BIO 2021 Notebook: Going Fast And Being Precise

News and views from day three of the BIO Digital annual meeting include Amgen’s CEO on speedy development and NIH’s chief on bringing personalized medicine to COVID vaccines.

BIO 2021 Notebook - Day 3
CHINA’S DECISION TO SUPPORT COVID PATENT WAIVERS WAS CALLED A 'BOLD ACT' AT THE BIO ANNUAL MEETING.

Amgen, Inc. has had a difficult start to 2021, with Q1 revenues declining 4% thanks to the impact of the pandemic, but its CEO Robert Bradway is confident it can return to growth during the year.

Speaking in a one-to-one at the BIO Digital conference with BIO’s chief executive Michelle McMurry-Heath, Bradway said the company would...

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