J.P. Morgan Notebook Day 3: Novartis' Cancer Reorg, AbbVie's Price Pledge, Genentech’s Partnering And More

Daily round-up of news and notes from the 2017 J.P. Morgan Healthcare conference in San Francisco: Comments from President-elect Donald Trump hovered over the crowd, but companies aimed to stay focused on moving forward regardless of what policy changes are coming.

Novartis AG has made big changes to its oncology research organization in recent months, as the company looks to recapture lost ground in the immuno-oncology field, and Chief Medical Officer Vasant Narasimhan said in an interview the changes are all part of a “rejuvenation.”

There have been some high-profile R&D departures too, most notably the head of global oncology development Alessandro Riva, who was...

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