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Shionogi Completes Takeover of JT’s Pharma Business
Shionogi said on December 1 that it has completed the transfer of Japan Tobacco’s (JT) pharmaceutical business, finalizing a series of transactions announced in May that also included the acquisitions of JT units Torii Pharmaceutical and Akros Pharma. The completion…
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