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“All-Japan” System Needed to Contend with Top Global Drug Makers: JPMA R&D Head
Yoshinori Ikeura, chairman of the Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association’s (JPMA) R&D Committee and site head of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Shonan Research Center, told Jiho in a recent interview that “No Japanese drug maker, not even Takeda, can rival the top big…
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