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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Gilead’s VP for EMEA Hermans to Replace Orihara as Japan Head
The Japan arm of Gilead Sciences said on November 9 that Luc Hermans, M.D., who serves as vice president for commercial planning in Europe, Middle East, and Australia (EMEA), will become its president effective January 1. Current Japan unit chief…
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