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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Executives Urge Stronger CDMO, CRO Base at Drug Discovery WG Meeting
Industry members called for strengthening Japan’s CDMO and CRO sectors at the second meeting of the government’s drug discovery and advanced medicine working group on February 26, as discussions moved toward drafting a public-private investment roadmap. At the session under…
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