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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Takeda, Astellas, SMBC Join Forces to Fill Vally of Death in Japan
Takeda Pharmaceutical, Astellas Pharma, and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) inked a master agreement on April 22 to set up a joint venture aimed at the incubation of early-stage drug discovery programs in Japan. Takeda and Astellas previously tied up…
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