Japan’s Takeda buys Adaptate Biotherapeutics to strengthen immuno-oncology portfolio

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has announced the exercise of its option to acquire Adaptate Biotherapeutics, a UK-based c...

January 11, 2022 | Tuesday | News
Japan develops cancer therapy using on-site synthesis of anti-cancer drugs

An international research group at the RIKEN Cluster for Pioneering Research (CPR) in Japan has successfully treated can...

January 10, 2022 | Monday | News
Japan’s Otsuka Pharma invests in development of psychedelic medicines

The McQuade Center for Strategic Research and Development, LLC (MSRD), established in the US by Japan-based Otsuka Pharm...

January 7, 2022 | Friday | News
Japan's Shimadzu enters into 'smart cells' field with new investment

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in Bacchus Bio innovation, a startup company spun off from Kobe University...

January 6, 2022 | Thursday | News
Japan's PRISM BioLab partners with Roche and Genentech for drug discovery research

PRISM BioLab, a Japan based biotechnology company with a proprietary peptide mimetic small molecule drug discovery ...

January 5, 2022 | Wednesday | News
Japan opts for drug repurposing to stop dementia

Via drug repositioning, a team of scientists at the Osaka City University in Japan has created a combination of rifampic...

January 1, 2022 | Saturday | News
Japan-funded study explores antibodies to neutralise omicron

An international team of scientists have identified antibodies that neutralize omicron and other SARS-CoV-2 variants. Th...

December 28, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Merck and Ridgeback’s COVID-19 pill receives ‘special approval’ in Japan

Merck, known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics have announced that Japan’...

December 27, 2021 | Monday | News
Eisai to market Gilead’s rheumatoid arthritis drug in Asia

Japanese firm Eisai has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the commercialisation and distribution ...

December 23, 2021 | Thursday | News
Japan approves booster shot for Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

US-based Brand Institute has announced its successful partnership with Moderna in naming their mRNA COVID-19 vaccine: SP...

December 20, 2021 | Monday | News
Japan’s NEC teams up with BostonGene to improve cancer care

US-based BostonGene Corporation and Japanese firm NEC Corporation have announced a strategic global partnershi...

December 16, 2021 | Thursday | News
Japan launches R&D of VR therapy for chronic pain

Jolly Good Inc. in collaboration with Aichi Medical University Hospital's Pain Center, the first interdisciplinary treat...

December 15, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Japan-based Shimadzu releases six new models of analytical balances

Shimadzu Corporation has released six new models in its AP-AD series of analytical balances simultaneously in Japan and ...

December 14, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Eurofins enhances clinical and COVID-19 testing offering in Japan

Eurofins Scientific has announced a share purchase agreement with Japan-based Transgenic Inc. to acquire Genetic Lab (G ...

December 10, 2021 | Friday | News
Japan uses atomic force microscopy to study SARS-CoV-2 entry mechanism

In a recent study, researchers from Kanazawa University in Japan have visualized structural changes on the surface of SA...

December 9, 2021 | Thursday | News
Japan’s Shionogi to develop COVID-19 recombinant protein-based vaccine

Japan-based Shionogi & Co. has recently announced the results from the Japanese Phase 1/2 clinical trial of S-268019...

December 8, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Olympus strenghtens its medical business polices targeting chronic diseases

Olympus Corporation, on 7th Dec 2021, unraveled its projection for the medical business by elevating the standard of car...

December 7, 2021 | Tuesday | Company results
Daiichi Sankyo establishes new subsidiaries in Australia, Canada, and Singapore

Japan-based pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo Company has established wholly-owned subsidiaries in Australia (Daiichi Sankyo Au...

December 3, 2021 | Friday | News

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