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Americas Chief James Robinson Leaves Astellas, What Will Happen to PhRMA Treasurer Seat?
Astellas Americas chief James Robinson bowed out to assume a COO role at Alkermes earlier this month, leaving PhRMA’s board treasurer seat in limbo - only a month after he became the first executive of a Japanese drug maker to…
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