Sanofi to cut 207 R&D jobs in latest French reshuffle

By Noëlle Mennella PARIS/TOULOUSE (Reuters) – Sanofi plans to cut 207 jobs in France as part of the drug company’s latest reshuffle of its research operations, which unions said would also lead to layoffs at vaccine and animal health divisions. Sanofi management told union representatives on Tuesday that the group planned to cut 376 research jobs in France, offset by the creation of 169 new openings, mostly near Paris. “As far as research and development is concerned, this plan could lead to a net loss of 207 jobs out of 5,000,” a Sanofi spokesman said. …