A year has passed since the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) announced its package strategy to fuel the early commercialization of software as a medical device (SaMD) in November last year. A growing number of drug makers are…
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With the start we’ve seen to this year, one thing is certain - 2021 is turning out to be a lot more like 2020 than the glory days of 2019. Our new normal is a schedule of Zoom calls, Teams…
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