Novo Nordisk Ups Lay Offs In R&D Push; Preps UK Supply Chain For Hard Brexit
Executive Summary
Novo Nordisk's decision to free up resources for R&D investment means 1,300 lay-offs across the company by the end of the year. The Danish group is meanwhile stockpiling medicines and bolstering its supply chain outside the UK in case of a 'no deal' hard Brexit, its CEO says.
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