Takeda partners with Monash University

Singapore: The Japanese pharma major Takeda, recently announced that the company has entered into a strategic partnershi...

December 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
Drug development challenges and opportunities in Asia

Singapore: Approximately 15 years ago, PAREXEL envisioned Asia would becomean important player in clinical research and ...

November 13, 2014 | Thursday | Opinion
Eisai submits marketing application for thyroid cancer drug

Singapore: Japan's pharmaceutical company, Eisai, has submitted its application to the regulatory authority in South Kor...

December 2, 2014 | Tuesday | Regulatory
AstraZeneca-Takeda to bid for Israeli incubator

Singapore: UK pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca is the second bidder for the dedicated biotech incubator being set up b...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Novasep inks two deals with Japanese firms

Singapore: Further expanding its presence in Asia, Novasep, a global leading supplier of services and technologies for t...

June 22, 2015 | Monday | News
Eisai overhauls production management structure

Singapore: Eisai announced that the Eisai Group's production management structure will undergo a transformation that ...

October 1, 2012 | Monday | News
Asia's Fastest 50 bio-firms shine

The annual list of Asia's fastest growing pharma companies, compiled painstakingly by the BioSpectrum Asia team, is out....

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Opinion
Shimadzu wins F&S South Africa 'leadership award'

‎Singapore: Based on its recent analysis of the general X-ray devices market, Frost and Sullivan has recog...

April 19, 2013 | Friday | News
India, Japan to find a remedy for sickle cell anemia

Singapore: During his recent visit to Japan, the Indian Prime Minister Mr Narendra Modi discussed cooperation with Kyoto...

September 2, 2014 | Tuesday | News
BIOTEC to collaborate with Japanese research body on microbial community

Singapore: Thailand's National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) and the National Institute of T...

May 14, 2012 | Monday | News
Japan to take action on Novartis' fabricated data

Singapore: Japan's health minister Mr Norihisa Tamura has pointed out that the test data on a widely used Novartis blood...

July 15, 2013 | Monday | News
Smartphones preferred channel for healthcare'

Singapore: Smart phones are the preferred tool for patient's engagement and communication with their healthcare provider...

July 6, 2014 | Sunday | Analysis
Novartis finds no evidence of wrongdoing in clinical trials

Singapore: Novartis Pharma KK has found no evidence that data on clinical trials for its hypertension drug Diovan had be...

July 31, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Protein A chromatography resin for purification of antibody drugs

Singapore: Kaneka launched KanCapA, a new protein A chromatography resin for the purification of therapeutic antibodi...

October 9, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Eisai seeks approval for antiepileptic agent in Japan

Singapore: Eisai has submitted a marketing authorization application to Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (M...

August 31, 2012 | Friday | Regulatory
Debiopharm awards Japanese cancer scientists

Singapore: Debiopharm Group presented the 'JCA-Mauvernay Award' to Dr Masanobu Oshima from Kanazawa University, Japan...

September 24, 2012 | Monday | News
Japanese food giant to buy GSK drinks for $2.35 bn

Singapore: Sky News has reported that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is in talks with Japanese firm Suntory to sell its drugs Luc...

September 9, 2013 | Monday | News
Boston Strategics gets rights for Eisai's cancer drug

Singapore: Boston Strategics Corp (BSC), a clinical-stage drug research and development (R&D) company has signed an ...

July 10, 2014 | Thursday | News
Dehaier signs deal with Beijing Kanglian Medicine

Singapore: Dehaier Medical has obtained a medical equipment procurement agreement valued at approximately $320,580 (R...

December 14, 2012 | Friday | News
Otsuka, Abdi İbrahim start joint venture in Turkey

Singapore: Japan-headquartered Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Turkish firm Abdi Ibrahim have established a joint venture, Abd...

November 16, 2012 | Friday | News
F&S: Personalization is the new mantra in healthcare

Singapore: Frost & Sullivan partner Ms Reenita Das during her keynote presentation at the 12th International BIOtech...

May 14, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Nexium gets nod in Japan for gastric ulcer

Singapore: AstraZeneca has received approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare for a supplemental...

June 25, 2012 | Monday | Regulatory
Eisai's UK manufacturing plant gets EU license

Singapore: Japan-headquartered Eisai's UK manufacturing subsidiary Eisai Manufacturing, situated within the company's Eu...

September 27, 2012 | Thursday | News
Snoasis initiates distribution in Japan through Hausten Healthcare

Singapore: Snoasis Medical has signed a distribution agreement with Hausten Healthcare, whereby Hausten Healthcare will ...

July 30, 2012 | Monday | News
Terumo completes patient enrollment in the US for trial

Singapore: Terumo Interventional Systems, a strategic business unit of Terumo Medical Corporation, a US subsidiary of To...

July 12, 2012 | Thursday | News