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Chugai CEO Lauds Sakaguchi’s Nobel-Winning Work
On the heels of the announcement that Osaka University’s Shimon Sakaguchi has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Osamu Okuda, president and CEO of Chugai Pharmaceutical, issued a congratulatory statement on the evening of October 6. Sakaguchi…
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