will you admit that pharma M&A will greatly reduce R&D spend?
No, I do not agree that pharma M&A per se will greatly reduce aggregate R&D expenditures. Moreover, I don't think it's automatic that M&A per se will reduce aggregate R&D expenditures to any degree.
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