Catalent cuts more than 100 jobs at Bloomington facility

By Ashton Hackman

Mar 25, 2024 2:19 pm

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Pharmaceutical manufacturer Catalent has laid off 130 employees at its Bloomington facility.

The layoffs come barely a month after the Danish investment group, Novo Holdings, announced plans to buy out the company for $16.5 billion.

More than 400 employees were let go during multiple rounds of layoffs in 2022 and 2023.

Catalent is the second-largest employer in Bloomington. The company partnered with Moderna during the COVID-19 pandemic to manufacture Coronavirus vaccines.

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