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Iwaya Reappointed as EFPIA Japan Chair for 2-Year Term
EFPIA Japan said on March 31 that Takahiko Iwaya, Japan president of Sanofi, has been reappointed as the chair of the organization, effective March 27, for a new two-year term until March 2027. “Japan’s pharmaceutical industry is in a period…
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