Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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JB to Build New Plant in Hokkaido to Double Ig Production
The Japan Blood Products Organization (JB) on July 7 unveiled a 200 billion yen investment plan to build a new plasma product plant in Chitose, Hokkaido, doubling its immunoglobulin production capacity by FY2035 to help meet rising domestic demand. The…
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