Agenix gets patent protection in Japan

Singapore: Australian drug company Agenix received a key patent covering the manufacturing process of its ThromboView im...

May 18, 2012 | Friday | News
Novartis COPD trial meets primary endpoint

Singapore: The fifth QVA149 (indacaterol maleate / glycopyrronium bromide) phase III study of Novartis, SPARK, met its p...

August 30, 2012 | Thursday | News
Daiichi Sankyo reports positive results for tivantinib

Singapore: Biotech company ArQule and Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo have achieved positive results from a randomized, place...

June 4, 2012 | Monday | News
Eisai collaborates with Brazilian agency for vaccines

Singapore: Tokyo-headquartered Eisai has signed a global agreement with Brazil's Fundação Oswaldo Cruz for...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Qualyst to supply B-Clear hepatocytes kits in Japan

Singapore: Qualyst Transporter Solutions entered an alliance with GenoMembrane, Kanagawa, Japan, to make available it...

January 22, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Daiichi pays Pieris for developing Anticalin

Singapore: Pieris received the first financial milestone in its discovery and development collaboration with Daiichi ...

October 10, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Japan approves Zoll's temp management system

Singapore: Zoll Medical, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, has received Shonin approval ...

February 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Japanese firm to begin clinical research in Bahrain

Singapore: SBI Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Japan, has concluded a basic agreement to begin clinical research on di...

February 1, 2013 | Friday | News
Nanotec Thailand, AIST Japan join hands for R&D

Singapore: Thailand's Nanotec signed a collaborative Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI)...

February 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Takeda cancer unit is in a WIN-win situation

Singapore: Takeda Oncology and the Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) in personalized cancer medicine consortium have fo...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | News
Cytori system to be used for fistula repair study in Japan

Singapore: An investigator-sponsored clinical study in Japan using Cytori's Celution System for treatment of cryptogl...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | News
Oxford Immunotec TB test gets nod in Japan

Singapore: Oxford Immunotec, a medical diagnostic company developing tests in the fields of infectious and immunologi...

November 19, 2012 | Monday | News
Medtronic launches stent system in Japan

Singapore: Medtronic launched the Resolute Integrity Coronary Stent System in Japan, which is the world's second largest...

August 30, 2012 | Thursday | News
Aged society fuels growth of generics

A rapidly aging population has burdened the healthcare system both in terms of funding and facilities and is of great co...

June 1, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Clearbridge wins ¥3 mn award in Japan

Singapore: Clearbridge BioMedics has won the 2012 Asian Entrepreneurship Awards, which was held from May 9-11, 2012, in ...

May 16, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Deep in debt Elder Pharma decides to sell itself

Singapore: India-based Elder Pharmaceuticals is said to be up for sale, according to a report published in the Economic ...

June 11, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Astellas to have new facility at Takahagi Technology Center

Singapore: Astellas Pharma is constructing a new building at the Takahagi Technology Center in Japan. The building, whic...

August 28, 2012 | Tuesday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: Oncology is the top therapeutic focus area for CROs in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
AB Sciex proteomics scientist wins prestigious award

Singapore: Dr Christie Hunter, director of proteomics applications of AB Sciex, has received the 2013 Science and Techno...

September 10, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
Japan approves Lyxumia for diabetes therapy

Singapore: Drug major, Sanofi has received approval of Japan's Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for manufac...

July 3, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Japan team develops feather-light sensors

Singapore: A diaphanous plastic sheet peppered with sensors could lead to the development of medical implants so unobtru...

July 25, 2013 | Thursday | News
Shimadzu Asia Pacific appoints new MD

Singapore: Shimadzu Asia Pacific, a subsidiary of Shimadzu, Japan, has appointed Mr Kiminobu Imura as its new managing d...

July 9, 2012 | Monday | News
Eisai, Novartis terminate COPD deal

Singapore: Novartis Pharma and Eisai have agreed to terminate their co-promotion agreement for three therapies for ch...

January 11, 2013 | Friday | News
Daiichi Sankyo subsidiary to market products in Venezuela

New Delhi: Daiichi Sankyo's subsidiary Daiichi Sankyo Venezuela will begin marketing products of Ranbaxy in Venezuela as...

June 20, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Astellas appoints Sef Kurstjens as CMO

Singapore: Japan-headquartered Astellas Pharma, a global pharmaceutical company, will implement revisions in its glob...

February 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News