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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Asahi Kasei to Buy Calliditas, Bag 1st Therapy for IgA Nephropathy
Japanese chemical conglomerate Asahi Kasei said on May 28 that it is acquiring Swedish drug maker Calliditas Therapeutics in an all-cash deal worth nearly 174 billion yen. With this, the company will get its hands on the world’s first approved…
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