The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Neo-Morgan Laboratory Developing a Variety of Organisms Using “Disparity Mutagenesis Technology”
Rie Kugimiya, director, Business Development Division of Neo-Morgan Laboratory Incorporated (NML), outlined her company’s business activities with a special focus on projects in the pharmaceutical field at a recent monthly seminar held by the Japan Pharmaceutical Licensing Association (JPLA). NML…
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