The impact of mergers on pharmaceutical R&D

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作者
LaMattina, John L.
机构
[1] John L. LaMattina is the former President of Pfizer Global Research and Development,
[2] and is currently Senior Partner at Puretech Ventures,undefined
[3] Boston,undefined
[4] Massachusetts 02116,undefined
[5] USA. john.lamattina@comcast.net,undefined
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10.1038/nrd3514
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Q81 [生物工程学(生物技术)]; Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 0836 ; 090102 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical industry have substantially reduced the number of major companies over the past 15 years. The short-term business rationale for this extensive consolidation might have been reasonable, but at what cost to research and development productivity? © 2011 Macmillan Publishers Limited. All rights reserved.
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