Eisai will bow out of the generic supply business by transferring the entire stake in its wholly owned subsidiary, Elmed Eisai, to leading Japanese generic maker Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical for roughly 17.12 billion yen, with the transaction expected to be completed…
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