Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Alnylam Plants Flag in Japan Soil, Eyes 4 RNAi Therapeutic Launches in 5 Years
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a US biotech leading in RNAi therapeutics, has established a Japanese subsidiary, looking to roll out four rare disease drugs in the country within five years, with the first approval expected in 2019 for patisiran, a treatment for…
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