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Merck Japan Joins Hands with Kawasaki City Incubator to Support Startups

July 15, 2025
German Merck’s Japanese subsidiary said on July 10 that it has signed a memorandum of understanding with a life science incubator operated by the Kawasaki Institute of Industrial Promotion to collaborate on business support activities. The MOU was concluded in…

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