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. 2011 Aug 1;10(8):559-60.
doi: 10.1038/nrd3514.

The impact of mergers on pharmaceutical R&D

John L LaMattina  1
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The impact of mergers on pharmaceutical R&D

John L LaMattina. Nat Rev Drug Discov. .

Abstract

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?

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