European Notebook: Salmonson Stays At CHMP Helm; Sandoz, AstraZeneca Build New Biologics Facilities
Executive Summary
CHMP Chairman Tomas Salmonson re-elected for three-year term; Sandoz and AstraZeneca develop manufacturing facilities in Austria and the US respectively for biosimilars and biologics, among investments suggesting European pharmas' more confident outlook; more in this month's column
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