Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Takeda Ditches Flu Vaccine TAK-850 from Pipeline
Takeda Pharmaceutical has dropped the development of its cell-based seasonal influenza vaccine TAK-850 as it seeks efficiency in resource allotments and prioritization among vaccine candidates, according to its R&D pipeline update on October 28. TAK-850 was in PIIa development in…
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