Bengaluru : Biocon Limited,Asia’s premier biotechnology company, announced today that it has received global recognition from the ‘Science’ Magazine which features Biocon in its annual Global ‘Top Twenty Employer’ list for the Bio pharma sector.  According to the 2012 Top Biotech and Pharma Employers survey, Biocon has been ranked at No 19. Biocon is the onlyAsian Company to be a part of the Top 20 Elite List which includes leading global innovator companies.

These companies have been ranked on Six Key parameters:

• Innovative Leader in the Industry

• Treats Employees with Respect

• Is Socially Responsible

• Has Loyal Employees

• Does Important Quality Research

• Makes Changes Needed

This global ranking reflects the growing power of BRAND BIOCON, which is ably supported by its valuable partners, customers, employees and all other stake holders.

Ms Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Chairman & Managing Director, Biocon said, “This is a great recognition for us as a company and a proud recognition for India as we are the only Asian Biopharma company to feature in the Top 20 list.  We are in the distinguished company of leading global Biotech companies and we willwear this badge of honour with a sense of leadership and responsibility that will enable us to take greaterstrides to move up the leader board. ”

Expressing his delight with the listing Mr Ravi C Dasgupta, Group Head HR, said:

“It’s a great honourfor us to break into the list of Top 20 Employers and be recognized as an organization which ‘treats employees with respect’ and as a result ‘has loyal employees’. The Biocon employer brand has been growing stronger with each passing year, and our increased success in attracting and retaining top talent in the sector is a testimony to this.”

What Makes a Top Employer

Every year, Science commissions a survey to identify the biotech and pharma companies considered to be the top employers in the industry, and also to determine which qualities scientists use to make this judgment. This year’s results are based on 4,276 responses to a web-based survey.

56percent of survey respondents work in biotech, and 35 percent for a pharmaceutical company, 70 percent have been working for at least 10 years. 78percent of respondents were based in North America, 14 percent in Europe, and 5 percent in the Asia/Pacific.

For the 11th year in a row, survey respondents ranked “innovative leader” as the most powerful driver of their choice of best company, followed by “treats employees with respect,” “is socially responsible,” “has loyal employees,” “does important, quality research,” and “makes changes needed.”