Novartis Head of Corporate Research And Chairman, Novartis Institute For Tropical Diseases, Paul Herrling On The Need For Government Funding For Neglected Diseases: An Interview With PharmAsia News
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
Paul Herrling, Head of Corporate Research at Novartis and Chairman of the Novartis Institute For Tropical Diseases, Singapore spends a week each month in Singapore and for the rest he fulfills his other global commitments. Herrling sat down with PharmAsia News in Singapore to discuss research initiatives for neglected diseases and controversies revolving around his proposal for a fund to research neglected diseases by multiple governments.
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