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Vagelos Speaks. Will Pharma Listen?
Posted: September 15, 2005Roy Vagelos, Former Chairman and CEO of Merck, gave a keynote presentation at the Pharmaceutical Marketing Congress in Philadelphia this past Tuesday. His presentation was entitled "Medicine, Science, and Merck: The Changing Pharmaceutical Industry."Vagelos began his career as a physician and medical researcher. At Merck, he was also head of research before being "promoted" to CEO.
Dr. Vagelos made many interesting points about science, credibility, pricing, and the future of the pharmaceutical industry that are summarized in today's post to Pharma Marketing Blog.