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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Astellas Plans to Cut 450 Jobs via Voluntary Redundancy Program
Astellas Pharma said on June 3 that it will introduce a voluntary redundancy program for employees at the company and its two Japan-based subsidiaries, seeking a reduction of its workforce by some 450. The applicants will leave the company at…
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