Astellas to axe 300 jobs in home country in FY14
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 04 Nov, 2013
Singapore: Japanese pharmaceutical major Astellas Pharma has announced that it would cut down its group workforce in hom...Read more
R&D Antibodies gets nod from Japan Patent Office
Japan | Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 27 Jul, 2012
Singapore: Research & Diagnostic Antibodies (R&D Antibodies) received a notice of allowance from the Japan Paten...Read more
Takeda gastro norovirus vaccine shows +ve results
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 07 Oct, 2013
Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical has achieved positive reponse from its phase I/II study of its intramuscular bivalent (...Read more
Targeted Medical Pharma assigns J-Network as distributor
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Feb, 2015
Singapore: US-based Targeted Medical Pharma has signed an exclusive product distribution agreement with J-Network, a Cal...Read more
DSP, Edison sign deal for mitochondria disease
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 01 Apr, 2013
Singapore: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) has signed a research, development and commercial license agreement for the ...Read more
Japan approves extended indication of CryoLife's BioGlue
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Jul, 2015
CryoLife Inc., a leading medical device and tissue processing company focused on cardiac and vascular surgery, announced...Read more
World's most powerful microscope ready for use
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 Jun, 2013
Singapore: The world's most powerful microscope, which resides in a specially constructed room at the University of Vict...Read more
Sosei buys Heptares Therapeutics
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Feb, 2015
Singapore: Sosei Group Corporation, a leading Japanese biopharmaceutical company with operations in Japan and the UK, ha...Read more
Japan, Qatar collaborate on personalized medicine
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 29 Jan, 2015
Singapore: The Japanese Preventive Medicine & Diagnosis Innovation Program (RIKEN-PMI) has announced a collaboration...Read more
NCKU Taiwan, Fujistu Taiwan ink a pact to establish cloud computing platform
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 14 Aug, 2014
Singapore: Japan-based technology giant Fujitsu Taiwan and Taiwan's National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) have signed a ...Read more
Eisai leverages genetic research with Genomics
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 13 Apr, 2015
Singapore: Japanese firm, Eisai, and Oxford based Genomics has formed partnership to share Genomics' statistical analyse...Read more
New testing kit fast tracks Ebola diagnosis
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 03 Sep, 2014
Singapore: Japanese researchers at the Nagasaki University announced that they have developed a new diagnostic technique...Read more
What's the stem cell regulatory scenario like in APAC?
Japan | Analysis | By Piyusha Chatterjee | 3 Comment | 31 Jan, 2013
The pioneering work of Nobel Laureates Sir John Gurdon and Dr Shinya Yamanaka on reprogramming adult stem cells has open...Read more
Japanese scientists discover anti-cancer property in diabetes drug
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Mar, 2015
Scientists at the Okayama University in Japan have announced that their studies have revealed how a diabetes drug helps ...Read more
GSK, Theravance withdraw COPD drug from Japan
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 16 Jul, 2013
Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline and Theravance have withdrawn license application for the use of inhaled drug fluticasone fur...Read more
Tech drive demand for 3D medical imaging
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Global Industry Analysts (GIA) announces the release of a comprehensive global report on 3D medical imaging m...Read more
Fuji Pharma acquires Thai contract manufacturer Olic
Japan | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 10 Aug, 2012
Singapore: Japanese firm Fuji Pharma has entered into a share purchase agreement with swiss trading firm DKSH to acquir...Read more
BSA-CMR Survey: CROs hopeful despite stifled growth
Japan | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 3 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013
The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...Read more