Japan’s contract drug rep ratio rose to 8.7% in FY2024 as the total number of regular reps continued to fall, the Japan Contract Sales Organization Association (JCSOA) reported in June. Amid industry downsizing, the roles and expectations placed on contract…
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Ono, Prof. Honjo Disagree About Validity of Patent Royalty Rate for Opdivo
Ono Pharmaceutical and Kyoto University Professor Tasuku Honjo have sharply conflicting views on whether their exchanges about the royalty rate for the anti-PD-1 antibody Opdivo (nivolumab) in 2014 constituted an agreement - a major point of dispute in a lawsuit…
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