Bangkok to adopt Japanese technology to treat cancer

Singapore: Thailand hospital is planning to introduce Japanese cancer therapy technology using a heavy ion beam to treat...

November 6, 2014 | Thursday | News
Novartis under fire from Tasigna allegations

Singapore: Swiss giant Novartis Pharma's Japanese arm has prompted the Japanese health ministry to launch an investigati...

May 14, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Genmab in research deal with Kyowa Hakko Kirin

Singapore: Genmab has entered into a research collaboration with Japan-based Kyowa Hakko Kirin to create bispecific anti...

December 7, 2012 | Friday | News
Japanese-Thai program to fund three projects

Singapore: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) ...

July 27, 2012 | Friday | News
Daiichi seeks approval for influenza antiviral in Japan

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo has submitted an application for a partial label change in Japan to manufacture and market the...

November 19, 2012 | Monday | Regulatory
Mitsubishi and Daiichi Sankyo to launch diabetes drug in Japan

Singapore: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma and Daiichi Sankyo will launch selective DPP-4 inhibitor Tenelia 20mg tablets (tenel...

August 28, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Pic Gallery - 7th in-Pharma Japan and 26th Interphex Japan

7th in-Pharma Japan and 26th Interphex Japan, which was held from July 10-12, 2013, at Tokyo Big Sight, Japan...

August 5, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
Pharma companies focus on supply chain in Japan

Singapore: Pressures felt in Japan as a result of the country's aging population, drug price revisions and patent expiri...

July 19, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Takeda subsidiary suspended for 'no drug label'

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical received an Order for Corrective Action regarding the manufacturing and marketing of Al...

February 20, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Thermo Fisher enters into agreement Fujirebio

Singapore: Thermo Fisher Scientific signed a long-term license agreement with Fujirebio to make its biomarker assay P...

November 21, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Bayer colorectal cancer drug gets Japanese nod

Singapore: Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved Bayer HealthCare and Onyx Pharmaceuticals's...

March 26, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Astellas, Ambit terminate cancer drug deal

Singapore: Japan-based Astellas Pharma and US-headquartered Ambit Biosciences are ending their collaboration for joint d...

March 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Edison Pharma, DSP enter $4 bn metablosim drug deal

Singapore: US-based Edison Pharmaceuticals has entered into a strategic alliance valued up to $4.295 billion with Japan'...

February 4, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Gilead files NDA for Hep C drug in Japan

Singapore: US-based Gilead Sciences has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to Japan's Pharmaceutical and Medical Dev...

June 30, 2014 | Monday | News
AnGes, Mitsubishi Tanabe sign MoU to market Collategene

Singapore: AnGes MG entered into a definitive agreement with Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma for the exclusive marketing rig...

October 29, 2012 | Monday | News
What the future holds for the APAC CRO market?

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

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Japan scientists pioneer new stem cell technology

Singapore: A research team at the tissue regeneration materials unit, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), s...

July 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Astellas gets FDA nod for kidney transplant drug

Singapore: Japan-based Astellas Pharma has received US FDA approval for Astagraf XL (tacrolimus extended-release capsule...

July 22, 2013 | Monday | News
Global collaborations is the way forward for drug discovery

Over the last few decades India has reiterated its capabilities in providing dependable and cost effective chemistry ser...

December 19, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
Pfizer, Mylan enter generics deal in Japan

Singapore: Pfizer and Mylan have signed a definitive agreement to establish an exclusive long-term strategic collaborati...

August 23, 2012 | Thursday | News
Takara Bio enters deal with Invivoscribe

Singapore: Japanese firm Takara Bio has entered into an agreement with Invivoscribe Technologies to grant the latter lic...

December 6, 2012 | Thursday | News
NuVasive spine surgery implant approved in Japan

Singapore: NuVasive, a medical device company focused on developing minimally disruptive surgical products and proced...

December 19, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Mitsubishi to acquire Medicago at $1.16 per share

Singapore: Medicago, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing highly effective and competitive vaccines based o...

July 17, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Kinetic launches portable negative pressure therapy

Singapore: US-based Kinetic Concepts (KCI) has launched ActiVAC Therapy System for in-patient use in Japan, which is a l...

April 10, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Terumo and Biosensors to sell Nabori DES system

Singapore: Terumo and Biosensors International announced an extension of their existing licensing agreements, u...

April 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News