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Takeda Linking Arms with a “Reborn” Teva, Sees Turning Point in Market as an Opportunity: Japan Biz Chief Iwasaki

March 30, 2016
Takeda Pharmaceutical has moved to establish a joint venture with Teva Pharmaceutical Industries. Teva Takeda Pharma, in which Takeda will have a 49% stake, and its subsidiary Teva Takeda Yakuhin will handle Takeda’s long-listed drugs and generics. What was the…

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