Takeda Pharmaceutical’s overseas sales ratio has reached 90.9%, exceeding 90% for the first time though only in the first half…
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Japan Stiffens Foreign Investment Rules for Certain Drug, Medical Device Manufacturers
The Japanese government on June 15 tightened its foreign investment rules by adding infectious disease drug makers and manufacturers of high-risk medical devices to its list of “core businesses” in a move apparently aimed at fending off their takeovers as…
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