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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Lilly to Invest Additional 20 Billion Yen in Japan's Seishin Plant
Eli Lilly Japan said on March 12 that it will invest an additional 20 billion yen in its Seishin plant in Kobe to ramp up domestic production capacity, citing rising demand for existing products and upcoming launches in obesity, diabetes,…
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