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For the past seven years, Kyoto University and Astellas Pharma have been collaborating in a drug discovery research project funded by the science ministry, in order to discover innovative immunoregulative drugs, such as asthma or rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drugs. Now,…
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PHARMA JAPAN welcomes JETRO New York’s Shunsuke Tani as a guest columnist. In occasional contributions, Tani will share his perspectives on US pharmaceutical policy, industry developments, and life in America, drawing on his firsthand experience in the US.---Hello from New…
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