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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Sawai Snaps Up Rights for ALS Drug Candidate from Tokai Univ. Spin-Off, Its 1st Orphan Development
Japanese generic major Sawai Pharmaceutical said on June 22 that it has entered into a codevelopment and exclusive license agreement with Neugen Pharma for the rights to manufacture and market the Tokai University spin-off's amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) drug candidate…
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