St Jude launches 3-D heart vessel imager

Singapore: St Jude Medical, a global medical device company, launched Ilumien Optis System, a next-generation technology...

March 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Pfizer trial of cancer drug INLYTA is a failure

Singapore: Pfizer has revealed that its phase III study of INLYTA (axitinib) did not meet the primary endpoint of demons...

October 22, 2012 | Monday | News
Takeda gets Japan's approval for hypertension drug NDA

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical has recieved Japan's approval for the New Drug Application (NDA) of Zacras tablets, a f...

March 27, 2014 | Thursday | Regulatory
Otsuka brings best-selling psychotic drug to Japan

Singapore: Japan-based Otsuka Pharmaceutical filed an additional indication for ABILIFY (aripiprazole), as Japan's first...

September 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Sucampo to acquire Japan's R-Tech Ueno for $278 mn

NASDAQ-listed Sucampo Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched an all-cash tender offer in Japan by Sucampo's Japanese subsidia...

August 31, 2015 | Monday | News
Agenix gets patent protection in Japan

Singapore: Australian drug company Agenix received a key patent covering the manufacturing process of its ThromboView im...

May 18, 2012 | Friday | News
Novartis COPD trial meets primary endpoint

Singapore: The fifth QVA149 (indacaterol maleate / glycopyrronium bromide) phase III study of Novartis, SPARK, met its p...

August 30, 2012 | Thursday | News
Daiichi Sankyo reports positive results for tivantinib

Singapore: Biotech company ArQule and Japan-based Daiichi Sankyo have achieved positive results from a randomized, place...

June 4, 2012 | Monday | News
Eisai collaborates with Brazilian agency for vaccines

Singapore: Tokyo-headquartered Eisai has signed a global agreement with Brazil's Fundação Oswaldo Cruz for collabo...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Qualyst to supply B-Clear hepatocytes kits in Japan

Singapore: Qualyst Transporter Solutions entered an alliance with GenoMembrane, Kanagawa, Japan, to make available its ...

January 22, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Daiichi pays Pieris for developing Anticalin

Singapore: Pieris received the first financial milestone in its discovery and development collaboration with Daiichi Sa...

October 10, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Japan approves Zoll's temp management system

Singapore: Zoll Medical, a manufacturer of medical devices and related software solutions, has received Shonin approval ...

February 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Japanese firm to begin clinical research in Bahrain

Singapore: SBI Pharmaceuticals, headquartered in Japan, has concluded a basic agreement to begin clinical research on di...

February 1, 2013 | Friday | News
Nanotec Thailand, AIST Japan join hands for R&D

Singapore: Thailand's Nanotec signed a collaborative Letter of Intent (LoI) with the Nanosystem Research Institute (NRI)...

February 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Takeda cancer unit is in a WIN-win situation

Singapore: Takeda Oncology and the Worldwide Innovative Network (WIN) in personalized cancer medicine consortium have fo...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | News
Cytori system to be used for fistula repair study in Japan

Singapore: An investigator-sponsored clinical study in Japan using Cytori's Celution System for treatment of cryptoglan...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | News
Oxford Immunotec TB test gets nod in Japan

Singapore: Oxford Immunotec, a medical diagnostic company developing tests in the fields of infectious and immunologica...

November 19, 2012 | Monday | News
Medtronic launches stent system in Japan

Singapore: Medtronic launched the Resolute Integrity Coronary Stent System in Japan, which is the world's second largest...

August 30, 2012 | Thursday | News