PSA: What We Have Here Is A Failure to Innovate
Executive Summary
Discussion at FDC/Windhover's annual Pharmaceutical Strategic Alliances gathering in New York reflected the urgent need for the industry to adopt new models in order to spur innovation--in R&D, finance, business development, and commercial operations.
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