Japan approves VYVGART for treatment of generalised Myasthenia Gravis

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Jan, 2022

Netherlands-based argenx SE has announced that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved ...Read more

Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo divests certain cardiovascular products, shifting focus to oncology

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jan, 2022

Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has entered into an agreement with Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. whereby ...Read more

IQVIA releases emerging biotech/biopharma trends to watch for in 2022

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Jan, 2022

IQVIA has come up with the key trends that emerging biotech and emerging biopharma companies should look out for in 2022...Read more

Japan approves MicroPort CRM's Alizea Bluetooth Pacemaker

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 17 Jan, 2022

MicroPort CRM, a pioneering company in the field of Cardiac Rhythm Management, headquartered in France, has recentl...Read more

Japan’s Takeda buys Adaptate Biotherapeutics to strengthen immuno-oncology portfolio

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Jan, 2022

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has announced the exercise of its option to acquire Adaptate Biotherapeutics, a UK-based c...Read more

Japan develops cancer therapy using on-site synthesis of anti-cancer drugs

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Jan, 2022

An international research group at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan has successfully treated can...Read more

Japan’s Otsuka Pharma invests in development of psychedelic medicines

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Jan, 2022

The McQuade Center for Strategic Research and Development, LLC (MSRD), established in the US by Japan-based Otsuka Pharm...Read more

Japan's Shimadzu enters into 'smart cells' field with new investment

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Jan, 2022

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in Bacchus Bio innovation, a startup company spun off from Kobe University...Read more

Japan's PRISM BioLab partners with Roche and Genentech for drug discovery research

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Jan, 2022

PRISM BioLab, a Japan based biotechnology company with a proprietary peptide mimetic small molecule drug discovery ...Read more

Japan opts for drug repurposing to stop dementia

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Jan, 2022

Via drug repositioning, a team of scientists at the Osaka City University in Japan has created a combination of rifampic...Read more

Japan-funded study explores antibodies to neutralise omicron

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Dec, 2021

An international team of scientists have identified antibodies that neutralize omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants. Th...Read more

Merck and Ridgeback’s COVID-19 pill receives ‘special approval’ in Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Dec, 2021

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have announced that Japan’...Read more

Eisai to market Gilead’s rheumatoid arthritis drug in Asia

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Dec, 2021

Japanese firm Eisai has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the commercialisation and distribution ...Read more

Japan approves booster shot for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Dec, 2021

US-based Brand Institute has announced its successful partnership with Moderna in naming their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: SP...Read more

Japan’s NEC teams up with BostonGene to improve cancer care

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 16 Dec, 2021

US-based BostonGene Corporation and Japanese firm NEC Corporation have announced a strategic global partnershi...Read more

Japan launches R&D of VR therapy for chronic pain

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Dec, 2021

Jolly Good Inc. in collaboration with Aichi Medical University Hospital's Pain Center, the first interdisciplinary treat...Read more

Japan-based Shimadzu releases six new models of analytical balances

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Dec, 2021

Shimadzu Corporation has released six new models in its AP-AD series of analytical balances simultaneously in Japan and ...Read more

Eurofins enhances clinical and COVID-19 testing offering in Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 10 Dec, 2021

Eurofins Scientific has announced a share purchase agreement with Japan-based Transgenic Inc. to acquire Genetic Lab (G ...Read more