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J&J’s Stoffels On Actelion’s ‘Exquisite’ Researchers, India TB R&D Plans

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

J&J’s chief scientific officer Dr. Paul Stoffels tells Scrip that flexibility is a hallmark of how the company goes about its collaborations, including the new $30bn deal with Actelion. Stoffels is also hoping to progress the science for a new TB medicine via a unique collaboration in India.

Johnson & Johnson’s chief scientific officer, Dr. Paul Stoffels, says that the deal structure for the acquisition of Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which provides for a spin-out “R&D engine”, is an “inventive” one that finds a solution that’s good for all concerned.

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