Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Shionogi Workforce Down 341 after Voluntary Buyout Program
Shionogi’s total workforce stood at 2,117 at the end of March, down by 341 from a year before, according to its FY2023 securities filing released on June 21. The Osaka drug maker attributed the decline chiefly to its voluntary redundancy…
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