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Shiozaki Lauds BIKEN-Mitsubishi Vaccine JV
Health Minister Yasuhisa Shiozaki on November 8 hailed an announcement made the previous day by the Research Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University (BIKEN) and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma to establish a joint venture for vaccine manufacturing. “We welcome this…
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