The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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JPMA, Tohoku Medical Megabank to Start Collaborative Research on Preemptive Health
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) and Tohoku University’s Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) plan to soon launch a pilot-based cohort research program on “preemptive medicine,” aiming to ink an agreement around March, JPMA President Joji Nakayama said. The small-scale…
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