William Burns
William Burns
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We stand by the guidance of February when we forecast 1.1 to 1.2 billion Swiss francs for pandemic use. That is the best estimate we can give on the government orders we have.
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We have taken this unique step, which is unlike any initiative undertaken by Roche, to help ensure that the right medicines in the right formulation are available locally. We want to use the knowledge we have developed to help strengthen local manufacturing capability and hope to help as many manufacturers as possible in these hardest hit countries by sharing our knowledge, so that they can learn and benefit from our technology.
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We have both decided the second time around is much better,
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We have not identified anyone who could significantly speed up the agreed delivery timelines for the first half of 2006, but we have been able to identify partners to insure against breakdowns in supply and partners to broaden geographic coverage.
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This needs two players at the table. We have a capacity well in excess of total government orders placed to date ...There should be no holding back in the belief that we do not have sufficient supply.
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The rate at which this capacity is utilized will depend in large part on the future order flow from governments around the world. We are now ahead of demand in meeting the manufacturing challenge.
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This is a unique opportunity in Duluth. This is a good proposal. The developers have made every effort to meet every objection and address them.
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This is a unique opportunity in Duluth, ... This is a good proposal. The developers have made every effort to meet every objection and address them.
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I just think what we are seeing here is a terrible human tragedy,
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I knew this wasn't the end of the road. It couldn't be. I'm too active.
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We believe that with these forward-looking actions we are well placed in our collaboration with world governments on their plans to manage a potential health crisis.
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Never say never to anything, ... As you get older, being alone isn't very desirable. You want someone to drink your coffee with, to share your television with. I missed male companionship.
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Efforts to stop piracy are a powerful signal of Russia's determination to ensure its economic future and also help bring us closer to our mutual goal of a bilateral WTO agreement and Russia's accession to the WTO.
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It's very difficult to market this product because customers don't use the product on a continual basis.