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