Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Chugai Positions Mid-Sized Molecule Drugs as Third Pillar of Business, Aims to Produce First Candidate within 3 Years
Chugai Pharmaceutical has decided to make mid-sized molecule drugs such as cyclic peptides a third pillar of its business following small molecule and antibody drugs, Executive Vice President revealed on January 28. Mid-sized molecule drugs, which have a molecular weight…
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