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- 1Kobayashi Pharmaceutical may be target of ¥500 billion buyout●Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, the firm that was at the center of a supplement contamination scandal involving suspected deat
Kobayashi Pharmaceutical, the Japanese company at the center of a supplement contamination scandal involving suspected deaths, is reportedly considering a potential buyout offer valued at more than ¥500 billion. The news puts the embattled Osaka-based drugmaker back in the spotlight, with attention on who might take over the firm and what it would mean for the company's future after the scandal damaged its reputation and finances.
- 2Weight-loss jab maker sponsors Vogue World, drawing criticism●‘It’s problematic’: concern as weight-loss jab maker sponsors Vogue World event
Critics are raising concerns after Novo Nordisk, the maker of the weight-loss injection Wegovy, sponsored Vogue World, a high-profile fashion event tied to Vogue magazine. Commentators have called the partnership 'problematic', arguing that a pharmaceutical weight-loss company backing a leading fashion publication risks glamorising slimming drugs and reinforcing pressure around body image at a time when such jabs are already controversial.