Thermo Fisher charts 160 layoffs in Massachusetts amid viral vector overhaul

In a bid to streamline viral vector manufacturing, Thermo Fisher is charting another round of layoffs this year—and mothballing a Massachusetts factory along the way.

Thermo Fisher is cutting a total of 160 jobs across three different viral vector facilities in Cambridge, Lexington and Plainville, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification alert filed in Massachusetts late last week.