BIO 2016 Notebook: Pricing And Innovation Hot Topics In San Francisco
Executive Summary
Scrip spoke with several executives and attended multiple panel discussions in San Francisco during the first full day of BIO's annual international gathering. Drug pricing and enabling innovation emerged as key themes.
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