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Alinamin Invites New President from Non-Pharma Sector
Alinamin Pharmaceutical said on June 21 that it has named Atsushi Morisawa, former chief of power tool manufacturer Koki Holdings, as its new president. The appointment is subject to approval at an annual shareholders’ meeting and extraordinary board meeting on…
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