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MHLW Planning 10-Year Fund for Drug Discovery, Official Reveals at JPMA Meeting
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is looking at establishing a 10-year fund to support drug discovery startups, which will be run by government funding and donations from pharma companies, a senior official told an industry group on…
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