Galderma accelerates growth with two new launches in Japan

Galderma has announced the launch of Restylane Defyne and Restylane Refyne: the first Optimal Balance Technology (OBT)â€...

February 12, 2026 | Thursday | News
Takeda and Iambic ink $1.7 B deal to advance AI driven design of small molecules

Iambic, a US-based clinical-stage life science and technology company developing novel medicines using its artificial in...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Saisei Ventures launches bridge-to-biotech venture creation initiative

Saisei Ventures, a pioneering investment firm focused on advancing Japanese biotechnology and therapeutic innovations gl...

February 10, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Sky Labs inks distribution agreement with Otsuka Pharma for 'CART BP pro' in Japan

South Korea-based startup Sky Labs Inc. has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceut...

February 6, 2026 | Friday | News
Richter and Fuji strengthen strategic collaboration in women healthcare segment

Budapest-based Gedeon Richter Plc. and Japan's Fuji Pharma Co. have announced the expansion and further strengthening of...

February 5, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's GHIT invests $8.8 M in malaria, tuberculosis, and NTD R&D projects

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.39 b...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Amgen ends Rocatinlimab collaboration with Japan's Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced the termination of the current rocatin...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Medical Corporation Nasukai forms strategic alliance with Daibi Medical Aesthetics

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a global provider of comprehensive consulting and management services to medica...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan develops monitoring technique for early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness among people who are unable to monitor and manage their intraocular pressure (I...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | News
Japan strengthening biopharma capabilities

The Asian biopharma landscape is evolving rapidly and undergoing major shifts, expanding focus beyond generics and contr...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Fujirebio expands neuro testing portfolio with fully automated Lumipulse® G pTau 217 CSF assay

Japan-based H.U. Group Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Fujirebio have announced the availability of the Lu...

January 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's Veritas In Silico partners with SpiroChem for discovery of next generation RNA drugs

Swiss firm SpiroChem AG and Japan-based Veritas In Silico Inc. have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understandi...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Otsuka and Towa form strategic partnership in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Japan-based companies Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and Towa Pharmaceutical Co. have entered into an agreement to establish ...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo unveils new Toronto headquarters to accelerate investment and innovation in oncology

Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has further established its presence in Canada with the official opening ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
GSK and Shionogi agree to replace Pfizer's stake in ViiV Healthcare

GSK plc and Shionogi & Co. have reached an agreement together with Pfizer Inc. for the 11.7% economic interest in UK...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Takeda partners with Halozyme to continue advancing Vedolizumab with ENHANZE® drug-delivery technology

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda has announced a global collaboration and license agreement with US-based Halozyme Th...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
Santhera licenses AGAMREE to Japan's Nxera Pharma in $205 M Asia-Pacific deal

Swiss firm Santhera Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Nxera Pharma UK for the development...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Sectra begins implementation of first digital pathology project in Japan

Sweden-based medical technology and cybersecurity company Sectra, in collaboration with distribution partner Matsunami G...

January 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
Sanofi announces sales transfer of anticancer agent JEVTANA to Taiho in Japan

Sanofi K.K. and Taiho Pharmaceutical have announced that the sales of the anticancer agent Jevtana® I.V. Infusion 60...

January 6, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Shionogi expands rare disease presence with acquisition of global rights to Tanabe’s RADICAVA for $2.5 B

Japan's Shionogi & Co. will acquire a newly established company that Tanabe Pharma Corporation will create to hold t...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan Pushes Startups to Power the Next Biotech Cycle

The Japanese government has stepped up efforts to strengthen its startup ecosystem, rolling out a series of initiatives ...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Analysis
Fujifilm announces opening of one of Japan’s largest Bio CDMO facilities

Fujifilm Corporation has announced the completion of one of Japan’s largest bio CDMO facilities (the new plan...

December 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Soothe Healthcare partners with Japan’s Osaki Medical to bring maternal care products to India

Soothe Healthcare, one of India’s leading personal hygiene and wellness companies, has signed a landmark Memorandu...

December 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Asahi Kasei Pharma to relocate global R&D hub to Shonan iPark in Japan

Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation has announced plans to relocate its R&D hub from Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture ...

December 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Meiji Seika Pharma collaborates with MBC BioLabs for global innovation in drug discovery

Japan-based Meiji Seika Pharma has entered into a partnership agreement with MBC BioLabs which is a private organisation...

December 19, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Chitose and Fujifilm Biosciences partner to drive global innovation and biopharma manufacturing

Japan-based Chitose Laboratory Corp. and Fujifilm Biosciences Inc. have announced a new strategic alliance that leverage...

