Ex-Novartis employee arrested for fudging data

Singapore: A former employee of the Japanese drug maker Novartis, was arrested with allegations of data manipulation. So...

June 12, 2014 | Thursday | News
Eisai receives positive opinion on epilepsy treatments in Europe

Eisai's UK subsidiary, Eisai Europe, has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for ...

May 28, 2012 | Monday | News
NDA for Lundbeck's vortioxetine with US FDA

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical and H. Lundbeck A/S have submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Boston Scientific launches neuro product in Japan

Singapore: Boston Scientific's Japanese subsidiary has join hands with Fukuda Denshi to market and sell the former's ...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
Japan research foundation names awardees

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo's affiliate, the Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology, has awarded its 5th Japa...

June 29, 2012 | Friday | News
FibroGen, Astellas start trial of anemia therapeutic agent

Singapore: FibroGen and Japanese company Astellas Pharma have initiated the first clinical study in the phase III clinic...

December 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
BIOtech Japan 2014 introduces new features

Singapore: Even as the industry is gearing up for BIOtech Japan 2014 that starts on May 14 at Tokyo Big Sight this year,...

June 5, 2014 | Thursday | News
CMI announces SNaP system sales in Japan

Singapore: US-based Spiracur and Century Medical (CMI), Japan, have announced multiple system sales of the SNaP Wound Ca...

October 15, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Eisai, Epizyme, Roche develop lymphoma tool

Singapore: Eisai signed an agreement with US-based Epizyme and Roche Molecular Systems to collaborate on the development...

January 14, 2013 | Monday | News
Dr Reddy's plans to enter into Japanese market

Singapore: Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited is planning to make a fresh foray into the Japanese market. "We are explorin...

April 2, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Japan team creates liver from stem cells

Singapore: A team of scientists from Japan have created a functioning human liver from stem cells, raising hopes of manu...

June 11, 2012 | Monday | News
Eisai launches implantable anti-tumor agent

Singapore: Nobelpharma and Eisai launched Gliadel 7.7 mg Implant (carmustine), an antineoplastic agent, in Japan on Janu...

January 11, 2013 | Friday | News
Takeda submits plea for cetilistat approval in Japan

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical has submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Australia to grow Chinese anti-cancer fruit

Singapore: University of Queensland (UQ) is soon going to globally launch a delicious berry-like ancient Chinese red bay...

December 13, 2012 | Thursday | News
Siemens renews partnership with Japanese lab solutions firm

Singapore: Sysmex Corporation and Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics have announced the signing of a five-year global supply...

July 20, 2012 | Friday | News
Sucampo, Takeda file patent suit against Aunchen

Singapore: Sucampo (an affiliate of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals), R-Tech Ueno, Takeda Pharmaceutical, and certain affilia...

February 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Chugai to invest $160 mn in Singapore

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical, which pursues cutting-edge biopharmaceutical, antibody, and molecular targeted research t...

October 11, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Eisai cancer drug gets orphan drug designation from Japan

Singapore: Eisai has received orphan drug designation from Japan's Ministry of Labour, Health and Welfare for its mul...

August 27, 2012 | Monday | News
Japan files criminal complaint against Novartis

Singapore: Japan's health ministry has lodged a criminal complaint against the local wing of the leading Swiss drug make...

January 10, 2014 | Friday | News
Daiichi Sankyo enrolls patients for edoxaban trial

Singapore: Japan-headquartered Daiichi Sankyo has completed patient enrollment in the global Hokusai-VTE phase III study...

October 30, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Daiichi Sankyo extends Medidata Clinical Cloud use to China

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo is expanding its use of US-based Medidata Solutions' cloud-based platform to support clinical ...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Daiichi, Amplimmune join hands for protein R&D

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo and Amplimmune have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop a new therapeutic pro...

January 8, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Sankyo halts phase III trial of cancer drug

Singapore: The independent Data Monitoring Committee (DMC) of the phase III MARQUEE (Met inhibitor ARQ 197 plus Erlot...

October 4, 2012 | Thursday | News
Bioscience firms queue up for Japan market

Japan, which has the lowest infant mortality rate and highest adult life expectancy in the world, is fast turning into a...

June 1, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Mylan and Pfizer enter deal for EpiPen in Japan

Singapore: Mylan Specialty, a subsidiary of Mylan, and Pfizer entered into a license agreement, under which Pfizer will ...

August 8, 2012 | Wednesday | News