Janssen Pharmaceutical, the Japan Innovative Medicine unit of Johnson & Johnson (J&J), said on May 12 that Chris Rieger, head of J&J MedTech’s surgery business in Japan, has been appointed as its president, effective June 2. Rieger, 50, will be…
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