Novo Nordisk procures Chugai's Ab engineering technologies

Japanese firm Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced that it has entered into a license agreement for worldwide non-exclu...

October 26, 2020 | Monday | News
Eisai focuses on digital cognitive assessment technologies

Japan-based Eisai Co., Ltd. and Melbourne based Cogstate, Ltd. announced that the companies have entered into ...

October 27, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Fujitsu initiates joint research to support remote health occupational system

Japan's Fujitsu Laboratories has announced that the company will work toward the realization of an occupat...

October 23, 2020 | Friday | News
Japan's Casio to exhibit medical camera for global market at virtual.MEDICA 2020

Casio Computer Co., Ltd. on 22 Oct 2020 announced that it will unveil its medical camera to the global market ...

October 22, 2020 | Thursday | News
Japan pledges $130M to support global access to COVID-19 vaccines

The global effort to ensure equitable global access to COVID-19 vaccines received a boost with the announcement of a maj...

October 21, 2020 | Wednesday | News
BioNTech, Pfizer to initiate Ph 1/2 trial of COVID-19 mRNA vaccine candidate in Japan

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE on 21 Oct 2020 announced the start of a Phase 1/2 study in Japan for their BN...

October 21, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Astellas to present new roxadustat data in anemia of CKD at ASN kidney week

Japan-based Astellas Pharma Inc. (Astellas) has announced that in collaboration with FibroGen and AstraZeneca, 42 roxadu...

October 19, 2020 | Monday | News
Fujifilm includes additional indication for COVID-19 drug

Japanese firm FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. has announced that the company filed an Application for Partial Changes...

October 19, 2020 | Monday | News
Pediatric indication for partial-onset seizures accepted in China

Eisai Co., Ltd. on 16 Oct 2020 announced that the supplementary new drug applications for its in-house discovered and de...

October 16, 2020 | Friday | News
SK Biopharma takes anti-seizure medication to Japan

SK Biopharmaceuticals in South Korea and Japanese firm Ono Pharmaceutical announced that they have entered into an exclu...

October 16, 2020 | Friday | News
Astellas, Seagen announce positive results in Ph 2 pivotal trial of PADCEV

Japan-based Astellas Pharma Inc. and Seagen Inc. in the US have announced positive topline results from the second cohor...

October 14, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Takeda accelerates digital transformation with Accenture and AWS

Japanese firm Takeda Pharmaceutical has entered into a five-year strategic agreement with Accenture and Amazon Web Servi...

October 14, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Olympus launches ENDO-AID, an AI-powered platform for Its endoscopy system

Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of ENDO-AID, a cutting-edge platform powered by artificial intelligence (AI...

October 13, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Eisai collaborates with University of Tokyo for protein degradation drug discovery

The University of Tokyo and Eisai Co., Ltd. have announced a collaboration aiming for the development and drug discovery...

October 13, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Fast-tracking innovation and transformative care to patients

The present pandemic scenarios are continuing to place immense pressure on healthcare systems across Asia Pacific (APAC)...

October 9, 2020 | Friday | Opinion
Takeda inks deal worth $1.04B with Arrowhead for liver disease therapy

Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. in the US have announced a...

October 12, 2020 | Monday | News
Santen, Orbis to tackle increasing burden of eye diseases in Asia

Japanese firm Santen Pharmaceutical and Orbis International in the US have announced a long-term, ten-year partnership t...

October 9, 2020 | Friday | News
Transgene, NEC, BostonGene collaborate for ovarian and head & neck cancers trials

Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, a leader...

October 7, 2020 | Wednesday | News