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Top Stories By Nick Paul Taylor Johnson & Johnson Chief Scientific Officer Paul Stoffels is to retire at the end of the year, ending a nine-year stint at the top of the rejuvenated R&D unit and creating more turnover at the top of the Big Pharma. read more By Kyle LaHucik Last week it was Selecta Biosciences. 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