Japan's Fujifilm launches SARS-CoV-2 mutation kit to detect Indian variant

FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation has announced the launch of the E484Q mutation detection kit, capable of detecti...

May 28, 2021 | Friday | News
Sosei Heptares and Pfizer collaborate for multi-target drug discovery

Sosei Group Corporation has been notified by Pfizer that the first subject in a clinical trial has been dosed with a new...

May 24, 2021 | Monday | News
Japanese firms to develop novel AI-based cell analyzers and testing techniques

Sysmex Corporation and ThinkCyte, Inc. have signed a joint development and investment agreements during Ma...

May 14, 2021 | Friday | News
Mitsubishi's air purification filtering technology can inactivate SARS-CoV-2

Japanese firm Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Indust...

May 13, 2021 | Thursday | News
Japan aids India with oxygen generation plants

The Government of Japan and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) India have partnered to provide oxygen generatio...

May 11, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Japan secures supply of investigational antibody cocktail for COVID-19 treatment

Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced that the company has agreed with the Japanese government regarding the antibody cock...

May 11, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Pfizer, BioNTech to help vaccinate athletes at 2020 Tokyo Games

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the International Oly...

May 7, 2021 | Friday | News
Japan-based NEC to develop biosensor for detecting SARS-CoV-2 in open spaces

Japan's NEC Corporation and NEC Solution Innovators announced the successful development of artificial DNA aptamers that...

May 6, 2021 | Thursday | News
Tiziana seeks partner in Asia to enhance hepatocellular carcinoma treatment

Tiziana Life Sciences plc, a UK based biotechnology company focused on innovative therapeutics for oncology, inflammatio...

May 5, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Japan lays focus on improving brain health

Saitama Resona Bank, Limited, a corporation of the Resona Group, and Eisai Co., Ltd., both based in Japan, have announce...

May 3, 2021 | Monday | News
Elusive protein complex can be the key to treat chromosomal disorders

The cells in our body are constantly fighting off the threat of cancer by repairing damaged DNA. In a new study, scienti...

April 30, 2021 | Friday | News
CPhI Japan highlights cell & gene therapies, digital innovation

CPhI Japan, the first large pharma event to trade in 2021, played host to 7214 attendees at the exhibition and a further...

April 30, 2021 | Friday | News
Japan offers support to new specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers

Japan's Bushu Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has entered into a business alliance agreement with Suzuken Co., Ltd. to offer a se...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Daiichi Sankyo to market hypercholesterolemia treatment in Asia

Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo Company has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with US based Esperion Therapeuti...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
UK's Ergomed expands pharmacovigilance business operations in Japan

Ergomed plc, a company focused on providing specialised services to the pharmaceutical industry, announces that its Prim...

April 26, 2021 | Monday | News
Japan provides thermography camera in Kenya to prevent COVID-19 spread

Japan based NEC Corporation announced a collaboration between NEC XON, the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (U...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
International collaboration to develop iPSMA SPECT imaging for prostate cancer

The Oncidium Foundation, a non-profit organization created to promote and support the development of radiopharmaceutical...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
Fujifilm initiates new Ph III trial of Avigan for COVID-19 treatment in Japan

FUJIFILM Toyama Chemical has announced the initiation of a new phase III clinical trial in Japan concerning its anti-inf...

April 21, 2021 | Wednesday | News