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R&D Head John Orloff Talks About Innovation At Alexion

In an exclusive interview, Alexion R&D head John Orloff takes In Vivo on a tour around the company’s rejuvenated pipeline and explains how the business is innovating to pre-empt the Soliris-shaped hole in its balance sheet.

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Two years ago the board of directors of Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. began a seismic overhaul of its leadership, strategy and pipeline. The Boston-based rare disease specialist had success with Soliris (eculizumab), its blockbuster first-in-class complement inhibitor, but needed to prove to shareholders where the next revenue streams were coming from.

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