US-based Rigel inks $162.5 M oncology deal with Kissei for Japan, Korea and Taiwan markets

US-based Rigel Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a commercial stage biotechnology company focused on hematologic disorders and canc...

September 5, 2024 | Thursday | News
Japan's Rigaku Corp develops solution to accelerate biopharmaceutical R&D

Rigaku Corporation, a Rigaku Holdings Group company and global partner for X-ray analysis from Lab to Fab in Japan, has ...

September 4, 2024 | Wednesday | News
PHC in Japan introduces new prototype cell expansion system to support cell and gene therapy manufacturing

The Biomedical Division of PHC Corporation, based in Japan, will present a prototype of its new cell expansion syst...

September 2, 2024 | Monday | News
Strategies for Success in Japan’s Biotech Ecosystem

Japan’s biotech sector is a landscape rife with opportunity, yet also a complex market that requires a deep unders...

September 1, 2024 | Sunday | Opinion
Advancing Japan’s Biotech Ecosystem: Current Initiatives and Future Outlook

Japan has a robust drug discovery capability, having developed an interleukin-6 inhibitor, a programmed cell death prote...

September 1, 2024 | Sunday | Opinion
Boosting Japan’s Biotech Ecosystem

Japan's biotech ecosystem is at a pivotal moment, characterised by both challenges and opportunities. Despite a rich his...

September 1, 2024 | Sunday | Opinion
Rebooting Japan's biotech growth engine

On July 30 2024, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida unveiled a roadmap to establish Japan as a ‘drug discovery ...

September 1, 2024 | Sunday | Analysis
Kaneka completes construction of medical device plant in Hokkaido, Japan

Kaneka Corporation has opened its Tomatoh Manufacturing Site in the Tomakomai Tobu Area of Hokkaido, Japan for the purpo...

August 30, 2024 | Friday | News
Hitachi and Gencurix enter into partnership to expand cancer molecular diagnostics biz in Japan

Japanese firm Hitachi High-Tech Corporation and Korea-based Gencurix, Inc. have entered a strategic partnership in the f...

August 29, 2024 | Thursday | News
Japanese medtech firm Olympus extends advanced bipolar surgical energy portfolio

Japan-based Olympus Corporation, a global medical technology company, has announced the launch of two new jaw designs in...

August 27, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Hitachi High-Tech launches new tabletop microscopes with enhanced usability

Japan-based Hitachi High-Tech Corporation has announced the global launch of TM4000PlusIII and TM4000III Tabletop Micros...

August 24, 2024 | Saturday | News
MEDICAL JAPAN 2024 TOKYO Expands Horizons with New Trade Fairs and Comprehensive Healthcare Coverage

Like in the previous edition, MEDICAL JAPAN TOKYO features six sub shows. First off is the HOSPITAL EXPO, which i...

August 14, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Aevice Health secures $7M Seed Plus funding to expand remote monitoring for chronic respiratory disease

Aevice Health, a leading provider of remote monitoring solutions for chronic respiratory disease management, has raised ...

August 12, 2024 | Monday | News
Daiichi Sankyo and Merck ink $170 M deal to commercialise cancer drug

Japan-based pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo and global life sciences company Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States...

August 8, 2024 | Thursday | News
Japanese medtech firm Terumo establishes corporate venture capital to support innovation

Japan-based Terumo Corporation has established Terumo Ventures, a Corporate Venture Capital (CVC) organisation responsib...

August 6, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Otsuka Pharma acquires American biotech startup Jnana Therapeutics for $1.1 B

Japan-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and Jnana Therapeutics Inc. have entered into a definitive merger agreement ...

August 5, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's pharma firm Kyowa Kirin announces sustainable biz strategy for APAC region

Kyowa Kirin Asia Pacific, a wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Kyowa Kirin Co., has announced plans to transform its...

August 2, 2024 | Friday | News
Biogen, Beckman Coulter and Fujirebio to develop new tests for tau pathology in Alzheimer’s

Biogen Inc., Beckman Coulter, Inc. (both based in the US) and Japan-based Fujirebio have announced a collaboration to po...

July 31, 2024 | Wednesday | News

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