Japan's Third Way: BioJapan Day 2 Maps the Routes Out and the Reasons to Come In

If the opening day of BioJapan 2026 diagnosed the gap between Japanese science and global deals, the second day at PACIF...

December 8, 1899 | Friday | News
Japan's Shionogi continues rare disease expansion with acquisition of IntraBio for $2 B

Japan-based Shionogi & Co. is entering into an agreement to acquire IntraBio Inc, a biopharmaceutical company develo...

October 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
Beyond Self-Reliance: BioJapan Turns 40 by Asking Japan to Orchestrate

Yokohama, 7 October 2026  |  BioJapan 2026, Regenerative Medicine JAPAN and healthTECH JAPAN, PACIFICO Yokoham...

October 7, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan-Ghana partnership to advance next-generation vaccine R&D

Japan-based Chiba University, Synergy Institute for Futuristic Mucosal Vaccine Research and Development (cSIMVa), l...

October 6, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Docquity extends Asian healthcare intelligence to Japan through deepened strategic partnership with exMedio

Docquity, the Singapore-based clinical AI platform for more than 75% of verified doctors across Asia, has announced...

October 7, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japanese startup Celaid Therapeutics completes second close of Series B financing round with $2.6 M

Japanese startup Celaid Therapeutics Inc. has announced the completion of the second close of its Series B financing rou...

October 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Toho, Reprocell partner for domestic distribution of regenerative medical product Stemchymal® in Japan

Reprocell Inc. has entered into a basic agreement with Toho Holdings toward a partnership concerning the domestic distri...

October 3, 2026 | Saturday | News
Chugai and InxMed enter into worldwide license agreement for RAF-MEK Molecular Glue

Japan’s Chugai Pharmaceutical and InxMed (Hong Kong) have entered into a worldwide license agreement regarding SPY...

September 30, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development provides ¥2.8 B grant to United Immunity

United Immunity, a clinical stage biotechnology company, has raised a total of ¥2.2 billion in private financing, co...

September 28, 2026 | Monday | News
Lundbeck wins Japan approval for Vyepti in migraine prevention

Denmark-based Lundbeck has received marketing authorisation from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare fo...

September 21, 2026 | Monday | News
Gujarat Themis Biosyn completes acquisition of Japan-based MicroBiopharm to boost fermentation capabilities

India-based Gujarat Themis Biosyn Limited (GTBL) has announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% equity sharehol...

September 18, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan approves subcutaneous formulation of LEQEMBI® for treatment of early Alzheimer’s Disease

Eisai Co. and Biogen Inc. have announced that LEQEMBI® Pen, the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of the anti-amyloid be...

September 17, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's Shimadzu merges UK business to strengthen capabilities for MS and XPS instruments

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has merged its UK group company, Shimadzu Research Laboratory (Europe) into Kratos Anal...

September 16, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Viome partners with Ezaki Glico to bring precision health intelligence to Japan

Viome Life Sciences, Inc., the US precision health company known for its diagnostic testing and personalised nutrition r...

September 15, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Nipro Corp establishes Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Singapore

Nipro Corporation, a global healthcare and medical technology company, has announced the establishment of its Asia Pacif...

September 11, 2026 | Friday | News
New partnership to strengthen CAR-T cell therapy manufacturing capabilities in Japan

Teijin Limited, Teijin Regenet Co., Ltd., and Shinshu University Hospital have entered into a joint research agreement r...

September 13, 2026 | Sunday | News
Japan's Hodogaya Chemical sets up Nucleic Acid CDMO subsidiary

Japan-based Hodogaya Chemical has established a subsidiary to promote the nucleic acid therapeutics CDMO business. In it...

September 9, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japanese pharma firm Shionogi receives marketing approval in Australia for antibiotic Cefiderocol

Japan-based Shionogi has received marketing authorisation from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia f...

September 8, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Ono Pharma enters into drug discovery partnership with Aitia for neurological diseases treatment

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a drug discovery partnership agreement with US-based Aitia, Inc. Under t...

September 4, 2026 | Friday | News
Samsung Bioepis gains marketing approval in Japan for 130mg intravenous infusion of Ustekinumab Biosimilar

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has announced the marketing approval of Ustekinumab BS Intravenous Infusion 130mg...

September 3, 2026 | Thursday | News
Longevity Life Sciences partners Mitsubishi Gas Chemical to expand cellular health platform

Australian cellular health company Longevity Life Sciences has entered into a multi-year strategic partnership with Mits...

August 28, 2026 | Friday | News
PENTAX Medical and MAGENTIQ EYE expand global partnership to advance AI-assisted colonoscopy

Japan-based PENTAX Medical, a HOYA Group company, has announced the expansion of its partnership with MAGENTIQ EYE, exte...

August 27, 2026 | Thursday | News
Shimadzu invests in OptQC to advance next-generation R&D infrastructure for drug discovery

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in OptQC Inc., a startup originating from The University of Tokyo, through...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News
ABio on developing LANFA as a next-generation alternative to PEG in drug delivery

Drug delivery technologies have become increasingly important as pharmaceutical developers work with complex molecules, ...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
Japan's SkyDrive inks medical logistics partnership with Air India and Suzuki

SkyDrive Inc., a leading Japanese developer, manufacturer, and seller of compact eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and la...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | News