Fujitsu and DT-Axis collaborate to advance digital health in Japan

Japan-based Fujitsu and DT-Axis have announced the commencement of a collaboration aimed at advancing digital health. Th...

March 9, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Reprocell launches GMP master cell bank manufacturing for clinical iPSCs

Japan-based Reprocell has announced the launch of its US FDA compliant Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Master Cell Ban...

March 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's PHCbi introduces LiCellGrowâ„¢ Cell Expansion System

PHC Corporation’s Biomedical Division, a global provider of laboratory sample storage and cell cultivation solutio...

March 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Asahi Kasei acquires Germany's Aicuris for €780 M

Aicuris Anti-infective Cures AG has entered into a definitive agreement under which Japan's Asahi Kasei, through it...

February 27, 2026 | Friday | News
Sarepta Therapeutics announces commercial launch of ELEVIDYS in Japan for DMD treatment

US-based Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. has announced the commercial launch of ELEVIDYS (delandistrogene moxeparvovec) in Ja...

February 25, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Astellas announces $1.37 B deal with Vir Biotechnology to develop T-Cell therapies for prostate cancer

Japan-based Astellas Pharma and US-based startup Vir Biotechnology have entered into a global strategic collaboration to...

February 24, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund invests in cardiac healthcare startup A-wave

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in A-wave Inc., a startup originating from The University of Osaka, throug...

February 20, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo collaborates with BostonGene to accelerate AI-based drug development

US-based BostonGene, the developer of the leading AI foundation model for tumour and immune biology, has announced ...

February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan approves Clinigen's world-first therapeutic human breast milk fortifier to manage VLBW infants

Clinigen, a global leader in accelerating patient access to critical medicines, obtained the world's first prescription ...

February 16, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Nxera Pharma licenses GPCR-targeted programme to NewCo

Japan-headquartered Nxera Pharma has entered into a license agreement with a newly established independent company (NewC...

February 13, 2026 | Friday | News
Galderma accelerates growth with two new launches in Japan

Galderma has announced the launch of Restylane Defyne and Restylane Refyne: the first Optimal Balance Technology (OBT)â...

February 12, 2026 | Thursday | News
Takeda and Iambic ink $1.7 B deal to advance AI driven design of small molecules

Iambic, a US-based clinical-stage life science and technology company developing novel medicines using its artificial in...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Saisei Ventures launches bridge-to-biotech venture creation initiative

Saisei Ventures, a pioneering investment firm focused on advancing Japanese biotechnology and therapeutic innovations gl...

February 10, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Sky Labs inks distribution agreement with Otsuka Pharma for 'CART BP pro' in Japan

South Korea-based startup Sky Labs Inc. has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceut...

February 6, 2026 | Friday | News
Richter and Fuji strengthen strategic collaboration in women healthcare segment

Budapest-based Gedeon Richter Plc. and Japan's Fuji Pharma Co. have announced the expansion and further strengthening of...

February 5, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's GHIT invests $8.8 M in malaria, tuberculosis, and NTD R&D projects

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.39 b...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Amgen ends Rocatinlimab collaboration with Japan's Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced the termination of the current rocatin...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Medical Corporation Nasukai forms strategic alliance with Daibi Medical Aesthetics

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a global provider of comprehensive consulting and management services to medica...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan develops monitoring technique for early diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma

Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness among people who are unable to monitor and manage their intraocular pressure (I...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | News
Japan strengthening biopharma capabilities

The Asian biopharma landscape is evolving rapidly and undergoing major shifts, expanding focus beyond generics and contr...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Fujirebio expands neuro testing portfolio with fully automated Lumipulse® G pTau 217 CSF assay

Japan-based H.U. Group Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Fujirebio have announced the availability of the Lu...

January 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's Veritas In Silico partners with SpiroChem for discovery of next generation RNA drugs

Swiss firm SpiroChem AG and Japan-based Veritas In Silico Inc. have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understandi...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Otsuka and Towa form strategic partnership in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Japan-based companies Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and Towa Pharmaceutical Co. have entered into an agreement to establish ...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo unveils new Toronto headquarters to accelerate investment and innovation in oncology

Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has further established its presence in Canada with the official opening ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
GSK and Shionogi agree to replace Pfizer's stake in ViiV Healthcare

GSK plc and Shionogi & Co. have reached an agreement together with Pfizer Inc. for the 11.7% economic interest in UK...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News