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
Fujitsu, THERS utilise AI to accelerate clinical research and tackle 'drug loss' in Japan

Fujitsu Limited and Tokai National Higher Education and Research System (THERS) have announced the successful completion...

May 26, 2025 | Monday | News
Alloy Therapeutics enters Japanese market by establishing operations at Shonan Health Innovation Park

Alloy Therapeutics Inc., a US-based biotechnology ecosystem company, has recently opened its first location in Japa...

May 23, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Ubitus collaborates with MacKay Memorial Hospital in Taiwan for AI-powered multi-modal medical robots

Japan-based Ubitus, a global leader in cloud streaming and artificial intelligence (AI) solutions, has announced its col...

May 22, 2025 | Thursday | News
Biocon Biologics and Yoshindo expand access to Ustekinumab Biosimilar in Japan

Biocon Biologics Ltd (BBL), a fully integrated global biosimilars company and subsidiary of Biocon Ltd, has announced th...

May 21, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japanese startup RevolKa secures $1.4 M funding to advance therapeutic programmes

RevolKa Ltd., a venture-backed biotech company providing a cutting-edge artificial intelligence (AI)-driven protein engi...

May 20, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Collaboration to accelerate genomics innovation in Japan

US-based Illumina, a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, and the Okinawa Institute of Science ...

May 16, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan approves Sarepta's gene therapy to treat Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

US-based Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour, and Welfare (MHLW) has a...

May 14, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Shionogi inks new partnership agreement to support antimicrobial stewardship in Kenya

Japan headquartered Shionogi & Co. has entered into a comprehensive partnership agreement with Nagasaki University, ...

May 9, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Shionogi announces further agreement with Apnimed for sleep disorder treatments

Japan-based Shionogi & Co. has entered into an agreement with US-based Apnimed, Inc. for the introduction of sulthia...

May 5, 2025 | Monday | News
Ken Shinomiya becomes leader of Japan-based Asahi Kasei’s healthcare sector

Asahi Kasei has appointed Ken Shinomiya, President of Asahi Kasei Life Science, as the Leader of its Healthcare Sector s...

May 2, 2025 | Friday | News
Olympus appoints Bob White as new CEO

Japan-based medtech company Olympus Corporation has announced the appointment of a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) aimed a...

April 28, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's GHIT announces investment of $4.5 M to develop diagnostics for TB

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced an investment of approximately JPY 679 mi...

April 23, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Ono collaborates with Jorna Therapeutics to generate novel RNA editing therapeutics

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a research collaboration agreement with US-based startup Jorna The...

April 22, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Wayfinder Biosciences and Daiichi Sankyo to develop novel RNA-targeting therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

US-based Wayfinder Biosciences has entered into a collaboration with Japanese pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo to develop RNA-...

April 18, 2025 | Friday | News
Hapatune expands global presence with new life science marketing subsidiary in Tokyo

Hapatune LLC, a leading global marketing boutique for bioprocess and life science tools and service providers, has annou...

April 17, 2025 | Thursday | News
Nikon CeLL Innovation partners with RoosterBio for manufacturing human stem cells and extracellular vesicle in Japan

Nikon CeLL innovation (NCLi), a subsidiary of Japan-based Nikon Corporation has entered into a strategic licensing agree...

April 16, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Saisei Ventures launches executive fellows programme for Japan’s biotech leadership pipeline

Saisei Ventures, a leading venture investment firm focused on advancing Japanese biotechnology and therapeutic innovatio...

April 15, 2025 | Tuesday | News