Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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GSK Exec Tapped as Takeda’s Next President, 1st Non-Japanese to Lead Japan Juggernaut
Takeda Pharmaceutical made a surprise announcement in the small hours of November 30, naming Christophe Weber, head of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) plc’s vaccine unit, as its next president. He would be the first non-Japanese to take the reins of Japan’s largest…
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