Research and Development
The major bases for R&D are Basel (Switzerland), Hyderabad (India), Shanghai (China), and Cambridge (USA). Operations in China are set for rapid expansion within the next five years.
Major therapeutic areas are autoimmunity/transplantation/inflammatory disease, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, gastrointestinal disease, infectious diseases, musculoskeletal disease, neuroscience, oncology, ophthalmology, and respiratory diseases.
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