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GSK Prunes The Pipeline To Make Way For The New

 
• By Jessica Merrill

CEO Emma Walmsley has vowed to be more decisive when it comes to progressing drugs to late-stage development. The company terminated five programs, including several in respiratory disease to prioritize other assets and business development.

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GlaxoSmithKline PLC CEO Emma Walmsley told investors she is sticking to her pledge to remove bureaucracy from the drug development process and prioritize investment in high-value candidates, during the firm's third quarter earnings call Oct. 31.

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