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Santen Readies India Expansion Via Centaur Alliance

 
• By Anju Ghangurde

Japan’s Santen appears set for a scale up in India via an alliance with Centaur Pharmaceuticals. The partners outline to Scrip the broad contours of the India plan.

Japan and India

Japan’s leading specialty ophthalmic care company Santen Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. is gearing up for an expansion push in India and has zeroed in on the privately-owned Centaur Pharmaceuticals Pvt. Ltd. to help steer its product plans in the country.

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