Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo and British peer GlaxoSmithKline are to form a 50-50 joint venture to bring new vaccines to Japan. |||
Japanese drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo and British peer GlaxoSmithKline are to form a 50-50 joint venture to bring new vaccines to Japan, targeting an underdeveloped segment of the world's second-biggest prescription drug market. News of the venture, which will likely create the top player in the Japanese vaccine market, sent shares of Japan's No.
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