Thermo Fisher to eliminate about 70 positions at Middleton bioanalytical lab
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What we know
Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, USA.
Department affected: U.S. Bioanalytical laboratory operations.
Based on news reporting.
Summary
Thermo Fisher Scientific confirmed it will eliminate about 70 positions at its Middleton, Wisconsin facility as it consolidates U.S. Bioanalytical laboratory operations into its Richmond, Virginia site. The company said affected positions related to those operations in Middleton will be impacted through 2026 while some impacted colleagues will transfer to expanding GMP laboratory operations at the Middleton site. Thermo Fisher framed the change as an effort to improve efficiency, align resources and support long-term growth of its laboratory network, and said it will support affected employees during the transition. The consolidation shifts bioanalytical work to Richmond while enabling additional Middleton capacity for GMP operations.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. cut 70 jobs in WI affecting its U.S. Bioanalytical laboratory operations team as of December 31, 2026.
That is roughly 0.1% of the 122,000 people Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. employs.
LayoffTalk has tracked 37 layoff events at Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. since November 2022, including 1,299 jobs documented in official WARN filings, with 18 additional events known from news reporting.
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