December 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's PRISM BioLab partners with US-based startup Talus Bioscience for AI-based drug discovery

Japan-based PRISM BioLab and US-based startup Talus Bioscience, Inc. have entered into a collaboration to discover novel...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Olympus triples Venture Capital Fund investment to strengthen MedTech leadership

Japan-based Olympus Corporation has announced an additional commitment to its corporate venture capital fund, ...

December 15, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's Kyowa Kirin names Dr Abdul Mullick as President and Chief Executive Officer

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced the Board of Directors’ decision...

December 12, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Chugai establishes partnering office in US to accelerate global open innovation

Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced the establishment of a new partnering office in South San Francisco, US....

December 12, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's GHIT invests $460,000 for development of Mpox detection test prototype

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced an investment of approximately JPY 70 million ...

December 9, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Johnson & Johnson announces breakthrough in Lung Cancer treatment with combination therapy

A new combination therapy has shown promise in extending survival for patients with a specific type of lung cancer in As...

December 6, 2025 | Saturday | News
Japanese firms focus on developing cancer vaccines utilising whole-genome information

The Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR), NEC Corporation, and Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. have signed a three-pa...

December 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Fujitsu develops multi-AI agent collaboration technology to optimise pharma supply chains

Japan's Fujitsu Limited has announced the development of a multi-AI agent collaboration technology that enable...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Telix Pharma opens first cyclotron facility in Asia Pacific region

Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals has announced the official opening of Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) in Yoko...

November 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Teijin and BioVaram partners to expand Regenerative Medicine and Implantable Medical devices access in Japan and India

Teijin Limited and BioVaram, the brand name of the UR Advanced Therapeutics Pvt Ltd. (URAT), si...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Nxera announces restructuring to focus pipeline on obesity and metabolic diseases

Japan-headquartered Nxera Pharma has announced a focused restructuring designed to concentrate investment and resources ...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan CareTech Alliance enters Japan’s ageing market with smart elderly care products

As Japan transitions into a super-aged society, the demand for long-term care and assistive technologies is growing rapi...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
BostonGene and Kyoto University accelerate precision drug development

US-based BostonGene, developer of the leading AI foundation model for cancer and the immune system, and Kyoto ...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Kaneka expands global reach with launch of brain aneurysm embolisation coil in Europe

Japan's Kaneka Corporation has begun sales of its i-ED COIL™, a brain aneurysm embolisation coil, in Europe as of ...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | News
NEXT Oncology expands to Japan in partnership with Kansai Medical University

NEXT Oncology, an Avacare business, has expanded its services to Asia through a strategic partnership with Kansai Medica...

November 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Fujifilm launches Joint Research with National Cancer Center in Japan

Fujifilm Corporation has signed a joint research agreement with the National Cancer Center Japan, a Tokyo-based national...

November 7, 2025 | Friday | News
4DMT and Otsuka ink deal worth $336 M to advance eye disease treatment in APAC

4D Molecular Therapeutics has announced a strategic partnership with Otsuka Pharmaceutical to develop and commercialise ...

November 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
“Point of care will change the CDMO business structure from Centralise to De-Centralise cell manufacturing”

With the CDMO segment seeing rapid growth, how would you describe the changing profile of your clients, and how is Teiji...

November 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
Boehringer Ingelheim acquires license of autoimmune drug from Japan's Kyowa Kirin for € 640 M

German firm Boehringer Ingelheim has licensed a pre-clinical programme from Japan's Kyowa Kirin to develop a potential f...

November 3, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's GHIT Fund invests ÂĄ1.73 B in new TB, NTD, and malaria Projects

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.73 b...

October 30, 2025 | Thursday | News
MEDINET to develop and commercialise first Made-in-India cell therapy product in Japan

MEDINET Japan and Stempeutics India (a group Company of Manipal Education & Medical Group) have signed an option lic...

October 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Chugai to acquire Renalys Pharma for JPY 16 B

Japan-based Renalys Pharma and Chugai Pharmaceutical have announced a definitive stock purchase agreement, under which C...

October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Olympus launches new surgical energy device for hemostatic cutting and Vessel Sealing

Japan-based medtech company Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of THUNDERBEAT™ II, the next generation h...

October 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Naobios and Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Medical Science to develop new vaccine against mpox

France-based Naobios, a CDMO providing bioprocess development and GMP production of clinical batches of virus-based prod...

October 27, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's Takeda forms $11.4 B global oncology partnership with Innovent Biologics

China's Innovent Biologics has announced a strategic global collaboration with Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda to ad...

October 23, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Chugai inks $1.08 B deal with Rani Therapeutics for multiple high-value therapeutics

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical and US-based Rani Therapeutics, LLC, a subsidiary of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., hav...

October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
A.D.A.M. Innovations, SOPHiA GENETICS to advance liquid biopsy testing in Japan

A.D.A.M. Innovations, Japan's leading private genetic testing company, and Swiss-based SOPHiA GENETICS, have announced a...

