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these are first in class and fully developed by sanofi.eat medicines. we need more of them. we need more of them in-house and externally. the playbook is set. we know what we are doing and we're excited. i've been at this four years. to be honest, this is the day i've been looking forward to most, not just meeting you guys, obviously, but running the r&d session and sharing with people. >> you have great results? >> we will share detail that people have not seen yet. you can do that today. you can capture the imagination. these are long-term projects. >> a business model question about r&d and how much you think that effort is against your rivals with lowering the r&d. >> there is a blend of 60/40. there is a discovery piece at the beginning of the idea. we know we're great at drug development, but we need more assets to go into the system. we will share 12 of those today which is the biggest number in immunology in any company. it is an exciting time for us. >> a couple of weeks ago on the 27th when you read the literature and people say

entre las farmacéuticas, que aumentarán sus precios estarían pfizer, sanofi y la farmacéutica takeda.r nuevamente iluminado luego de que sus luces se apagaran por falta de fondos para reparar el sistema de iluminación. >> un informe reveló que la organización illuminati comenzó a recaudar estos fondos a través de donaciones privadas y está casi al 90% de su meta. una vez alcanzada esta meta, y al contar con los focos, las luces podrían volver en 10 meses aproximadamente. 7. >> hablemos ahora de los precios de las viviendas en la bahía, que hacen muy difícil que los compradores logren sus objetivos . pero el problema no es solo aquí en nuestra zona, ya que la compañía de bienes raíces redfin encontró que en todo el país solo el 16% de las casas para la venta se encuentra a un precio asequible. ese porcentaje es de un 0.3 en san francisco y de 0.4 en san josé. >> bueno, ya que estamos en ese tiempo, a ver, aquí va una pregunta para ti. a ver, ya te planteaste algún propósito para el año nuevo? >> sí, vivir día a día, solamente eso siempre ha sido solamente vivir día a día, nada más. >>

key companies making the move to raise prices include pfizer, sanofi and takeda. other companies, like glaxosmithkline are cutting costs on drugs for insulin in an attempt to avoid penalties for high insulin prices that could have been imposed under the 2021 american rescue plan act, and a federal judge has given the green light to a shareholder class action lawsuit against johnson and johnson. the complaints are the complainants are accusing the pharmaceutical and medical company of concealing contamination issues with its talc products. the judge is allowing those who were shareholders from february 22nd of 20, 2013 to december 13th of 2013 to pursue their securities fraud claims as a group. johnson and johnson says its talc products are safe and do not contain asbestos. us officials are still seizing shipments of illegal e-cigarettes, but industry data shows thousands of products are still making their way into the united states. over 11,000 unique products are being sold in the us at 27% increase from june. fda data shows the us refused entry to 148 pallet con