Mechanical stress may affect normal bone development
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 21 Jan, 2019
The bone matrix contains various proteins, namely, collagen and other non-collagenous proteins. Osteoblasts are responsi...Read more
Thyas signs a licensing agreement with iPS-AJ
Japan | News | 1 Comment | 18 Jan, 2019
Thyas has signed a licensing agreement with iPS Academia Japan, Inc. (iPS-AJ), a technology licensing organization of in...Read more
J&J completes acquisition of Ci:z Holdings
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2019
Johnson & Johnson has announced the completion of the acquisition of Ci:z Holdings Co., Ltd. for a total purchase pr...Read more
AIVITA gets IND nod for Phase 1B melanoma trial
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 17 Jan, 2019
AIVITA Biomedical, Inc., a biotech company specializing in innovative stem cell applications, announced that the U.S. Fo...Read more
Daiichi Sankyo to lead open innovation research on cell therapy
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 11 Jan, 2019
Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited, Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co., Ltd. and Tokyo Institute of Technology have announced that ...Read more
Japan approves Amgen's osteoporosis drug
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 10 Jan, 2019
Amgen and UCB announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has granted a marketing authorizat...Read more
Daiichi Sankyo receives regulatory approval for hypertension tablets
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 10 Jan, 2019
Exelixis, Inc. has announced that its partner Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited received approval from the Japanese Minist...Read more
NapaJen Pharma closes $12.4M Series C financing
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 09 Jan, 2019
NapaJen Pharma, Inc., a biotherapeutics company leveraging its proprietary immune cell-targeted oligonucleotide delivery...Read more
Takeda completes acquisition of Shire
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 08 Jan, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda”) announced the completion of its acquisition of Shire plc (&...Read more
Fujifilm to invest 10B Yen in Bio CDMO biz
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 08 Jan, 2019
FUJIFILM Corporation announced plans to invest approximately JPY 10 billion (approximately $90 million U.S. dollars) in ...Read more
Solasia initiates Phase III programme for PledOx
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 07 Jan, 2019
Solasia Pharma K.K. has announced the initiation of Phase III clinical trial for PledOx in Japan. In November 2017, Sol...Read more
Otsuka, Click Therapeutics to create therapy for mental illness
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 07 Jan, 2019
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announces that its U.S. holding company subsidiary Otsuka America, Inc, and Click Therap...Read more
Takeda announces multiple cell therapy collaborations
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 04 Jan, 2019
Takeda Pharmaceutical has announced new research collaborations in immuno-oncology (I-O), an area of key strategic...Read more
Researchers discover laminin which can convert stem cells into retinal-like cells
Japan | News | 1 Comment | 02 Jan, 2019
Researchers from Osaka University in Japan have discovered a way to convert human pluripotent stem cells into various ce...Read more
MediPharm Labs declares its addition to HMMJ Index
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 31 Dec, 2018
MediPharm Labs Corp., a specialized, research-driven cannabis extraction business licensed under the Cannabis Act, is pl...Read more
Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings to purchase BMS's UPSA
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 30 Dec, 2018
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company recently announced that Taisho Pharmaceutical Holdings has offered to purchase Bristol-Myer...Read more
Prevelance of colistin-resistance high in Vietnam: Research
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 28 Dec, 2018
A team of researchers led by Osaka University examined the dissemination of colistin-resistant bacteria among residents ...Read more
Chugai obtains approval for Genomic Mutation Analysis Program
Japan | News | 0 Comment | 27 Dec, 2018
Chugai Pharma has announced today that it has obtained regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfa...Read more