Sosei Heptares buys Idorsia’s pharma business in Japan and Korea for JPY65 B

Japan-headquartered Sosei Group Corporation is acquiring from Swiss firm Idorsia Ltd and Idorsia Pharmaceutical Ltd...

July 24, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan's Olympus announces project in Kenya for diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases

Japanese medtech firm Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of the "Kenya Endoscopy Human Resource Development Su...

July 21, 2023 | Friday | News
Thailand gives nod to Meiji Pharma's REMITCH for hemodialysis patients

Japan-based companies Toray Industries, Inc., and Meiji Seika Pharma Co., have obtained regulatory approval in Thailand ...

July 20, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan unveils wearable sensor for measuring sweat lactate levels during exercise

Wearable microfluidic sensors can be used to monitor lactate concentration in sweat, a good indicator of exercise intens...

July 20, 2023 | Thursday | News
Fujifilm to reorganise Medical Systems Group Companies in Japan

Fujifilm Corporation has announced that it will reorganise its Medical Systems group companies in Japan to strengthen it...

July 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan-based Fujirebio partners with Beckman Coulter to bolster access to blood-based Alzheimer’s Disease test

US-based Beckman Coulter Diagnostics and Fujirebio, a leader in neurological markers and In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) manuf...

July 18, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan-based Chugai Pharma and Omron focus on automation for drug discovery research

Japanese firms Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., and Omron Corporation are working together on the automation of research proce...

July 17, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan's RaQualia Pharma initiates sale of GERD drug in Indonesia

Japan-based RaQualia Pharma has announced that one of its sublicensees, PT Kalbe Pharma has started the product sa...

July 14, 2023 | Friday | News
Japanese research increases effectiveness of cancer detection tests using urine

A group led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to capture and release cell-free DNA...

July 12, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan designs world’s first immuno-chromatography kit for extracellular vesicles

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has collaborated in developing Exorapid-qIC, an immuno-chromatography kit for extracell...

July 11, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Pentax Medical establishes manufacturing, R&D centre in China

Pentax Medical, a division of Hoya Group in Japan, has announced an establishment of endoscope manufacturing, R&...

July 10, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan strengthens global pandemic preparedness and response

The Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine Research and Development for Preparedness and Response (SCARDA)...

July 7, 2023 | Friday | News
US FDA approves Japanese pharma firm Eisai's treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Japan-headquartered Eisai Co. and US-based Biogen Inc. have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration...

July 10, 2023 | Monday | News
Hitachi collaborates with Mass General Brigham for R&D in regenerative medicine and GCT

Hitachi, Ltd. has entered a strategic framework collaboration agreement with the world-renowned medical research institu...

July 4, 2023 | Tuesday | News
“The interest of companies in biobanks has significantly increased but investments have not yet been realised”

Since its inception in 2003, BioBank Japan has achieved many milestones. Could you please elaborate on those? I would l...

July 3, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan-UK collaboration to develop digital solutions for dementia

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai, Gates Ventures, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), LifeArc, and The University of Edi...

July 6, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan approves updated indication for GSK's Shingrix vaccine

British firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHL...

June 28, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australian startup Psylo advances depression treatment with Japanese pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo

Australia-based biotech startup Psylo has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with global Japanese pharmaceutica...

June 23, 2023 | Friday | News

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