Second-Quarter Earnings Updates, In Brief
Executive Summary
In quarterly earnings calls, GlaxoSmithKline talks acquisition strategy while Regeneron is bullish on the sales prospects for its age-related macular degeneration drug Eylea and Sanofi highlights the recently initiated Phase III ODYSSEY program in hypercholesterolemia.
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