Takeda Chooses PRA To Lead Its Revamped Clinical Development Ops

14 Sep 2016

• By Sten Stovall

Takeda has chosen US-based PRA Health Sciences to lead its clinical development as part of the Japanese drug maker’s global R&D overhaul aimed at cutting costs and improving efficiency and innovation.

Having announced a major shakeup of its R&D operations in late July, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has now chosen PRA Health Sciences Inc. to take control of the Japanese drug maker’s pipeline of clinical studies and related product progression.

The pact, which the duo described as ground-breaking, will see around 300 Takeda employees offered the chance to “transition” to...

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