During a recent visit to Japan ahead of the upcoming G7 Summit, members of the Biopharmaceutical CEO Roundtable (BCR) made another call on behalf of the research-based biopharma industry for the country’s government to set up a new strategic reform discussion on health and medicine issues.
Global CEO Grouping Lays Out Japan, Wider Priorities Ahead Of G7 Meeting
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The Biopharmaceutical CEO Roundtable has added a chorus of C-suite voices to ongoing calls for Japan reform discussions, while also flagging key global health agenda items for the upcoming G7 meeting in the country.

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