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Health Minister Signals Early March Approval for iPSC Products
Japan could grant conditional and time-limited approval early next month for what would be the world’s first induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived medical products, Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno said. Speaking at a press conference on February 20, Ueno said the…
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