October 17, 2025 | Friday | News
Sumitomo, Novo Nordisk to co-promote obesity drug Wegovy in Japan

Sumitomo Pharma and Novo Nordisk Pharma have entered into a co-promotion agreement in Japan for Wegovy® Subcutaneous...

October 16, 2025 | Thursday | News
UK and Japan biotech associations sign landmark deal to accelerate innovation

The UK BioIndustry Association (BIA) and Japan Bioindustry Association (JBA) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (...

October 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Gunze Medical and HistoSonics enter into distribution agreement in Japan for non-invasive ultrasound therapy devices

Gunze Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gunze Medical Limited and US-based HistoSonics, Inc. have ...

October 10, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Alpha Fusion and Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital establish At-211 investigational drug supply system

Japan's startup Alpha Fusion Inc. has announced a joint initiative with the Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital (K...

October 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
New initiative to connect Japanese medtech startups with Singapore-based venture capital firms

Campus Create, one of Japan’s largest university-affiliated Technology Licensing Organisations (TLOs), has launche...

October 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Rentschler Biopharma further expands services in Japan and South Korea

Germany-based Rentschler Biopharma SE, a leading global contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) ...

October 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Kubota to introduce myopia management device in Thailand

Japanese pharmaceutical company Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. will introduce Thailand to its ground...

October 7, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Olympus launches SecureFlex, a Single-use fine needle biopsy device

Olympus Corporation (Olympus), a global MedTech company committed to making people’s lives healthier, safer a...

October 6, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo establishes third research institute in US

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has established Daiichi Sankyo Research Institute in San Diego, US represent...

October 3, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan approves world's first iodine-treated total hip replacement system

Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., a global medical technology leader, has announced that the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devi...

October 6, 2025 | Monday | News
Australia's Cell Therapies partners with Teijin to expand access to advanced cell and gene therapies in Japan and APAC region

Australia-based Cell Therapies and Japan's Teijin Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

October 1, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Olympus launches AI-powered endoscopy in US & Europe markets

Japan-based medtech company Olympus Corporation has announced the commercial launch of its OLYSENSE™&nbs...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Lantheus divests rights of prostate cancer PET tracer in Japan to GE HealthCare

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. and GE HealthCare have announced an exclusive licensing agreement for GE HealthCare to develop, ...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Hitachi partners with ELITech for molecular testing for infectious disease

Japan's Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, and Italy-based ELITechGroup S.p.A. have entered a Collaboration, Manufacturing a...

September 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Genomenon and Compass Bioinformatics to transform genomic diagnostics in US and Japan

US-based Genomenon, a leading genomic intelligence company, has announced a strategic partnership with Taiwan headquarte...

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Shimadzu announces launch of Gas Chromatograph FluxEdge GC System

Japan-based Shimadzu has released the FluxEdge GC System, equipped with FluxEdge, Shimadzu’s proprietary trac...

September 15, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan to revolutionise Alzheimer’s Disease treatment with LIPUS-Brain Device

Japan's Sound Wave Innovation Co., Ltd. (SWI) and Sumitomo Heavy Industries, Ltd. (SHI) have announced the signing of a ...

September 9, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's PHC Holdings inks MoU to transfer Eversense® CGM distribution to strategic partner Senseonics

Japan-based PHC Holdings Corporation and its subsidiary Ascensia Diabetes Care, a global diabetes care company, have ann...

September 4, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Medipal and JCR Pharma to co-develop novel therapy for rare lysosomal storage disorder

Medipal Holdings Corporation and JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., have signed an exclusive global licensing deal ...

September 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Colartix® hydrolyzed cartilage matrix is patented by Rousselot in Europe, Japan, and China

Rousselot, Darling Ingredients’ health brand, has been granted patents in Europe, Japan and China for Colartix, it...

September 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Celaid, AGC partner on stem cell technology expansion and evaluation research

Japan-based startup Celaid Therapeutics Inc. has executed a collaborative research agreement with AGC Inc. to advance&nb...

August 29, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Nippon to establish Singapore-based JV to license drugs in Asia

Nippon Kayaku, Formiica Pharmaceuticals and CBC Co. have agreed to jointly establish a joint venture (JV) for the purpos...

August 27, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Thailand approves Meiji's REZUROCK® for treatment of chronic graft-versus-host disease

Japan's Meiji Seika Pharma has announced that its local subsidiary, Thai Meiji Pharmaceutical has received regulatory ap...

August 26, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Terumo to acquire OrganOx for $1.5 B marking strategic entry into organ transplantation-related sector

Terumo Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement with OrganOx Limited, a leading innovator in organ preservati...

