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J&J-Bound Reed Reaches End Of The Road As Sanofi R&D Chief

Staying In Big Pharma

 
• By Kevin Grogan

The French drugmaker has begun an external and internal search to succeed John Reed who is heading for Johnson & Johnson after an up-and-down five years as Sanofi’s R&D chief.

John Reed
John Reed • Source: Sanofi

John Reed is leaving a mixed legacy after almost five years as head of R&D at Sanofi, a time when the company has struggled to propel products into the market to reduce its reliance on the megablockbuster Dupixent.

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