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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Ex-Takeda CEO Weber Joins Rakuten Medical as Vice Chairman
Rakuten Medical said on September 10 that former Takeda Pharmaceutical CEO Christophe Weber has joined its board as vice chairman as the biotech beefs up its leadership ranks to drive its R&D and US commercialization plans for its photoimmunotherapy platform.…
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