R&D Restructurings Aim To Placate Investors While Pharma Waits For Results
Executive Summary
In response to poor R&D productivity and declining revenue as drug patents expire, Big Pharma companies have shrunk drastically to keep shareholders happy while they try to retool moribund R&D strategies.
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