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/Pantherna Expand mRNA-Based Regenerative Medicine Collab to Add New Target Organ
Astellas Pharma said on October 3 that it has signed a technology evaluation contract with Germany-based Pantherna Therapeutics for research to develop regenerative medicine programs through mRNA-based direct reprogramming, also known as transdifferentiation. The new deal extends the scope of…
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