Japan’s drug pricing panel held its final round of industry hearings on December 10 as it heads toward the FY2026…
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Mitsubishi Chemical Scraps Muse Cell Therapy Program
Mitsubishi Chemical Group said on February 14 that it will terminate the development of its multi-lineage differentiating stress enduring (Muse) cell therapy CL2020, which has been clinically tested across seven diseases in Japan, including investigator-led trials. The decision was made…
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