Stockwatch: Biogen's belligerent repetition
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
Two iconic artists are brought together in unlikely combination at an exhibition that opens in Oxford this week. The patterns of William Morris's curtains and wallpapers have a sublime connection with Andy Warhol's prints of Marilyn Monroe – repetition. The theme of repetition also struck me in the most impactful clinical data release of last week.
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