Absci lays off 40 employees — August 9, 2022
Absci, a healthcare company based in Canada, laid off 40 employees on August 9, 2022. At the time, the company was at the Post-IPO stage. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://www.absci.com/message-from-ceo-08-09-2022/
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