Viome partners with Ezaki Glico to bring precision health intelligence to Japan

Viome Life Sciences, Inc., the US precision health company known for its diagnostic testing and personalised nutrition r...

September 15, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Nipro Corp establishes Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore

Nipro Corporation, a global healthcare and medical technology company, has announced the establishment of its Asia Pacif...

September 11, 2026 | Friday | News
New partnership to strengthen CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing capabilities in Japan

Teijin Limited, Teijin Regenet Co., Ltd., and Shinshu University Hospital have entered into a joint research agreement r...

September 13, 2026 | Sunday | News
Japan's Hodogaya Chemical sets up Nucleic Acid CDMO subsidiary

Japan-based Hodogaya Chemical has established a subsidiary to promote the nucleic acid therapeutics CDMO business. In it...

September 9, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japanese pharma firm Shionogi receives marketing approval in Australia for antibiotic Cefiderocol

Japan-based Shionogi has received marketing authorisation from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia f...

September 8, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Ono Pharma enters into drug discovery partnership with Aitia for neurological diseases treatment

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a drug discovery partnership agreement with US-based Aitia, Inc. Under t...

September 4, 2026 | Friday | News
Samsung Bioepis gains marketing approval in Japan for 130mg intravenous infusion of Ustekinumab Biosimilar

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has announced the marketing approval of Ustekinumab BS Intravenous Infusion 130mg...

September 3, 2026 | Thursday | News
Longevity Life Sciences partners Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to expand cellular health platform

Australian cellular health company Longevity Life Sciences has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Mits...

August 28, 2026 | Friday | News
PENTAX Medical and MAGENTIQ EYE expand global partnership to advance AI-assisted colonoscopy

Japan-based PENTAX Medical, a HOYA Group company, has announced the expansion of its partnership with MAGENTIQ EYE, exte...

August 27, 2026 | Thursday | News
Shimadzu invests in OptQC to advance next-generation R&D infrastructure for drug discovery

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in OptQC Inc., a startup originating from The University of Tokyo, through...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News
ABio on developing LANFA as a next-generation alternative to PEG in drug delivery

Drug delivery technologies have become increasingly important as pharmaceutical developers work with complex molecules, ...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
Japan's SkyDrive inks medical logistics partnership with Air India and Suzuki

SkyDrive Inc., a leading Japanese developer, manufacturer, and seller of compact eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and la...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Global CRO Novotech strengthens presence in Japan with new Tokyo office

Novotech, a leading global biotech CRO and full-service clinical research organisation, has strengthened its established...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
US-Japan collaboration for liquid biopsy screening in lung cancer

US-based Pillar Biosciences, Inc., LC-SCRUM-Asia and LSI Medience Corporation have announced a collaboration to support ...

August 21, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Chugai Pharma signs exclusive license agreement with GSK for anti-dengue virus antibody AID351

Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical has signed an exclusive license agreement with British pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline (GS...

August 20, 2026 | Thursday | News
LEO Pharma buys Tanabe’s rare disease drug dersimelagon for $435 M

LEO Pharma, a global leader in medical dermatology delivering innovative solutions for skin disease, has entered into an...

August 18, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Adneuris Therapeutics inks $35 M deal with Maruishi Pharma to advance Cebranopadol in Japan and South Korea

Adneuris Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tris Pharma advancing a new kind of pain medicine, has entered ...

August 17, 2026 | Monday | News
German tech firm adesso and Hitachi Digital Services announce global partnership

German technology consulting and IT services company adesso SE and Japan-based Hitachi Digital Services have announ...

August 14, 2026 | Friday | News
Chugai and UCSF establish master collaboration agreement for drug discovery research

Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have entere...

August 11, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Zuellig Pharma’s John Graham on strengthening medicine authenticity across Asia

Counterfeit and unauthorised healthcare products remain a persistent risk across Asia, particularly where fragmented dis...

August 5, 2026 | Wednesday | Opinion
Japan's Fujifilm and Taiho Pharma join hands to develop next-generation ADC manufacturing technologies

Fujifilm Corporation and Taiho Pharmaceutical have entered into a strategic partnership agreement for the development of...

August 5, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Monash University, Fujitsu and CSIRO unite to advance Australia's quantum research capability

The collaboration between Monash, Australia’s largest university, leading Japanese information technology company ...

August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | News
“Japan needs a deeper base of specialist healthcare investors”

J-Pharma has built its pipeline around amino acid transporter (LAT1)-targeted therapies. What was the vision behind this...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Ember LifeSciences and Alfresa Corp to improve quality of pharmaceutical cold chain in Japan

Ember LifeSciences, Inc. has entered into a capital and business alliance with Alfresa Corporation, a subsidiary of Alfr...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | News
Ono Pharmaceutical partners with Phylo to embed agentic AI with every discovery scientist

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical and US-based Phylo, Inc. have announced a collaboration that brings Biomni Lab, Phylo's a...

July 30, 2026 | Thursday | News