Japan approves NDA for hyperlipidemia drug

Singapore: The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has approved a new drug application (NDA) of Lotriga granu...

October 1, 2012 | Monday | News
Shionogi-ViiV Healthcare announces trial results of dolutegravir

Singapore: Initial results received from the phase III SINGLE (ING114467) study of Shionogi-ViiV Healthcare's investigat...

July 11, 2012 | Wednesday | News
What is the revenue size, range of CROs in APAC?

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

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
FIPB clears seven pharma proposals, defers three

Singapore: The Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) has cleared seven out of the ten investment proposals in the ph...

July 8, 2013 | Monday | Regulatory
Kyoto University gets patents for iPS cell technology

Singapore: Kyoto University has been granted four patents relating to its basic iPS cell technology, one in Japan and th...

October 11, 2012 | Thursday | Regulatory
Japanese MMA for Mitsubishi's diabetes drug

Singapore: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Daiichi Sankyo have announced that Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma has received approva...

July 9, 2014 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Astellas seeks to market enzalutamide in Europe

Singapore: Japan-based Astellas Pharma has submitted a European marketing authorization application to the European Medi...

June 27, 2012 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Daiichi seeks approval of Topotecin use in children

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo has submitted a supplemental new drug application to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Wel...

November 9, 2012 | Friday | Regulatory
Astellas invests $140 mn on expansion in the US

Singapore: Tokyo-based Astellas, a pharmaceutical company, is investing $140 million to locate its headquarters for the ...

June 7, 2012 | Thursday | News
Google, Facebook, Apple launch 'Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences'

Singapore: Mr Sergey Brin (computer scientist and co-founder of Google), Ms Anne Wojcicki (American biologist, co-founde...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
New R&D center to advance rice research in Japan

Singapore: The agriculture ministry of Japan will set up a center to develop rice strains, using genetic studies, that a...

June 10, 2013 | Monday | News
Daiichi, Ranbaxy promote generics in Brazil

New Delhi: Daiichi Sankyo and Ranbaxy will work in synergy in Brazil to expand the business of both companies in the cou...

April 18, 2013 | Thursday | News
Japan medtech firm signs $9 mn deal with A*Star

Singapore: Japan's technology company, Arkray is investing $9.1 million over a five-year period in a research venture an...

May 27, 2013 | Monday | News
Fujifilm opens new lens factory in Philippines

Singapore: Fujifilm Corporation has started full-scale operation of Fujifilm Optics Philippines in Laguna. The new compa...

July 17, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Daiichi Sankyo, National Cancer Center enter research alliance

Singapore: National Cancer Center of Japan and pharma company Daiichi Sankyo have agreed to form a comprehensive rese...

May 23, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Phospagenics, Nippon Zoki to develop pain drug

Singapore: Australian drug delivery technology company Phosphagenics has extended its collaboration with its high cal...

April 2, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Japan's BIOtech 2013 witnesses 10,362 visitors

Singapore: BIOtech 2013 in Japan, which is one-of-the-largest bio events in Asia, concluded successfully. The event was ...

May 21, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Mystic gets Japan, China patent nod for containers

Singapore: Mystic Pharmaceuticals, US, received key notices of allowance from Asian patent offices in the company's o...

October 3, 2013 | Thursday | News
Century Medical gets Japanese nod for Glider catheter

‎Singapore: TriReme Medical's Japanese partner, Century Medical, has received Shonin approval for Glider P...

April 22, 2013 | Monday | News
Stem cell industry has substantial growth potential

The Nobel prize for Physiology to two stem cell research scientists in 2012 has firmly put the spotlight on this promisi...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Ariad begins phase I/II trial of ponatinib in Japan

Singapore: Ariad Pharmaceuticals, an emerging global oncology company focused on discovery, development and commercializ...

August 23, 2012 | Thursday | News
Eisai gets 6 months US exclusivity for Aciphex

Singapore: Eisai has been able to meet the US FDA's written request requirements for pediatric exclusivity for Aciphe...

December 12, 2012 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Abbott starts Absorb Japan trial in CAD patients

Singapore: Abbott announced that it has initiated the Absorb Japan randomized controlled clinical trial to evaluate the ...

June 13, 2013 | Thursday | News
Chugai seeks nod for breast cancer drug in Japan

Singapore: Japanese multinational Chugai Pharmaceutical has filed a new drug application to the Ministry of Health, Labo...

February 1, 2013 | Friday | News
Japanese stem cell researcher wins 2012 Nobel in medicine

Singapore: Dr Shinya Yamanaka, director of the Center for iPS Cell Research and Application (CiRA), Kyoto University, ha...

October 8, 2012 | Monday | News