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, Yaskawa Electric to Form JV for Cell Therapy Production
Astellas Pharma said on March 6 that it has agreed with Yaskawa Electric to set up a joint venture for the development of a cell therapy product manufacturing platform. Capitalized at 4.5 billion yen, the joint firm is scheduled to…
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