OSAKA -- Japanese pharma Shionogi hopes two joint ventures with China's Ping An Insurance Group -- one already set up in Hong Kong and the other pending in Shanghai -- will be able to leverage its partner's huge health care database to design new drugs and services.
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Shionogi to leverage Ping An health care data to speed growth
Japanese pharma eyes Shanghai and Hong Kong JVs as fast-track to novel drugs
The Ping An Good Doctor online medical consultation app is used by 346 million people in China. (Photo by Naoki Matsuda)
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