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UCB Japan Gathers Pace in Rare Disease Space with 2 New Launches for gMG
UCB Japan is fueling its ambition in the field of rare diseases with the upcoming release of two drugs for generalized myasthenia gravis (gMG). The company aims to make this area the third pillar of its business following “epilepsy” and…
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