Otsuka brings best-selling psychotic drug to Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2012
Singapore: Japan-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical filed an additional indication for ABILIFY (aripiprazole), as Japan's first...Read more
Sucampo to acquire Japan's R-Tech Ueno for $278 mn
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 31 Aug, 2015
NASDAQ-listed Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched an all-cash tender offer in Japan by Sucampo's Japanese subsidia...Read more
Agenix gets patent protection in Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 May, 2012
Singapore: Australian drug company Agenix received a key patent covering the manufacturing process of its ThromboView im...Read more
Novartis COPD trial meets primary endpoint
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 30 Aug, 2012
Singapore: The fifth QVA149 (indacaterol maleate / glycopyrronium bromide) phase III study of Novartis, SPARK, met its p...Read more
Daiichi Sankyo reports positive results for tivantinib
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 04 Jun, 2012
Singapore: Biotech company ArQule and Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo have achieved positive results from a randomized, place...Read more
Eisai collaborates with Brazilian agency for vaccines
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 31 Oct, 2012
Singapore: Tokyo-headquartered Eisai has signed a global agreement with Brazil's Fundação Oswaldo Cruz for collabo...Read more
Qualyst to supply B-Clear hepatocytes kits in Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 22 Jan, 2013
Singapore: Qualyst Transporter Solutions entered an alliance with GenoMembrane, Kanagawa, Japan, to make available its ...Read more
Daiichi pays Pieris for developing Anticalin
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Oct, 2012
Singapore: Pieris received the first financial milestone in its discovery and development collaboration with Daiichi Sa...Read more
Japan approves Zoll's temp management system
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Feb, 2013
Singapore: Zoll Medical, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, has received Shonin approval ...Read more
Japanese firm to begin clinical research in Bahrain
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2013
Singapore: SBI Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Japan, has concluded a basic agreement to begin clinical research on di...Read more
Nanotec Thailand, AIST Japan join hands for R&D
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Feb, 2013
Singapore: Thailand's Nanotec signed a collaborative Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI)...Read more
Takeda cancer unit is in a WIN-win situation
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Takeda Oncology and the Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) in personalized cancer medicine consortium have fo...Read more
Cytori system to be used for fistula repair study in Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 13 Aug, 2012
Singapore: An investigator-sponsored clinical study in Japan using Cytori's Celution System for treatment of cryptoglan...Read more
Oxford Immunotec TB test gets nod in Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 19 Nov, 2012
Singapore: Oxford Immunotec, a medical diagnostic company developing tests in the fields of infectious and immunologica...Read more
Medtronic launches stent system in Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 30 Aug, 2012
Singapore: Medtronic launched the Resolute Integrity Coronary Stent System in Japan, which is the world's second largest...Read more
Aged society fuels growth of generics
Japan | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Jun, 2012
A rapidly aging population has burdened the healthcare system both in terms of funding and facilities and is of great co...Read more
Clearbridge wins ¥3 mn award in Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 May, 2012
Singapore: Clearbridge BioMedics has won the 2012 Asian Entrepreneurship Awards, which was held from May 9-11, 2012, in ...Read more
Deep in debt Elder Pharma decides to sell itself
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Jun, 2013
Singapore: India-based Elder Pharmaceuticals is said to be up for sale, according to a report published in the Economic ...Read more