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As an accomplished apoptosis researcher and former CEO of the Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, John Reed has spent much of his career championing academic drug discovery. Last year, however, he started in his new role as Head of Pharma Research & Early Development at Roche, one of the world's largest drug developers. Flush with resources and ideas, he told Asher Mullard about his plans to tweak Roche's therapeutic focus and its approach to clinical development and the externalization of innovation.

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John Reed. Nat Rev Drug Discov 13, 170–171 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1038/nrd4262

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