Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
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Fujifilm to Buy US iPS Cell Manufacturer Cellular Dynamics
Fujifilm Holdings said on March 30 that it will acquire Cellular Dynamics International Inc., a US developer and manufacturer of fully functioning human cells, for US$307 million - the latest move in the Japanese company’s drive to beef up its…
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