Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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AMED, JPMA Poised to Embed Pharma Expertise in Drug Discovery
Japan’s government funding agency for medical R&D and leading pharma trade group have joined forces to accelerate innovative drug discovery by embedding industry expertise into state-backed research programs. The Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) and the Japan…
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