Fujifilm to acquire US-based vaccine maker

Singapore: Japan's Fujifilm has inked a deal to acquire US-based Kalon Bio therapeutics, which has expertise in manufact...

October 31, 2014 | Friday | News
Daiichi Sankyo launches Methylene Blue Injection in Japan

Japanese pharma major Daiichi Sankyo Company Limited has launched Methylene Blue Injection 50mg for the treatment of met...

March 23, 2015 | Monday | News
HUYA Bioscience completes cancer drug's first cohort study in Japan

HUYA Bioscience International (HUYA) has completed the first cohort in a Phase 1 clinical trial in Japan of its cancer d...

March 23, 2015 | Monday | News
Amgen seeks approval for anti-cholesterol drug in Japan

US-based Amgen has announced that an application seeking marketing approval of Repatha (evolocumab) for the treatment of...

March 23, 2015 | Monday | News
MNCs on medtech growth trail

Industry forecasts by market analysts state that 80 percent of the multinational companies expect to gain a good share i...

November 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Biochips market to be worth $11.4 bn by 2018

Singapore: A recent report released by RnRMarketResearch.com has analyzed the Global Biochips Industry and forecasted th...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Japan's GHIT fund pumps $637,000 to support antimalarial drug discovery

The Global Health Innovative Technology Fund (GHIT Fund) - a unique public health partnership that brings Japanese know-...

February 6, 2015 | Friday | News
Lawyer files suit to shut Ranbaxy plants in India

New Delhi: An Indian lawyer has filed a lawsuit asking the country's Supreme Court to probe the pharmaceutical giant, it...

June 10, 2013 | Monday | News
Millennium and Takeda get EU approval for cancer drug

Singapore: Millennium, The Takeda Oncology Company and Takeda Pharmaceutical announced that the European Commission (EC...

November 1, 2012 | Thursday | News
NovoTTF Therapy treats first recurrent glioblastoma patient in Japan

Singapore: US-based Novocure announced that Dr Tatsunori Okamaura, MD, PhD, of the Kashiwaba Neurosurgical Hospital in S...

August 2, 2013 | Friday | News
Kane Biotech issued new patent in Japan

Singapore: Kane Biotech, a biotechnology company engaged in the development and commercialization of products that preve...

October 10, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Eisai website to help its staff manage obesity

Singapore: Eisai launched a new website to provide employees with an educational resource for information about obesity ...

August 16, 2013 | Friday | News
Japan's Taisho forays into Vietnam market

Singapore: In line with its expansion strategy, Japan's Taisho Pharmaceutical has acquired a 24.5 percent stake in Vietn...

July 7, 2016 | Thursday | News
Apollo Pharmacy cautions against Ranbaxy drugs' use

New Delhi: Spelling further problems for India's pharma giant Ranbaxy and its Japanese owners Daiichi Sankyo, Apollo Pha...

June 10, 2013 | Monday | News
Japan's MHLW approves Gilead's Hep C drug

Tokyo: Gilead Sciences Inc. has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) has approved H...

July 6, 2015 | Monday | News
American Cryostem forays into Japanese biotechnology market

Singapore: American CryoStem Corporation (CRYO) a New Jersey-based developer, marketer and global licensor of patented a...

July 24, 2015 | Friday | News
Nikon joins hands with Lonza group for cell and gene therapies

Singapore: Japan-based Nikon has inked a deal with Lonza group to establish a new wholly owned cell and gene therapy con...

May 8, 2015 | Friday | News
Takeda partners with Japan's National Cancer Center

Singapore: Japanese drug giant Takeda has joined hands with the National Cancer Center (NCC), Japan, to discover and dev...

May 11, 2015 | Monday | News