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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Shionogi Eyes Faster QOL Biz Expansion with Ex-JT Researchers: CEO
Shionogi President and CEO Isao Teshirogi said on January 30 that the company expects what it calls the “QOL disease” business to gain momentum following the addition of research staff from Japan Tobacco’s (JT) former pharmaceutical division. The Osaka drug…
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