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Japan | News | 0 Comment | 03 Jun, 2019
The CureApp nicotine-dependent treatment app is clinically proved as a higher rate of sustained smoking cessation (CAR) at multicentre, randomized clinical trial comparative study. This wor...Read more
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Scientists bioengineer human liver disease in the lab
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2019
Scientists successfully bioengineered human liver organoids that faithfully mimic key features of fatal liver disease in the laboratory. This allowed them to uncover underlying disease biol...Read more
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Beam Therapeutics, Bio Palette to develop microbiome-related therapeutics in Asia
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 03 Jun, 2019
Beam Therapeutics and Bio Palette have announced an exclusive cross-license agreement around each companies’ base editing intellectual property. Bio Palette, a Japanese biotechnology...Read more
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PENTAX Medical launches MILES FOR HEALTH(TM) campaign
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2019
PENTAX Medical, a leading provider of endo-imaging solutions, will soon celebrate the 100th anniversary of the foundation of Asahi Optical Joint Stock Co., the original manufacturer of PENT...Read more
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Hitachi signs contract with HIMED to Deliver Particle Therapy System
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2019
Japanese multinational conglomerate company Hitachi has signed a contract with Himed Hospital Management (Xuzhou) Co., Ltd., located in Xuzhou City, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic...Read more
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Chugai Pharma aims to create high quality innovative drugs
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2019
Japanese firm Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has announced the decision to construct a core research laboratory, Chugai Life Science Park Yokohama, at a business site owned in Yokoham...Read more
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Scientists develop technique for better detection of breast cancer
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 24 May, 2019
Researchers at Okayama University report in the journal Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical that terahertz radiation can be used to rapidly detect makers for breast-cancer cells.&nb...Read more
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Menicon launches holistic approach for myopia control management
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2019
Japan headquartered Menicon Co. has announced the launch of the Menicon Bloom Myopia Control Management System, a holistic approach for myopia control management. The launch featu...Read more
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B dot Medical to develop ultra-compact proton cancer therapy
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 28 May, 2019
Japan based B dot Medical Inc. has announced that the company has initiated the development of an ultra-compact proton cancer therapy system that can replace the commonly used x-ray ca...Read more
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Chugai’s Actemra Intravenous Infusion receives additional approval for Adult Still’s Disease
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 24 May, 2019
Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced that it has obtained regulatory approval for the humanized anti-human IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody, “Actemra® Intravenous Infusion 80...Read more
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Japan approves use of Elekta Unity MRI therapy system
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 24 May, 2019
Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) has announced that its Elekta Unity magnetic resonance radiation therapy system has been approved for clinical use in Japan. Elekta Unity combines two technologies:...Read more
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Eisai brings Novartis executive on oncology board
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 23 May, 2019
Eisai Inc., the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Japan headquartered Eisai Co., Ltd., has announced the immediate appointment of Dr. Luca Dezzani as Vice President, U.S. Medical ...Read more
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Takeda, Frazier Healthcare Partners to launch Phathom Pharma
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 21 May, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical and Frazier Healthcare Partners have announced a collaboration to launch Phathom Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercial...Read more
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Takeda announces results of Phase 3b VARSITY studies
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 20 May, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited has announced further results from the Phase 3b head-to-head VARSITY study, which demonstrated that the gut-selective biologic vedolizumab (Entyvi...Read more
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Daiichi Sankyo fails to hold up influenza vaccine project
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 20 May, 2019
Japanese pharma company Daiichi Sankyo has announced that the Company has been unable to fulfill its obligation to build a scheme to supply vaccines for 40 million people in the time allott...Read more
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Eisai to present data on oncology pipeline and products
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 16 May, 2019
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced that presentations on a series of abstracts highlighting updates regarding its in-house discovered lenvatinib mesylate (product name: Lenvima, "lenvatinib", kinase...Read more
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Teijin and AMED to develop drugs for frail elders
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 17 May, 2019
Teijin Limited has announced that it has signed a research and development agreement with the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) to form an industry-government-academi...Read more
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Takeda's BLA for Vedolizumab gets approval by U.S. FDA
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 14 May, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has announced that the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a Biologics License Application (BLA) for a subcutaneous (SC) for...Read more
