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" As soon as a disease is diagnosed, we still need someone to deliver the care. "

Frans van Houten

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" We can squabble between the siblings in Europe and not be very productive and then see China and the U.S. win over the European region. Or - and this is my preferred choice - we team up together and are the strong region that we want to be, using each others' strengths and building on our commonalities to become the smartest region in the world. "

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