A total of 43 innovative new medicines are anticipated to be approved or listed in Japan this year, according to a survey by Jiho. At the center of attention are some highly innovative, but probably ultra-expensive, gene therapies, as well…
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Gilead Sciences is embarking on a new journey in the Japanese market after winding up its long-term partnership with Japan Tobacco to bring back its “missing pillar” in the country - HIV. The company’s Japan helmsman Luc Hermans sat with…
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