With snowballing healthcare spending and the emergence of new modalities of treatments, discussions are heating up around revisiting the scope of health coverage on pharmaceuticals, with the Ministry of Finance (MOF) and payers advocating the mantra of “large risks with…
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Luring Big Pharma with GPCR Work, Sosei Heptares Treads Its Own Path to Pursue Small Molecule Targets
Sosei Group’s unique drug discovery platform for G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR)-targeted compounds is attracting a growing list of big pharma companies, with CEO Shinichi Tamura stressing that small molecules are still “the high road” in pharmaceuticals despite drug makers’ uphill…
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