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- Will Temporary Measures in R&D Tax Credit System Be Extended? Enthusiasm for R&D Investment Could Determine Outcome
September 3, 2020
- MHLW Names 9 Candidates for Independent Safety Monitoring Panel for Pharma Products
September 3, 2020
- AMED Confirms 1st COVID-19 Case at HQ
September 3, 2020
- Japan Weighs COVAX Participation with Optional Purchase Arrangement
September 2, 2020
- AMED to Fund 7 More Company-Led COVID-19 Vaccine Projects Including Takeda, Daiichi Sankyo
September 2, 2020
- Japan Rolls Out Full-Fledged Sakigake System, Designations 2 Times a Year with Tougher Revocation Rules
September 1, 2020
- AMED to Focus on 5 Initiatives Including Strengthening Cooperation with Govt: New Chief
September 1, 2020
- Healthcare Spend Reaches Record 43.6 Trillion Yen in FY2019: MHLW
September 1, 2020
- MHLW Panel Roughly OKs Report on Stable API Supply Measures
August 31, 2020
- With Abe Hitting Exit, Industry Eyes Riveted on FY2021 Off-Year Re-Pricing Plan
August 31, 2020
- Japan in Talks to Secure 40 Million-Plus Doses of Moderna Vaccine via Takeda: Minister
August 31, 2020
- MHLW Set to Address API, Coronavirus Vaccine Issues in FY2021 Budget
August 28, 2020
- Japan’s 1st Topical Axillary Hyperhidrosis Drug, JT’s HIF-PH Inhibitor Now in Line for September Approval
August 28, 2020
- MHLW Panels Agree to Prioritize Flu Vaccinations for Elderly, and Then HCPs
August 27, 2020
- MHLW to Accept Sakigake Applications All Year Long under Amended PMD Law
August 27, 2020
- MHLW Vows Thorough Post-Approval Safety Follow-Up on COVID-19 Vaccines: Official
August 27, 2020
- MHLW Likely to Secure Largest Volume of Flu Vaccines since Quadrivalent Switch: Kato
August 26, 2020
- Rakuten Medical’s Sakigake-Designated Photoimmunotherapy Up for MHLW Panel Review on Sept.4
August 25, 2020
- MHLW OKs Label Expansions for Keytruda, Imfinzi, Kadcyla
August 24, 2020
- Japan to Look at H1N1 Flu Rules to Consider Indemnity for COVID-19 Vaccine Makers
August 24, 2020
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