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Congressional letters sent to the CEOs of Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Merck, BMS and AbbVie this week voicing concerns about the pharmas’ clinical trials in China highlight an ongoing discrepancy in how government and industry think about the rise of the Asian country’s biotech industry.
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Days after backing out of two Ionis-partnered neuro programs, Biogen has inked a potential $1.8 billion buy of Human Immunology Biosciences and boosting its late-stage immunology pipeline.
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As part of an ongoing Senate investigation into pharma companies’ tax rates, Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) has asked Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla to explain irregularities in its reported revenues, losses and taxes paid.