Drugmaker Kowa, Israel's Teva plan joint generic drug firm

Drugmaker Kowa, Israel's Teva plan joint generic drug firm

TOKYO, Japan - Shlomo Yanai (L), president and chief executive officer of Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., and Yoshihiro Miwa, president of Japanese drugmaker Kowa Co., shake hands during a press conference in Tokyo on Sept. 24 at which they announced the two companies will set up a joint generic drug company in Tokyo next year.

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