Jeol releases new scanning electron microscope

JEOL Ltd., based in Japan, has announced the release in August 2020 of a new Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), th...

August 11, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Novavax, Takeda to develop COVID-19 vaccine candidate in Japan

Novavax Inc. (NVAX), a late-stage biotechnology company headquartered in the US developing next-generation vaccines for ...

August 7, 2020 | Friday | News
Regulations and geopolitics themes for Japanese companies to reduce dependence on China

Regulations, China Impact and Geopolitics were the top themes in 2020 for Japanese companies to reduce dependency on Chi...

August 7, 2020 | Friday | Analysis
Japan uses quantum technology for genomic medicine

Tokyo based Toshiba Corporation, Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) and Tohoku University Ho...

August 10, 2020 | Monday | News
Japan's Olympus acquires Arc Medical Design to expand therapeutic device offerings

Japan's Olympus Corporation on 7 August 2020 announced signing a definitive agreement to acquire Arc Medical D...

August 7, 2020 | Friday | News
Asahi Kasei to commercialize HA nanogel as pharmaceutical excipient

Tokyo based Asahi Kasei has established industrial manufacturing technology for hyaluronic acid (HA) nanogel as a new ph...

August 7, 2020 | Friday | News
Takeda announces results for first quarter of fiscal 2020

Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) recently announced financial results for the first quarter of...

August 3, 2020 | Monday | News
Takeda receives U.S. FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Pevonedistat

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited on 30 July 2020 announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FD...

July 30, 2020 | Thursday | News
Pfizer, BioNTech to supply 120M doses of COVID-19 vaccine to Japan

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have announced an agreement with the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan ...

August 3, 2020 | Monday | News
Novavax, Fujifilm to manufacture COVID-19 vaccine at large scale

US based Novavax, Inc., a late-stage biotechnology company developing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious di...

July 30, 2020 | Thursday | News
Japanese Beta Glucan recommended for clinical trial in COVID-19 patients

A unique Beta 1,3-1,6 Glucan produced by the AFO-202 strain of a black yeast Aureobasidium pullulans is worth considerin...

July 29, 2020 | Wednesday | News
CPhI Japan announces 2021 postponement

CPhI Japan – organised by Informa Markets – announces that, following a detailed review with partners a...

July 28, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Daiichi Sankyo signs deal with AstraZeneca for $6B

Japanese firm Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited has announced that it has entered into a global development and commercial...

July 27, 2020 | Monday | News
Takeda advances in Personalized Care for people with bleeding disorders

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited on 12 July 2020 announced that 13 abstracts are being presented from the company&r...

July 23, 2020 | Thursday | News
Chugai, Biofourmis to develop objective assessment of pain using AI technology

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Biofourmis, a Boston-based digital therapeutics company,...

July 27, 2020 | Monday | News
Hitachi Global Foundation to support infectious diseases research

Japanese firm Hitachi, Ltd. has announced that it will donate 100 million yen to The Hitachi Global Foundation to suppor...

July 24, 2020 | Friday | News
Daiichi Sankyo & Gustave Roussy collaborate for oncology research

Tokyo based Daiichi Sankyo Company Ltd. and France based Gustave Roussy recently announced a multi-year, multi-study res...

July 23, 2020 | Thursday | News
Japan enters into research collaboration with Canada

Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) with the Canadian ...

July 21, 2020 | Tuesday | News