Shire Builds Confidence In $20bn Revenue Target
Executive Summary
Shire's first investor R&D day after its major acquisition of Baxalta earlier this year saw management keen to "bring confidence to the $20bn revenue target figure that we have stated," said CEO Flemming Ornskov. Shire's hemophilia focus, in particular, is facing some scrutiny.
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