare has acquired Allied Healthcare, a specialist division of staffing firm On Assignment.
Your recruitment business 4 December 2013

Athona makes Anthony to ops director of medical recruitment division

Athona Recruitment has promoted Steven Anthony to the role of operations director for its medical recruitment division, Athona Medical.
Your recruitment business 29 November 2013

Life sciences recruiter Talentmark goes stateside in Boston

Life sciences recruiter Talentmark is opening a new office in Boston, Massachusetts, its fourth office and second outside the UK.
Your recruitment business 28 November 2013

US staffing firm Team Health Holdings brings in two new directors

Physician staffing firm Team Health Holdings has bought Joseph L Herring and Neil M Kurtz onto its board of directors.
Your recruitment business 22 November 2013

Professional recruiter Lawrence Harvey announces Ferguson as group MD

Rory Ferguson has been appointed managing director of recruitment firm Lawrence Harvey Group.
Your recruitment business 19 November 2013

Barrington James promotes Williams to direct global ops

Pharmaceutical recruiter Barrington James has promoted Iain Williams to the role of director of global operations.
Your recruitment business 15 November 2013

Labour procurer de Poel goes Dutch with office in Sittard

Temporary agency labour procurer de Poel has opened a new office in the Netherlands in Sittard, in the Southern region of Limburg.
Your recruitment business 15 November 2013

Drug maker AstraZeneca makes £120m investment in factory and jobs

Pharma giant AstraZeneca is to invest £120m in a new facility at its global manufacturing site in Macclesfield, securing and creating jobs.
Your recruitment business 12 November 2013

London is top for talent, but can’t rest on its laurels, says Deloitte report

London is the world’s top city for highly skilled knowledge-based jobs, according to a report by professional services firm Deloitte.
Your recruitment business 11 November 2013
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