The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on December 21 that sanofi-aventis was selected for its FY2011 Subsidy Program for Projects Promoting Asian Site Location in Japan. In the future, the company will establish a regional headquarters in…
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