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
Global CRO Novotech strengthens presence in Japan with new Tokyo office

Novotech, a leading global biotech CRO and full-service clinical research organisation, has strengthened its established...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
US-Japan collaboration for liquid biopsy screening in lung cancer

US-based Pillar Biosciences, Inc., LC-SCRUM-Asia and LSI Medience Corporation have announced a collaboration to support ...

August 21, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Chugai Pharma signs exclusive license agreement with GSK for anti-dengue virus antibody AID351

Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical has signed an exclusive license agreement with British pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline (GS...

August 20, 2026 | Thursday | News
LEO Pharma buys Tanabe’s rare disease drug dersimelagon for $435 M

LEO Pharma, a global leader in medical dermatology delivering innovative solutions for skin disease, has entered into an...

August 18, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Adneuris Therapeutics inks $35 M deal with Maruishi Pharma to advance Cebranopadol in Japan and South Korea

Adneuris Therapeutics, a wholly owned subsidiary of Tris Pharma advancing a new kind of pain medicine, has entered ...

August 17, 2026 | Monday | News
German tech firm adesso and Hitachi Digital Services announce global partnership

German technology consulting and IT services company adesso SE and Japan-based Hitachi Digital Services have announ...

August 14, 2026 | Friday | News
Chugai and UCSF establish master collaboration agreement for drug discovery research

Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have entere...

August 11, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Zuellig Pharma’s John Graham on strengthening medicine authenticity across Asia

Counterfeit and unauthorised healthcare products remain a persistent risk across Asia, particularly where fragmented dis...

August 5, 2026 | Wednesday | Opinion
Japan's Fujifilm and Taiho Pharma join hands to develop next-generation ADC manufacturing technologies

Fujifilm Corporation and Taiho Pharmaceutical have entered into a strategic partnership agreement for the development of...

August 5, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Monash University, Fujitsu and CSIRO unite to advance Australia's quantum research capability

The collaboration between Monash, Australia’s largest university, leading Japanese information technology company ...

August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | News
“Japan needs a deeper base of specialist healthcare investors”

J-Pharma has built its pipeline around amino acid transporter (LAT1)-targeted therapies. What was the vision behind this...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Ember LifeSciences and Alfresa Corp to improve quality of pharmaceutical cold chain in Japan

Ember LifeSciences, Inc. has entered into a capital and business alliance with Alfresa Corporation, a subsidiary of Alfr...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | News
Ono Pharmaceutical partners with Phylo to embed agentic AI with every discovery scientist

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical and US-based Phylo, Inc. have announced a collaboration that brings Biomni Lab, Phylo's a...

July 30, 2026 | Thursday | News
Nippon Kayaku and Celltrion Healthcare Japan join hands for stable supply of biopharmaceuticals

Nippon Kayaku and Celltrion Healthcare Japan K.K. have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Compreh...

July 29, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Boston Scientific highlights pulsed field ablation’s growing role in APAC atrial fibrillation care

A growing burden demands a new approach Cardiac ablation treats AFib by targeting heart cells that send erratic signals...

July 28, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Shimadzu releases GCMS-TQ RX Series Gas Chromatograph-Mass Spectrometer

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has announced the release of the GCMS-TQ8040 RX and GCMS-TQ8050 RX gas chromatogra...

July 27, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's GHIT Fund injects approx. JPY 140 M in portable rapid diagnostic system for Ebola Disease

Japan's Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced an investment of JPY 140 million (approximately $8...

July 24, 2026 | Friday | News