Thursday October 9, 4:00 pm ET Company climbs to No. 2 in ranking; up six spots from last year ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Monsanto Company (NYSE: MON - News ) is earning recognition as a leader in biotechnology not just for its ground-breaking products but also for being a great place to work. Monsanto, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, took second place in the 2008 Top Biotech and Pharma Employers list by Science, a leading industry publication. The company moved up six spots from number eight the prior year. The annual web-based survey rates companies around the world in 23 categories. The top driver in the survey was being an innovative leader in the industry, followed by quality of top management, and loyal employees, said Ian King, associate director of science careers for Science magazine. "More...
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