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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Japan Launches Public-Private Council to Create Innovation Ecosystem
Japan has launched a new high-level council to address structural challenges in its drug discovery ecosystem amid growing concerns over drug lags and losses and mounting calls from the global pharmaceutical industry for greater policy stability. The inaugural meeting of…
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