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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MHLW to Seek Funding to Promote and Support Healthcare Startups in FY2017 Budget Request
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to request funding for measures to promote healthcare startups proposed by its panel as part of the “allocation for the promotion of priority themes” in its budget request for FY2017. The…
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