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Newly published data convinced AstraZeneca to conduct a sprawling late-stage program for its GLP-1 pill. Elsewhere, Bausch + Lomb will lay off 119 employees in Missouri.
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Newly published data convinced AstraZeneca to conduct a sprawling late-stage program for its GLP-1 pill. Elsewhere, Bausch + Lomb will lay off 119 employees and Cartesian boosted its ‘in vivo’ cell therapy capabilities.
An article from
News roundup
Newly published data convinced AstraZeneca to conduct a sprawling late-stage program for its GLP-1 pill. Elsewhere, Bausch + Lomb will lay off 119 employees in Missouri.
Published June 10, 2026
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