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Radio 4,04 Aug 2011,30 mins

Bitter Pill

In Business

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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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