Japan’s contract drug rep ratio rose to 8.7% in FY2024 as the total number of regular reps continued to fall, the Japan Contract Sales Organization Association (JCSOA) reported in June. Amid industry downsizing, the roles and expectations placed on contract…
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Oncolys Forms Oncolytic Virus Sales Collab with Fujifilm in Japan
Tokyo-based biotech Oncolys BioPharma said on February 7 that it has formed a collaboration with Fujifilm Toyama Chemical for the marketing of its oncolytic virus telomelysin as an esophageal cancer treatment in Japan. The biotech said in October last year…
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