Clinical Development Setbacks, Pricing Pressures Hit Top, Bottom Lines at Roche
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
"The financial crisis has arrived for the pharmaceutical industry," says CEO Severin Schwan.
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