Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Mitsubishi Chemical Calls It Quit for Medicago, COVID Jab
Mitsubishi Chemical Group is pulling the plug on all operations of its Canadian subsidiary Medicago after the unit, despite approval granted for its unique COVID-19 vaccine, faced difficulties transitioning to commercial production. The group said on February 3 that it…
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