Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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FRONTEO Opens AI Drug Discovery Lab, Pivots to Out-Licensing Model
Tokyo startup FRONTEO has launched an in-house research hub dubbed the “KIBIT AI Biology Lab” as the company looks to strengthen its AI-driven drug discovery business and shift its revenue model from contract research toward out-licensing. Announced on May 13,…
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