Ono Pharma and Vertex to commercialise Povetacicept in Japan and South Korea for nephropathy treatment

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical Co., and Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated, in the US, have announced an exclusive coll...

June 24, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Harbour BioMed & Otsuka Pharma ink $670 M agreement for treatment of autoimmune diseases

Harbour BioMed, a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced a global strategic collaboration with Japan-headq...

June 23, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan gives nod to Israeli startup MedHub-AI's coronary physiology diagnostic software

Israel-based startup MedHub-AI, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cardiovascular diagnostics,...

June 20, 2025 | Friday | News
NEC and Chugai Pharmaceutical use AI to potentially enhance cancer treatment in Japan

Japan-based NEC Corporation, in collaboration with Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., has conducted an experiment usin...

June 19, 2025 | Thursday | News
Avata Biosciences partners with Oceanus Bio for developing oral cannabidiol therapies to address Epilepsy and Schizophrenia

UK-based Avata Biosciences Holdings has signed a co-development and licensing agreement with Oceanus Bio, Inc. for the e...

June 18, 2025 | Wednesday | News
HekaBio teams up with Alfresa Holdings Corp accelerating access to innovative therapies in Japan

HekaBio K.K. has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Alfresa Holdings Corporation, a leading...

June 17, 2025 | Tuesday | News
SDP Japan raises $31 M to rollout advanced surgical care models

Healthcare startup SDP Japan, Inc. has raised approximately JPY 4.5 billion (equivalent to $31 million) t...

June 16, 2025 | Monday | News
Mitsubishi Research Institute and Astellas collaborate to support pharma startups in Japan

Mitsubishi Research Institute, Inc.  and Astellas Pharma Inc. have agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to...

June 13, 2025 | Friday | News
Olympus announces full market release of AI-powered emphysema screening programme

Japan headquartered medtech firm Olympus Corp. has announced the full market release of its artificial intelligence (AI)...

June 12, 2025 | Thursday | News
Cardio Diagnostics secures Japanese patent for AI-driven cardiovascular disease detection technology

Cardio Diagnostics Holdings Inc., a US-based artificial intelligence (AI)-powered precision cardiovascular medicine comp...

June 10, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Samsung Bioepis enters into strategic partnership with Nipro for commercialisation of multiple biosimilars in Japan

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis Co. has entered into a license, development and commercialisation agreement with Nipro...

June 9, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan transforms engineered heart tissues for precise drug testing

A research team led by Associate Professor Yoshinori Yoshida and Specially Appointed Assistant Professor Yuya ...

June 7, 2025 | Saturday | News
Telix Pharma establishes new operations in Japan

Australia-headquartered Telix Pharmaceuticals has established Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) in Yokohama, Japan. Te...

June 5, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japanese startup ThinkCyte unveils cloud-based platform for AI-driven cell morphology data analysis

ThinkCyte, a Japan-based life science company pioneering advanced artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cell analysis and...

June 4, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Fujifilm rebrands Life Sciences companies to represent board spectrum portfolio

Japan-headquartered Fujifilm Corporation's Life Sciences Group companies, a portfolio of businesses offering products, s...

June 3, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Eisai launches Pariet® S, first proton pump inhibitor RX-to-OTC in Japan

Eisai Co. has announced the launch of Pariet® S”(pharmaceutical requiring guidance), which is highly effective...

June 2, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan establishes first next-gen commercial production site for CAR-T cell therapies

Cellares, a pioneer in automated cell therapy manufacturing, in collaboration with Mitsui Fudosan, has announced the est...

May 30, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Olympus announces US FDA clearance of its most advanced imaging endoscopes

Olympus, a Japan-headquartered medical technology company, has announced the US FDA 510(k) clearance of its EZ1500 serie...

May 28, 2025 | Wednesday | News