Japan's Olympus buys BioProtect for $270 M to expand portfolio of urological technologies

Japan-based medtech firm Olympus Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioProtect, a medica...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan’s Nissha acquires Vietnam's medical devices manufacturer USM Healthcare

Japan-based Nissha has acquired the shares of USM Healthcare Medical Devices factory joint stock company making it a sub...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Samsung Bioepis launches Ustekinumab biosimilar in Japan

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has announced the launch of Ustekinumab BS 45 mg Syringe for S.C. Injection「&nb...

May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Fujifilm launches balloon-less endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscope for pulmonary care

Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation, owned by Japan-based Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, has announced the launch o...

May 19, 2026 | Tuesday | News
ImmunityBio signs exclusive US agreement with Japan BCG Laboratory

ImmunityBio, Inc., a commercial-stage immunotherapy company, has announced an exclusive US Development and Supply Agreem...

May 18, 2026 | Monday | News
Fujitsu and IBM Japan formalise collaboration in healthcare sector

Fujitsu Limited and IBM Japan have announced the formalisation of a collaboration within the healthcare domain, building...

May 15, 2026 | Friday | News
Hokkaido University leverages BostonGene’s AI-powered platform to advance precision oncology

US-based BostonGene, developer of the leading AI foundation model for tumour and immune biology, has announced the expan...

May 13, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Kyowa Kirin to build research hub for strengthening drug discovery capabilities

Japan-based pharma firm Kyowa Kirin has announced plans to create a state-of-the-art research hub, to further improve it...

May 12, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo unveils five-year business plan focused on oncology innovation

Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo has revealed its next Five-Year Business Plan (FY2026 - FY2030) that outlines how the company...

May 11, 2026 | Monday | News
Medical Excellence Japan signs MoUs with NATHEALTH and YEIDA in India

On the sidelines of the 3rd India-Japan Joint Committee Meeting on Healthcare, co-chaired by Union Health Minister JP Na...

May 7, 2026 | Thursday | News
Waiv enters collaboration with Daiichi Sankyo to deliver AI-derived biomarkers for ADC programme

Waiv, formerly Owkin Dx, a Paris-based company catalysing artificial intelligence (AI) precision testing, has entered a ...

May 7, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's Olympus inks global distribution agreement with Korean startup EndoRobotics

Olympus Corporation, a Japanese MedTech company committed to advancing endoscopy-enabled care, has signed an exclusive g...

May 5, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's KM Biologics enters into technology collaboration with Serum Institute of India

Japan-based Meiji Seika Pharma Co. has announced that KM Biologics Co., a group company of Meiji Seika Pharma, has enter...

May 3, 2026 | Sunday | News
Japan's Shionogi joins World Economic Forum and signs Davos Compact on Antimicrobial Resistance

Japan-based Shionogi & Co. has joined the World Economic Forum (WEF), and signed the Davos Compact on Antimicrobial ...

May 1, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Shimadzu acquires majority stake in German startup Plasmion

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has acquired a 75% stake of the outstanding shares of German startup Plasmion GmbH (hea...

April 30, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan, Taiwan strengthen collaboration in healthcare and drug discovery

Japan-based iPark Institute has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Taiwan’s Industrial Technology Res...

April 28, 2026 | Tuesday | News
IMG Pharma enters into definitive agreement to acquire Matsumoto Pharmaceutical in Japan

IMG Pharmaceutical Co, a majority-owned subsidiary of IMG Japan, the Group's holding company, has entered into a definit...

April 27, 2026 | Monday | News
Singapore and Japan deepen collaboration to enhance access to health products

Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) have signed ...

April 23, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's GHIT Fund announces investment of $8.5 M in five R&D projects

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.37 billion (...

April 22, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Takeda terminates mRNA-targeted small-molecule drugs research pact with Veritas

Japan-based Veritas In Silico Inc. (VIS) has been conducting a collaborative drug discovery research on mRNA-targeted sm...

April 18, 2026 | Saturday | News
Shionogi makes investment in Japanese startup Restore Vision to develop visual restoration gene therapy

Shionogi & Co. has made an equity investment in Restore Vision Inc, a Tokyo-based startup company developing innovat...

April 16, 2026 | Thursday | News
4D Path partners with Daiichi Sankyo to advance AI-driven ADC programme

4D Path, a US-based company dedicated to personalising cancer care through a novel, physics-informed approach to predict...

April 15, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Nippon Shinyaku partners with xFOREST Therapeutics on drug discovery research targeting RNA structures

Japan-based Nippon Shinyaku has entered into a collaboration agreement with xFOREST Therapeutics with the aim to create ...

April 14, 2026 | Tuesday | News
NEXTBIOMEDICAL secures exclusive distribution agreement for Nexsphere-F™ in Japan

NEXTBIOMEDICAL, an innovative medical device company based in South Korea, has entered into an exclusive distribution ag...

April 10, 2026 | Friday | News
ATLATL announces agreement with Daiichi Sankyo to deepen APAC biotech innovation

China-based ATLATL Innovation Center, a global innovation platform for life science research and development, has announ...

April 9, 2026 | Thursday | News