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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Meiji Breaks Ground on “Dual-Use” Plant for Antibiotics and Vaccines
Meiji Seika Pharma has kicked off construction of a new manufacturing facility in Japan that will function as a “dual-use” plant, producing antibiotics and the COVID-19 vaccine Kostaive in normal times and switching to next-generation mRNA jabs in the event…
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