Roche mulls costs and staff cuts by year end
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Executive Summary
Roche is mulling over plans to slash its operating costs to cope with "mounting pressures to curb healthcare costs" and to deal with a spate of recent setbacks in its late-stage programmes. It said it would review and analyse its organisation's structures and processes and announce what measures will be taken before the end of the year.
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