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...“Celgene is not a leading multinational like Pfizer . . . and this deal can help it expand its business in China,” says John Lin, a partner at consultancy Roland Berger....
...But some companies with similar patent pressures, including Eli Lilly, have diversified far less, while Bristol-Myers Squibb has instead shed non-core activities to bet on enhanced innovation in its pipeline...
...Like Eli Lilly, which includes an animal health division, it labours under questions about its smaller scale, as it is over-shadowed by mega-mergers elsewhere....
...Eli Lilly has signed cost- and revenue-sharing deals with operators including Covance and Quintiles....
...Two good corporate examples are Dell’s idea storm – www.ideastorm.com - and Eli Lilly’s innocentive – www.innoceive.com....
...Analysts on Tuesday suggested that Sanofi-Aventis, BMS, Eli Lilly and Merck could be among those that follow Pfizer’s lead with a new round of cuts....
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