BIO 2019 Notebook: Sharpless On Pricing, Takeda M&A Strategy, FDA Cell And Gene Therapy Staffing

News and views from day two of the BIO International Convention: US FDA's Sharpless decries the focus on the price of "medical miracle" Zolgensma; Takeda explains why its business development philosophy leads to the valuation seen in the Ariad buyout; and CBER Director Marks talks about how his division will staff up to review cell and gene therapy candidates.