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Biocon, India's largest pharmaceutical company, has been recognised by the Science magazine as one of the 'Top 20 Employer' in the bio-pharma sector in 2012.
Bangalore-headquartered Biocon is the only Asian company to be on the list.
Let's take a look at the biggest pharma employers in the world.
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Biocon Chairman and Managing Director.Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Biocon Limited
Rank (2012): 19
Rank (2011): N/A
Global headquarters: Bangalore
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals is based in New York.Photographs: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Rank (2012): 1
Rank (2011): 2
Headquarters: Tarrytown, New York
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Vertex Pharmaceuticals is ranked second.Photographs: Babu Babu/Reuters
Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Rank (2012): 2
Rank (2011): 1
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: A pharmacist arranges drugs inside a pharmacy in Athens.Photographs: John Kolesidis/Reuters
Genentech
Rank (2012): 3
Rank (2011): 3
Headquarters: San Francisco, California
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Danish Crown Prince Frederik, centre, and his wife Crown Princess Mary, right, with Danish Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Bendt Bendtsen, left, open Japan headquarters of Novo Nordisk in Tokyo.Photographs: Toshiyuki Aizawa/Reuters
Novo Nordisk
Rank (2012): 4
Rank (2011): 9
Headquarters: Bagsvaerd, Denmark
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Corn plant specialist Nick Bosso pollinates a stalk in the greenhouse at the Monsanto Research facility in Chesterfield, Missouri.Photographs: Peter Newcomb/Reuters
Monsanto Company
Rank (2012): 5
Rank (2011): 16
Headquarters: Creve Coeur, Missouri
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Millennium is ranked sixth.Photographs: Handout/Reuters
Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company
Rank (2012): 6
Rank (2011): 5
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Boehringer Ingelheim is based in Germany.Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Boehringer Ingelheim
Rank (2012): 7
Rank (2011): 7
Headquarters: Ingelheim, Germany
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Roche's headquarters in Rotkreuz, Switzerland.Photographs: Michael Buholzer/Reuters
Roche
Rank (2012): 8
Rank (2011): 15
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: The headquarters of Biogen Idec in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Biogen Idec
Rank (2012): 9
Rank (2011): 10
Headquarters: Weston, Massachusetts
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Dupont Chestnut Run Plaza facility near Wilmington, Delaware.Photographs: Tim Shaffer/Reuters
DuPont
Rank (2012): 10
Rank (2011): 4
Headquarters: Wilmington, Delaware
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Novartis plant in Basel, Switzerland.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Novartis
Rank (2012): 11
Rank (2011): 14
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Sol Barer, former CEO, Celgene, in Boston, Massachusetts.Photographs: Stringer/Reuters
Celgene
Rank (2012): 12
Rank (2011): N/A
Headquarters: Summit, New Jersey
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Robert Bradway, CEO of Amgen, in Washington.Photographs: Jason Reed/Reuters
Amgen
Rank (2012): 13
Rank (2011): 6
Headquarters: Thousand Oaks, California
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Merck Serono headquarters in Geneva.Photographs: Valentin Flauraud/Reuters
Merck
Rank (2012): 14
Rank (2011): 12
Headquarters: Darmstadt, Germany
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: A representative of Abbott enters a clinic in Pune.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Abbott
Rank (2012): 15
Rank (2011): 11
Headquarters: Abbott Park, Illinois
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Genzyme headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts.Photographs: Brian Snyder/Reuters
Genzyme
Rank (2012): 16
Rank (2011): 13
Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Logo of Swiss agrochemicals maker Syngenta in front of a cornfield near the company's plant in Stein near Basel, Switzerland.Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Syngenta
Rank (2012): 17
Rank (2011): 8
Headquarters: Basel, Switzerland
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: John Martin, CEO, Gilead, in Los Angeles.Photographs: Chris Pizzello/Reuters
Gilead Sciences
Rank (2012): 18
Rank (2011): 18
Headquarters: Foster City, California
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India's Biocon among world's top pharma employers
Image: Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals in Berlin.Photographs: Fabrizio Bensch/Reuters
Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals
Rank (2012): 20
Rank (2011): 20
Headquarters: Berlin, Germany
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