Taiho Pharma teams up with Cullinan Oncology

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2019

Taiho Pharmaceutical and Cullinan Oncology, LLC announced an agreement to develop TAS6417, a novel EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) tyrosine kinase inhibitor discovered by Taiho Phar...Read more

FALCO Bio, Promega kit obtains approval in Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Feb, 2019

Promega Corporation has announced FALCO biosystems of Kyoto, Japan, a core business company of FALCO HOLDINGS, working in collaboration with Promega microsatellite instability (MSI) chemist...Read more

Kaneka to invest 18.5% shares in medical device company

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2019

Kaneka Corporation, Tokyo has entered into a strategic and investment agreement with an undisclosed US-based medical device company ("Company"). Under this agreement, Kaneka invested 1...Read more

Sosei announces collaboration with Medicxi

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2019

Sosei Group Corporation has announced that it has entered into a structured financing agreement with Medicxi, a venture fund dedicated to financing asset-centric companies, to form two inde...Read more

Positive CHMP opinion for Chugai’s Hemlibra

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2019

Chugai Pharmaceutical  has announced that Roche has received notification that the EU Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) adopted a positive opinion for Hemlibra®...Read more

Eisai, Purdue Pharma announce significant data of ph 3 clinical study

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2019

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Purdue Pharma L.P. announced a six-month results from SUNRISE 2, a long-term Phase 3 clinical study evaluating the efficacy and safety of lemborexant, an investigational...Read more

Bayer ties up with Kyoto University for lung diseases treatment

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2019

Bayer and Kyoto University have agreed on a strategic research alliance to jointly identify new drug targets for the treatment of pulmonary diseases such as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. ...Read more

Researchers in Japan develop strategy to strengthen skeletal muscles

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2019

Hokkaido University researchers have developed a strategy to fabricate materials that become stronger in response to mechanical stress mimicking skeletal muscle growth. Their findings could...Read more

Hitachi to acquire apceth Biopharma

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 01 Feb, 2019

apceth Biopharma GmbH, a contract manufacturing organization in the field of cell and gene therapy has announced that Hitachi Chemical Co., Ltd. will enter into an agreement to acquire all ...Read more

Huadong Ningbo Medicine showcases its products at COSME TOKYO

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Jan, 2019

Chinese healthcare solution leader Huadong Ningbo Medicine Co., Ltd. showcased its biotechnological skincare brand, SanteMuse, at the 7th Cosme Tokyo & COSME Tech. It was the ...Read more

NextPharma to acquire Santen's Tampere manufacturing facility

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Jan, 2019

Santen SA and NextPharma have announced that Santen’s Tampere manufacturing facility and related operations will be acquired by NextPharma, a leading European pharmaceutical Contract ...Read more

Fujitsu launches SaaS solution tsClinical DDworks21/Trial Site

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2019

Fujitsu has enhanced its clinical trial-supporting Fujitsu Life Science Solution tsClinical DDworks21 series with the launch of the SaaS solution tsClinical DDworks21/Trial Site. The new so...Read more

WHO employs directors for Western Pacific and Southeast Asia regions

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Jan, 2019

The WHO has appointed Dr Takeshi Kasai as Regional Director for WHO’s Western Pacific Region, and re-appointed Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh for a second term as Regio...Read more

Meiji Seika, Toray sign license agreement for antipuritic agent

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 25 Jan, 2019

Toray Industries, Inc. and Meiji Seika Pharma Co., Ltd. have announced that the companies have signed an exclusive license agreement on the orally disintegrating tablets formulation of anti...Read more

Nipro to use FlowForma to automate field processes

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Jan, 2019

FlowForma®, the leading provider of Process Automation tools for Microsoft Office 365®, has announced that Nipro Europe Group Companies will implement the award-winning FlowFor...Read more

Qiagen receives Japanese PMDA approval for cancer diagnostic kit

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 24 Jan, 2019

QIAGEN N.V. recently announced that the Japanese Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Agency (PMDA) has approved the therascreen EGFR RGQ PCR Kit to allow its use as a companion diagnostic wi...Read more

Polyplastics develops new DURACON(R) POM PM Series for healthcare industry

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 23 Jan, 2019

The Polyplastics Group has announced the development of the DURACON(R) polyoxymethylene (POM) PM series for drug contact and delivery applications for the medical/healthcare market. The new...Read more

Eisai listed as Global 100 most sustainable corporation

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Jan, 2019

Eisai Co., Ltd. has been listed in the 2019 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World (Global 100), a global ranking by Canada-based media and investment advisory company, Corpo...Read more