Canada's Aspreva Pharmaceuticals says that Chief Scientific Officer Richard Jones is leaving the company as the biotech cuts 33 jobs, or about a quarter of its work force. Company officials say they want to concentrate on their core functions. Aspreva recently completed a late-stage trial for an experimental therapy for myasthenia gravis and another trial for a treatment of lupus nephritis. Aspreva says it remains committed to a pact it has with Roche.
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