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MHLW Official Making Rounds to Rally Private Support for Drug Discovery Fund
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is working to line up private-sector backing for a newly established drug discovery fund now being readied for its official launch in FY2026, according to a senior official. Takeshi Annaka, director of…
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