A total of 43 innovative new medicines are anticipated to be approved or listed in Japan this year, according to a survey by Jiho. At the center of attention are some highly innovative, but probably ultra-expensive, gene therapies, as well…
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Economic Security Chief Vows to Beef Up Vaccine Development, Manufacturing in Japan
Takayuki Kobayashi, who has assumed the newly created post of minister in charge of economic security, expressed his determination on October 5 to work towards augmenting Japan’s vaccine development and manufacturing regimes in collaboration with relevant ministries and agencies. The…
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