Japan second fastest pharma growth in 2019- CPhI Report

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

The Japanese pharma market is expected to grow quickly in 2019 following the release of a new report published ahead of CPhI Japan 2019. The trade exhibition (18-20 March, 2019) will open ...Read more

Sosei Heptares initiates new clinical development programme

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 22 Feb, 2019

Sosei Group Corporation, has announced that the first healthy subject has been dosed with a novel small molecule HTL0030310 in a Phase I clinical study, marking the start of a new in-house ...Read more

Generex Biotechnology Subsidiary granted approval for ECM hydrogel

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

Generex Biotechnology has announced that the company’s subsidiary Regentys Corporation, a clinical stage regenerative medicine company focused on the treatment of inflammatory bowel d...Read more

KCI launches ABTHERA Therapy in Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 21 Feb, 2019

KCI, an Acelity Company, recently announced the launch of ABTHERA™ Open Abdomen Negative Pressure Therapy in Japan, expanding access to the Company’s surgical portfolio in the c...Read more

Fujitsu launches healthcare personal service platform

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 14 Feb, 2019

Fujitsu has announced the development of Fujitsu Healthcare Solution Healthcare Personal service Platform, a platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for the integrated management of consumer-facing of...Read more

Eisai submits application in Europe to seek approval for Fycompa

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 15 Feb, 2019

Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that it has submitted an application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for its in-house discovered antiepileptic drug (AED) Fycompa (perampanel) seeking a...Read more

Researchers develop potential therapeutic model for Parkinson’s disease

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Feb, 2019

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, implicating 10 million people worldwide but has no cure at present. The main reason for this is the difficulty...Read more

Takeda receives EC approval to extend the marketing authorization for ADCETRIS

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Feb, 2019

Seattle Genetics, Inc. has announced that its collaborator, Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited, received approval from the European Commission (EC) to extend the marketing authorization ...Read more

ROOT OF SKIN sells out for fifth consecutive time on QVC Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Feb, 2019

AIVITA Biomedical, Inc., a biotech company specializing in innovative stem cell applications, has announced that the Company's revolutionary stem-cell based ROOT OF SKIN™ skincare lin...Read more

Optical Topography to timely diagnose Neurodevelopmental Disorders

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Feb, 2019

Hitachi, Ltd., Jichi Medical University (JMU), International University of Health and Welfare (IUHW) and Chuo University (Chuo-U) have developed fundamental technology to support the early ...Read more

Codexis signs enzyme supply agreement with Kyorin Pharma

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 11 Feb, 2019

Codexis, Inc. has recently announced a multi-year, exclusive supply agreement with KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. for the supply of a proprietary enzyme to be used in the manufacture of vi...Read more

Kyowa Hakko Kirin initiates Ph 2 Clinical Study of Tenapanor

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2019

Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. announced the initiation of a phase 2 clinical study in Japan for tenapanor, a small molecule compound licensed from Ardelyx, Inc. Tenapanor is an oral, mini...Read more

Eiger BioPharma gets patent protection for HDV drug in Europe and Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 08 Feb, 2019

Eiger BioPharmaceuticals, Inc., focused on the development and commercialization of targeted therapies for rare and ultra-rare diseases, has announced that the European Patent Office and th...Read more

Roche & Chugai join WFH aid programme

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 07 Feb, 2019

Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced that Roche has joined the World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) Humanitarian Aid Program, an initiative leading the effort to change the lack of acce...Read more

Taiho Pharma teams up with Cullinan Oncology

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2019

Taiho Pharmaceutical and Cullinan Oncology, LLC announced an agreement to develop TAS6417, a novel EGFR (epidermal growth factor receptor) tyrosine kinase inhibitor discovered by Taiho Phar...Read more

FALCO Bio, Promega kit obtains approval in Japan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 06 Feb, 2019

Promega Corporation has announced FALCO biosystems of Kyoto, Japan, a core business company of FALCO HOLDINGS, working in collaboration with Promega microsatellite instability (MSI) chemist...Read more

Kaneka to invest 18.5% shares in medical device company

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2019

Kaneka Corporation, Tokyo has entered into a strategic and investment agreement with an undisclosed US-based medical device company ("Company"). Under this agreement, Kaneka invested 1...Read more

Sosei announces collaboration with Medicxi

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 05 Feb, 2019

Sosei Group Corporation has announced that it has entered into a structured financing agreement with Medicxi, a venture fund dedicated to financing asset-centric companies, to form two inde...Read more