BUSINESS

No Plan for LLP Split-Off at This Point: Sumitomo Dainippon Chief

May 15, 2017
For now, Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma does not plan to join a growing league of innovative drug makers unpacking their long-listed products (LLPs), or off-patent brand-name drugs, President Masayo Tada said on May 11. “At this point, we have no plan…

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