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Astellas, Amgen Clinch Strategic Alliance on 5 Products; JV to Begin Operations in October
Astellas Pharma and US biotech powerhouse Amgen said on May 29 that they have inked a strategic alliance to jointly develop and commercialize five pipeline medicines of Amgen in Japan, with the first launch anticipated as early as 2016. The…
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