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Takeda Launches Dedicated COVID-19 Website to Inform of Product Supply, R&D Status

April 3, 2020
Takeda Pharmaceutical has launched a dedicated site for the novel coronavirus disease COVID-19 on its company website to provide up-to-date information on its product supply and R&D status. On the product supply front, as of March 23, the company stressed,…

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