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Speeches

The pharmaceutical industry has a proud record of creating value for society by reducing the individual, economic and social burden of disease. But if it is to continue to be a force for good in the world, radical changes are needed to the industry’s historic ways of doing business.

That was the key message of a speech by Chief Executive Officer David Brennan at a recent high-profile gathering of business leaders.

I am proud of my industry and what it has achieved. It will not be easy to maintain that same progress in the next fifty years; the world is a more complex and more challenging place. But you should not doubt our commitment to delivering sustainable value to our shareholders and to society as a whole.

David Brennan, CEO