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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Yakult, LivTech Enter into Option Agreement for Anti-Cancer Monoclonal Antibody Development Program
Yakult Honsha announced on November 8 that the company has entered into an exclusive option agreement on November 7 with the bioventure company LivTech, Inc. (based in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture) for LivTech’s LIV-2008, a humanized monoclonal anti-cancer antibody R&D program.…
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