Eisai and JD.com to launch online dementia treatment in China

Japanese pharma aims to develop new drugs based on big medical data

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The joint venture between Eisai and JD.com aims to have a pool of about 2,000 dementia specialists communicating with users online. (Source photos by Rei Ishii and Reuters)  

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japanese pharmaceutical company Eisai will set up a joint venture with Chinese e-commerce group JD.com to launch an online medical services business focusing on dementia in China early next year, Nikkei has learned.

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