SHANGHAI - Calling the start of the new millennium "the century of human medicine," John Lechleiter, Eli Lilly's chief executive officer, predicted that Chinese scientists would help shape the era, but also said that the government needs to advance its intellectual property regime in order to unleash innovation
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