Nichi-Iko aids Elmed under deal with Eisai

Nichi-Iko has started promoting the value-added portfolio of Eisai’s Elmed in Japan under a strategic alliance struck earlier this year that also includes Nichi-Iko acquiring all shares in Elmed by 1 April 2019. As part of the “phased acquisition” (Generics bulletin, 6 April 2018, page 3), Nichi-Iko said it had by 1 October acquired a third of stocks in Elmed for a total of ¥5.47 billion (US$48.7 million).