BUSINESS
Spera Pharma Begins Business Capitalizing on “Takeda’s” Track Record, Aims to Become Japan’s No. 1 CDMO
Spera Pharma, which took over part of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Pharmaceutical Sciences (chemistry, manufacturing, and control) business amid the drug giant's R&D revamp, started its operations in July, aiming to obtain orders from drug makers by pitching formulation design and other…
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