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Otsuka Wants to Make Jnana Cornerstone of Future Drug Discovery: CEO
Otsuka Holdings President and CEO Tatsuo Higuchi on August 2 expressed his enthusiasm about the planned buyout of Jnana Therapeutics announced the previous day, explaining that the significance of the deal lies in the acquisition of its drug discovery technology.…
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