GlaxoSmithKline’s CEO Emma Walmsley Tries to Conquer Old R&D Demons

Close to a decade ago, GSK CEO Andrew Witty and R&D chief Moncef Slaoui decided they needed to do something new and different to fire up a lackluster R&D group, looking to shock a system where researchers were far too focused on hanging on to unpromising drugs.

Now, new CEO Emma Walmsley says she has inherited the exact same problem they vowed to fix.

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