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UMN to Open Japan’s Biggest Biopharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Facility; Success or Failure Could Determine the Future of this Business in Japan
UNIGEN Inc., a joint venture of UMN Pharma Inc. (Akita) and IHI Corporation (Tokyo), has completed construction of Japan’s biggest biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing facility in Ikeda, Gifu Prefecture. Over 40,000 Liter Bioreactor Capacity More than 10 billion yen will be…
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