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The Food and Drug Administration has approved updated labeling for Abilify, a drug made jointly by Bristol-Myers Squibb and Japans Otsuka Pharmaceuticals
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The Japan Patent Office has licensed GeneCards by Xennex. The company also announced that it has selected Bioscene Informatics as its exclusive partner for the distribution of GeneCards in Japan
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Japan patent office licenses Xennex's GeneCards
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| The Japan Patent Office has licensed GeneCards by Xennex. The company also announced that it has selected Bioscene Informatics as its exclusive partner for the distribution of GeneCards in Japan |
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FEATURES |
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We bridge manufacturer and wholesaler:RIJ
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| Research & Innovation Japan, located in Shiroi, North East of Tokyo, is a one-year-old consulting company that helps foreign companies penetrate into the Japanese market |
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PEOPLE |
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Sosei restructures Board
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| Sosei has changed its Board of Directors. The new non-executive directors include Dr Declan Doogan, Mr Eiji Katayama, Dr Alan Lewis and Mr Isao Muramatsu |
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Faust Pharma signs research agreement with Takeda
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| Faust Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage product company specializing in the discovery and development of drugs for diseases of the nervous system from France has entered into a research agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Company. |
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POLICIES |
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CV, Astellas get FDA approval for Lexiscan injection
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| CV Therapeutics and the US arm of Japanese firm Astellas Pharma have received approval from the US FDA for Lexiscan injection for use as a pharmacologic stress agent in radionuclide myocardial perfusion imaging |
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PRODUCTS |
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AnGes launches Naglazyme in Japan
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| Japanese biopharmaceutical company AnGes has launched Naglazyme (galsulfase) for patients with the genetic disease mucopolysaccharidosis VI |
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