August 25, 2025 | Monday | News
First-of-its-kind tool for screening autism becomes available in Japan

US-based LinusBio, a leader in precision exposome medicine, has announced that ClearStrand-ASD™, its bio...

August 21, 2025 | Thursday | News
Teleflex introduces Barrigel Rectal Spacer in Japan for prostate cancer radiotherapy

US-based Teleflex Incorporated, a leading global provider of medical technologies, has announced that Barrigel rectal sp...

August 20, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Nicox and Kowa sign €191.5 M deal for glaucoma treatment

Paris-based Nicox SA, an international ophthalmology company, has announced the signing of a major new agreement concern...

August 19, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Solasia Pharma licenses DARVIAS and Episil to Firebird for 19 countries

Japan-based Solasia Pharma has entered into a licensing agreement with Firebird Biologics (headquartered in Singapore) g...

August 12, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan approves Biostar's Angel Stem Cell Therapy for clinical use

South Korea based Biostar Stem Cell Technology Research Institute, led by Director Jeong Chan Ra, and jointly operated b...

August 12, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Shimadzu to launch particle analysis system in Japan and overseas for analysis of microplastics

Shimadzu will launch a particle analysis system in Japan and overseas, specialising in the analysis of micropl...

August 11, 2025 | Monday | News
Astria licenses rare disease drug Navenibart to Japan’s Kaken Pharma in $32 M deal

Astria Therapeutics, Inc. a US-based biopharmaceutical company, has exclusively licensed development and commercial...

August 8, 2025 | Friday | News
Shimadzu inks new collaborative agreement with Kyoto University in Japan

Japan-headquartered Shimadzu Corporation and Kyoto University have signed a comprehensive collaborative agreement with t...

July 31, 2025 | Thursday | News
Viridian Therapeutics and Kissei Pharma ink deal worth $315 M focusing on thyroid eye disease in Japan

Viridian Therapeutics, Inc., a US-based biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing, and commercialisin...

July 30, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Asahi Kasei expands Planova production with new spinning plant in Japan

Asahi Kasei Life Science, a division of diversified global manufacturer Asahi Kasei, has announced plans to construct a ...

July 29, 2025 | Tuesday | News
China's Tigermed acquires Japanese CRO Micron to expand medical imaging capabilities in APAC

Tigermed, a leading global provider of clinical research solutions across the full lifecycle of global biopharmaceutical...

July 29, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Olympus enters strategic partnership to develop endoluminal gastrointestinal robotics

Japan-based medtech company Olympus Corporation has signed a partnership with Revival Healthcare Capital to advance endo...

July 25, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan launches nationwide initiative to promote gastric health and early detection of gastric cancer, Co-initiated by Mirxes Japan & Nagawa

A nationwide public health initiative focused on gastric health and early detection of gastric cancer has been launched ...

July 24, 2025 | Thursday | News
Alloy Therapeutics and Kansai Startup Academia Coalition accelerate global growth of Japanese life science startups

Alloy Therapeutics Co. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kansai Startup Academia...

July 23, 2025 | Wednesday | News
GARDP partners with Institute of Science Tokyo to focus on drug resistant infections

The Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) and Institute of Science Tokyo, in Japan, have sign...

July 22, 2025 | Tuesday | News
NKGen Biotech and HekaBio enter strategic partnership to bring novel NK cell therapy to Japan

US-headquartered NKGen Biotech, Inc. a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on the development and commerci...

July 21, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's GHIT announces investment of $7.3 M in Malaria and TB R&D projects

Japan-headquartered Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately&nb...

July 18, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Next-generation 'nanoball' approach strives for a paradigm shift in vaccine technology

(From Left to Right) Professor Kouichi Morita, Dean, Program Coordinator, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki Un...

July 16, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
Fujitsu and Acer Medical deploy AI tool to assess disease risk in elderly patients through gait abnormality

Japan's Fujitsu and Taiwan-based Acer Medical Inc., a provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered medical imaging a...

July 16, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's JCR Pharma and Acumen announce collaboration to develop therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease

Japan-based JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., a global specialty biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing therapies...

July 15, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Omron Healthcare to soon roll out Made-in-India blood pressure monitors

Omron Healthcare, a global leader in the field of clinically proven, innovative medical equipment for home health monito...

July 11, 2025 | Friday | News
I Peace and Vita Therapeutics to develop iPS cells for transplantation therapy

Leading GMP cell CDMO I Peace, Inc., specialising in induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and iPSC-derived cell therap...

July 10, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's JCR Pharma licenses gene therapy platform to AstraZeneca Rare Disease unit for $825 M

Japan's JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. has entered into a license agreement with Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease, for JCR&rsq...

July 10, 2025 | Thursday | News

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