European Industry Played Key Role In Mitigating COVID-19
Detailed Modelling And Industry Co-ordination Were Central To Managing Pandemic
Executive Summary
In the first part of an exclusive two-part interview, James Burt – Accord’s executive vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and North Africa – talks to Generics Bulletin about the key actions taken by the generics industry to mitigate the coronavirus pandemic, and the changed landscape that the off-patent arena can expect to see in future.
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