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Otsuka Taps Autoimmune Diseases as Strategic Pillar for Long-Term Growth
Otsuka Holdings has declared autoimmune diseases as a new strategic focus area, aiming to develop the therapeutic field into a next-generation growth driver, President and CEO Makoto Inoue said on an online business strategy briefing on July 16. “We plan…
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