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In Business: Bitter Pill

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04/08/2011

Bitter Pill

BBC Radio 4 - In Business, Bitter Pill

What does the closure of the giant Pfizer facility in Kent mean for the UK's R&D future?

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is closing most of a research facility in Kent, putting 2,000 science jobs at risk. Peter Day asks what the decision means for an important UK industry.

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer is closing most of its giant research facility at Sandwich in Kent, the place where Viagra was developed, putting two thousand science jobs at risk. Peter Day asks what the surprising decision means for an important UK industry.

Producer : Sandra Kanthal.

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