Analysis of individual placements across 43 companies over the past 18 months paints a vivid picture of Japan’s evolving healthcare industry. This comprehensive snapshot illuminates current market demands, strategic shifts, and the enduring appeal of this pivotal Asian market.Rare Diseases…
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FPMAJ Chair Calls for Sufficient Consensus on Drug Discovery Support Fund
Japan should hold careful discussions and form a sufficient consensus on what is tentatively called the “drug discovery support fund,” which has been vehemently opposed by US and European pharma groups, Yasushi Okada, chairman of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’…
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