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In the Tuscan countryside just outside Siena, a historic laboratory is helping Novartis in its bid to become the world's premier vaccine company. Alison Abbott reports.

No one attending one of Rino Rappuoli's symposia in Siena, Italy, could fail to be seduced by his laboratory's melding of modern efficiency and old-world charm. The Sclavo Institute may have top-of-the-range facilities, but there is still scope for lunch on the terrace accompanied by a glass of chianti and uninterrupted views of the Tuscan hills.

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