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Pfizer Japan Gearing Up for Reorganization in December, Pres. Umeda to Double as Head of New Unit

October 28, 2014
Pfizer Japan is making steady headway towards its reorganization in December, which will spawn a new local unit that will take over its innovative drug business. The drug giant said in the official gazette earlier this month that its president,…

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