Japan approves manufacturing and marketing of Adtralza for atopic dermatitis treatment

Denmark-based LEO Pharma A/S, a global leader in medical dermatology, has announced that the Japan Ministry of Health, L...

December 26, 2022 | Monday | News
Japan approves Sysmex's assay kit for detection of Alzheimer's

Sysmex Corporation has received manufacturing and marketing approval in Japan for the HISCL β-Amyloid 1-42 Assay ...

December 23, 2022 | Friday | News
Japanese pharma sector takes steps to reduce environmental burden in packaging

Astellas Pharma Inc., Eisai Co., Daiichi Sankyo Company and Takeda Pharmaceutical have agreed on collaboration to reduce...

December 23, 2022 | Friday | News
Takeda, IIF, and Mitsubishi further develop Shonan iPark in Japan to enhance life sciences ecosystem

Renewing its commitment to innovation in Japan and to Shonan Health Innovation Park (Shonan iPark), Japan-based Takeda P...

December 22, 2022 | Thursday | News
Tanaka makes equity contribution for establishing medical venture ecosystem in Japan

Tokyo based TANAKA Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K. has made an equity contribution to the medical venture capital fund 'Diamond Med...

December 20, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Sosei Heptares & Eli Lilly ink $730 M deal for treatment of diabetes and metabolic diseases

Japan-based Sosei Group Corporation has entered a drug discovery collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company, to discover, ...

December 20, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Japanese firm Eisai partners with Washington University for treatment of neuro diseases

Eisai and Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have entered into a comprehensive research collaboration...

December 19, 2022 | Monday | News
Japan-based Ono Pharma inks multi target R&D deal with UK's PrecisionLife

UK-based PrecisionLife has entered into a multi-target discovery and validation partnership with Japan's Ono Pharmaceuti...

December 16, 2022 | Friday | News
Fujifilm invests in PhenoVista Biosciences to develop stem cells-based assay services

Japan-based Fujifilm Corporation has announced its investment in PhenoVista Biosciences, a contract research organisatio...

December 15, 2022 | Thursday | News
Japanese healthcare startup Ubie raises $45 M in series C round

Ubie, Inc., a Tokyo-based healthcare startup, has closed its Series C round at $45 million by raising $19 million i...

December 13, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Takeda inks deal worth $6 B with US-based Nimbus Therapeutics

US-based Nimbus Therapeutics, LLC has signed a definitive agreement under which Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda...

December 14, 2022 | Wednesday | News
Japanese government buys additional quantity of COVID-19 drug Xocova from Shionogi

Shionogi & Co. has entered into an additional purchasing contract of Xocova (Generic name: ensitrelvir fuma...

December 13, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Chugai and Towa launch edirol tablet for osteoporosis treatment in Japan

Japanese firms Chugai Pharmaceutical and Towa Pharmaceutical have announced that Towa launched Edirol Tablets ...

December 12, 2022 | Monday | News
Olympus backs Japan govt's project for dissemination of endoscopic AI diagnosis in Vietnam

Olympus Corporation has announced their part in a project in cooperation with the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Commu...

December 6, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Global Health Innovative Technology Fund secures $20 M pledge from Wellcome

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has secured a pledge from global charitable foundation Wellcome...

December 6, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Olympus Asia Pacific Innovation Programme to identify medtech innovators

Japan-based Olympus Corporation has partnered with MedTech Innovator Asia Pacific, the industry's largest healthcare acc...

December 5, 2022 | Monday | News
Japanese pharma firm Kyowa Kirin announces joint venture with Germany's Grünenthal

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, and Germany's Grünenthal GmbH have signed a Joi...

November 29, 2022 | Tuesday | News
GARDP and Sumitomo Pharma announce partnership in search for new antibiotics

The Global Antibiotic Research and Development Partnership (GARDP) and Japanese firm Sumitomo Pharma Co. have signed an ...

November 24, 2022 | Thursday | News