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Introducing the nominees for best biopharma CEO of 2017. Vote for your favorite!

The criteria for determining the best biopharma CEO of 2017 was exceptionally high, which makes the nominees on this list all the more exceptional.

Biopharma has suffered some scares this year in Washington, D.C., and on Wall Street, but from a science perspective, the industry has performed admirably, particularly with big advances in cancer immunotherapy and gene therapy.

I pored over spreadsheets, dug deep into medical journals, stared at stock charts, and consulted my beloved dog, Bo, to determine this year’s nominees for best biopharma CEO. There were some hard

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