REGULATORY

National Cancer Center’s Fujiwara Named New PMDA Chief

March 27, 2019

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Yasuhiro Fujiwara, deputy director of the National Cancer Center Hospital, was appointed as the new chief executive of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), effective April 1. The appointment was endorsed by the Cabinet on March 26, and revealed…

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