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Bayer Yakuhin Chief Prinz Named Vice Chairman of EFPIA Japan
Bayer Yakuhin President Heike Prinz was appointed vice chairman of the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA), Japan, effective September 1. A German native, Ms Prinz is taking over the role from GlaxoSmithKline’s Philippe Fauchet, who left the…
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