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Dainippon’s Takada to Head JPMA Public Affairs Committee
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association’s (JPMA) Public Affairs Committee picked Yoshihiro Takada, head of Corporate Secretariat & Industry Affairs at Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma, as its chairman on April 15.Shigeru Morotomi, managing officer and director of the Corporate Communications Department at…
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