Medical device packaging demand to exceed $25.7 billion in 2017

Singapore: Western Europe, the US and Japan will continue to account for almost 60 percent of the total market, accordin...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
Dr Takeshi Iwatsubo gets Takamine Memorial prize

Singapore: This year, the Tenth Takamine Memorial Daiichi Sankyo Prize will be awarded to Dr Takeshi Iwatsubo, professor...

June 13, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Covagen to collaborate with Mitsubishi for research

Singapore: Swiss company Covagen has entered into a strategic research collaboration and license agreement with Japanese...

November 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Daiichi announces trial results for Prasugrel

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo has announced data from the PRASFIT-ACS study, a double-blind randomized phase III trial compa...

September 26, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Mizuho to distribute Precision Spine products in Japan

Singapore: US-based Precision Spine has signed a long-term exclusive distribution agreement with Mizuho Ikakogyo. Mizuho...

August 14, 2013 | Wednesday | News
NovAliX, Kyowa Hakko Kirin sign deal

Singapore: France-based biopharma company NovAliX entered into a fragment-based drug discovery alliance with Kyowa Hakko...

January 15, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Dainippon invests in Retina Institute, gets stem cell technology

Singapore: Retina Institute Japan (RIJ), RIKEN, Japan, and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma (DSP) have signed an agreement acco...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | News
Fujifilm, Lantheus enter 10-year deal in Japan

Singapore: Lantheus Medical Imaging, a global leader in developing, manufacturing and distributing innovative diagnosti...

January 4, 2013 | Friday | News
Ex-Novartis employee arrested for fudging data

Singapore: A former employee of the Japanese drug maker Novartis, was arrested with allegations of data manipulation. So...

June 12, 2014 | Thursday | News
Eisai receives positive opinion on epilepsy treatments in Europe

Eisai's UK subsidiary, Eisai Europe, has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency's Committee for ...

May 28, 2012 | Monday | News
NDA for Lundbeck's vortioxetine with US FDA

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical and H. Lundbeck A/S have submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the US Food and Drug...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Boston Scientific launches neuro product in Japan

Singapore: Boston Scientific's Japanese subsidiary has join hands with Fukuda Denshi to market and sell the former's Sp...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
Japan research foundation names awardees

Singapore: Daiichi Sankyo's affiliate, the Japan Research Foundation for Clinical Pharmacology, has awarded its 5th Japa...

June 29, 2012 | Friday | News
FibroGen, Astellas start trial of anemia therapeutic agent

Singapore: FibroGen and Japanese company Astellas Pharma have initiated the first clinical study in the phase III clinic...

December 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
BIOtech Japan 2014 introduces new features

Singapore: Even as the industry is gearing up for BIOtech Japan 2014 that starts on May 14 at Tokyo Big Sight this year,...

June 5, 2014 | Thursday | News
CMI announces SNaP system sales in Japan

Singapore: US-based Spiracur and Century Medical (CMI), Japan, have announced multiple system sales of the SNaP Wound Ca...

October 15, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Eisai, Epizyme, Roche develop lymphoma tool

Singapore: Eisai signed an agreement with US-based Epizyme and Roche Molecular Systems to collaborate on the development...

January 14, 2013 | Monday | News
Dr Reddy's plans to enter into Japanese market

Singapore: Dr Reddy's Laboratories Limited is planning to make a fresh foray into the Japanese market. "We are explorin...

April 2, 2014 | Wednesday | News