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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Chordia President Confident in Success of “Synthetic Lethality” Drug; Negotiated Directly with Takeda to Establish Startup
Hiroshi Miyake, president of Chordia Therapeutics, a biotech company established by a group of former researchers of Takeda Pharmaceutical, recently sat with Jiho to talk about the background of the establishment of the company. “I think Takeda gave our startup…
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