Japanese firm establishes Singapore subsidiary

Singapore: Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP), a pharmaceutical company headquartered in Osaka, Japan, has established a wh...

February 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Japan to temporarily suspend Novartis business

Singapore: According to sources, the Tokyo-based pharma major Novartis, is likely to suffer temporary suspension by the ...

February 4, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Recent 6 'Big Pharma' frauds

Each year big pharma giants end up spending billions of dollars in paying for fraud, misrepresentation of data and other...

August 6, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Astellas boosts neglected diseases research

Singapore: Furthering its aim to develop new drugs in segments with high unmet need, Japanese company Astellas entered i...

November 27, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong to host international TCM exhibition, conference

Singapore: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association (MCMIA ...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
Riken launches iPS cell therapy pilot study

Singapore: Riken has launched a pilot study to assess the safety and feasibility of the transplantation of autologous in...

August 1, 2013 | Thursday | News
BioAsia 2014: Innovation, collaboration identified as success keys

Hyderabad: With emphasis on cutting-edge innovations this year, BioAsia 2014 under the theme 'Innovate. Evolve.' kick-st...

March 5, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
Japan to gather nanotechnology experts in 2014

Singapore: Japan is all set to host the 13th International Nanotechnology Exhibition and Conference, for three days from...

December 18, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Daiichi's thrombosis drug meets primary endpoint

Singapore: Global phase III clinical trial of once-daily edoxaban for the treatment of acute symptomatic deep vein throm...

September 2, 2013 | Monday | News
Japan approves Crimzia for arthritis patients

Singapore: UCB Japan received marketing approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for Cim...

December 28, 2012 | Friday | Regulatory
URMC launches new heart device trial in Asia

Singapore: Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center, US, are launching a new study in an effort to im...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Honeycomb lung treatment Pirespa in South Korea

Bangalore: Seoul-based Ildong has received a marketing and manufacturing approval for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF...

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Iran, Japan to collaborate on health projects

Singapore: Iranian health Minister, Dr Hassan Hashemi has signed an MoU with Japan's Minister for Health Labor and Welfa...

February 27, 2015 | Friday | News
Prima BioMed's immunotherapeutic drug secures Japanese patent

May 3, 2016: Australia-based Prima BioMed Ltd has announced that the company has been granted patent number 5908210 enti...

May 3, 2016 | Tuesday | News
MSD Japan head: Regulatory bodies are purposely delaying approvals

The entire world is worried about drying up of research pipelines and continued decline in research productivity. This m...

July 17, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
PPD forms joint venture in Japan

Singapore: Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) and Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories have formed a joint venture ...

December 26, 2014 | Friday | News
MD Anderson, Astellas collaborate to develop new drug for Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Japanese pharma giant Astellas Pharma Inc. and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has signed an option ag...

April 8, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Elsevier collaborates with Kanazawa Univ, Japan

Singapore: Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical information products and services, h...

February 1, 2013 | Friday | News