Given Imaging's Colon PillCam cleared in Japan

Singapore: Israel-based Given Imaging, a world leader in gastrointestinal medical devices and pioneer of capsule endosco...

July 18, 2013 | Thursday | News
CPhI Japan wins prestigious AEO Excellence Award

Singapore: CPhI Japan won the Organiser Team of the Year award at the Association of Event Organisers (AEO) Excellence A...

July 17, 2012 | Tuesday | News
FDA approval for Daiichi Sankyo packaging facility

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo has received US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to package products at its first U...

June 26, 2012 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Japan to consider new legislation to regulate clinical studies

Singapore: Japan is considering new legislation to regulate clinical studies in the country, according to a report publi...

August 6, 2013 | Tuesday | Regulatory
Astellas Pharma launches new vaccine in Japan

Singapore: Astellas Pharma has launched the combined vaccine for the prevention of pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, and p...

November 6, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Shimadzu launches gas chromatograph mass spectrometer

Singapore: Shimadzu Corporation introduced the GCMS-TQ8030 ultra fast triple quadrupole gas chromatograph mass spectrome...

May 21, 2012 | Monday | News
Eisai pharma opens its new Australia division

Singapore: Eisai, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, is seeking to expand its global network by opening a new office in ...

November 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
There must be another way'- thought iPS cell guru Shinya Yamanaka

"When I saw the embryo, I suddenly realized there was such a small difference between it and my daughters. I thought, we...

October 25, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
BioSpectrum Asia launches 5th CRO survey

Singapore: After four consecutive successful annual surveys on the developments in the clinical research industry, BioSp...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Japan to launch emergency center in Cambodia

Singapore: Innovation Network Corp. of Japan has announced its plans to establish a joint venture with two other Japanes...

December 26, 2013 | Thursday | News
LCT, Otsuka to co-develop NTCELL for Parkinson's

Singapore: Living Cell Technologies have signed an agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory to co-develop NTCELL for...

December 17, 2012 | Monday | News
10 pharma giants join hands to speed up drug discovery

Collaboration has emerged as the preferred way forward for pharmaceutical companies looking to address the patent cliff,...

October 18, 2012 | Thursday | News
Japanese biomedical firm sets up lab in Singapore

Singapore: Japan-based biopharmaceutical firm, Kyowa Hakko Kirin (KHK) has setup Singapore Translational Research Labora...

September 9, 2013 | Monday | News
Pharmacovigilance: A strategic opportunity

For many Asian pharmaceutical companies, pharmacovigilance is a critical component of any drug development program. As p...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
CEO of Takeda's Millennium Pharma quits abruptly

Singapore: Ms Deborah Dunsire, CEO, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, is leaving the company in an abrupt departure. Ms Dunsir...

May 13, 2013 | Monday | News
Daiichi Sankyo reveals its five-year business plan

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo has announced a new five-year business plan, which will span from April 1, 2013 through March ...

March 22, 2013 | Friday | News
Daiichi to work with US FDA to solve Ranbaxy quality issue

Singapore: As a strong reaction to the import ban placed on Ranbaxy Laboratories' third manufacturing unit in India, the...

September 25, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Takeda gets go ahead for teduglutide in Europe

Singapore: The European Commission (EC) has granted European market authorization for the medicinal product teduglutide ...

September 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Astellas, UMN pharma to curb influenza in Japan

Singapore: In a bid to curtail the growing cases of influenza in Japan, Astellas announced that it has submitted an app...

June 3, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Big Pharma continues acquisitions

The first quarter of 2011 witnessed major deals in the global pharmaceutical space, with April proving to be a big month...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Ranbaxy aiming to sell its generics in Japan

Singapore: Leading Indian generic drug maker, Ranbaxy Laboratories, along with its owners, Japan's second largest pharma...

November 18, 2013 | Monday | News
Daiichi Sankyo and Asubio merge to streamline operations

Daiichi Sankyo Inc., the US subsidiary of Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd, will merge with its US-based sister company, Asubi...

April 5, 2015 | Sunday | News
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Astellas joins hands with Tecnofarma International

Singapore: The US subsidiary of Japanese drug major Astellas Pharma has entered into a distribution agreement with Tecno...

June 7, 2013 | Friday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: New CRO players emerge in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis

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