INTERVIEW: Celgene's head dealmaker strikes a fair balance
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Celgene is known among biotechnology firms for being a disciplined buyer and an ideal collaborator – a reputation in which the company's head dealmaker George Golumbeski takes a lot of pride.
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