Japan accepts Pluristem's regenerative cells as safe

Israel's Pluristem Therapeutics Inc. has announced that Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) has cl...

August 13, 2015 | Thursday | News
US-based ERT expands in Japan

Singapore: ERT, a US-based service provider to biopharmaceutical organizations, medical device companies and contract re...

January 16, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Japan's MHLW lifts prescription period limitation for Daiichi Sankyo's antiplatelet agent

Based on a notification received from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Daiichi Sankyo Company Limite...

June 1, 2015 | Monday | News
Otsuka launches joint venture in Vietnam

Singapore: Otsuka Pharmaceutical reached an agreement to establish a joint venture (JV) in the functional food and bever...

August 1, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Samantha Su, Simranjit Singh: Finding skilled professionals is a challenge in Singapore

In the biomedical sector, the combination of latest technology and a strong business model is considered to be ideal. Th...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
Allergan Japan implements new software to meet regulatory requirements

In a step to upgrade its pharmacovigilance services, Allergan Japan has announced that the company has implemented US-he...

September 7, 2015 | Monday | News
Teva announces partnership with Takeda

Singapore: Teva Pharmaceutical and Takeda Pharmaceutical has announced that the two companies have entered into a defini...

December 1, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Aortic stent grafts market to grow at slow pace'

Singapore: The global aortic stent grafts market will increase in value from an estimated $1.2 billion in 2013 to just o...

October 17, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
Japanese medical firms enter into the Philippines

Singapore: With a view to expand into the lucrative Asian markets, two major medical companies in Japan have planned to ...

January 2, 2015 | Friday | News
Nihon University to host 8K Imaging Technology Symposium

For the first time, Nihon University will organize an international symposium on Medical-Engineering Collaboration with ...

July 7, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Novocure launches Optune in 23 brain cancer centers in Japan

Physicians at 23 brain cancer centers in Japan are now certified to provide Optune to recurrent glioblastoma patients on...

June 1, 2015 | Monday | News
Serendex signs $11.5 million-worth deal with an undisclosed Japanese company

Norway-based Serendex Pharmaceuticals A/S has entered into a non-binding term sheet with a pharma company regarding Sere...

December 21, 2015 | Monday | News
Plasticell appoints Veritas as the exclusive distributor

Singapore: Plasticell, the biotechnology company specialising in high throughput technologies for directed stem cell di...

June 18, 2012 | Monday | News
OphthaliX secures patent from Japan for intraocular pressure therapeutic

OphthaliX Inc., a clinical-stage company focused on developing therapeutic products for the treatment of ophthalmic diso...

December 21, 2015 | Monday | News
Sigma-Aldrich, Tokyo university develop microRNA

Singapore: Sigma-Aldrich's innovative biological products and services business Sigma Life Science signed an exclusive c...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Sun Pharma enters Japanese prescription market

Singapore: Sun Pharma has announced the acquisition of 14 established prescription brands from Novartis AG and Novartis ...

March 30, 2016 | Wednesday | News
Japan Okays Sanofi's Basal Insulin Drug

French pharma giant Sanofi has announced that the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan has granted mark...

July 6, 2015 | Monday | News
NextDocs expands customer list by more than 10%

Singapore: NextDocs, the global leader in compliance solutions for regulated industries, announced that it has expanded ...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | News