Takeda bids on Shire for $64-billion

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Apr, 2018

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. reached a preliminary agreement to buy Shire Plc with takeover offer of about 46 billion pound...Read more

Aska, Neopharma arm team up for Rs350 Cr venture

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 27 Apr, 2018

Japan based Aska Pharmaceuticals Co. and Omnicare Drugs India Pvt Ltd, a 100 per cent subsidiary of the UAE's largest ph...Read more

Japan, Taiwan high on measles alert

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 26 Apr, 2018

Taiwan and Japan authorities have urged locals and tourists to take added precautions following an outbreak of measles. ...Read more

Astellas sells certain U.S. research facilities to Gilead

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018

Singapore- Japan’s Astellas Pharma and Kite Pharma, a Gilead Sciences subsidiary announced that an agreement has b...Read more

Allergan moves in as Shire rebuffs $63B Takeda bid

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 19 Apr, 2018

Singapore-  Drugmaker Shire has rejected a third takeover bid worth nearly $63 billion from Japan's Taked...Read more

Hitachi to carry out urine test for cancer detection

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 18 Apr, 2018

The engineering and IT conglomerate Hitachi is poised to carry out what it hailed as the world’s first experiment ...Read more

Fujitsu develops deep learning detection technology

Japan |  News | 1 Comment | 16 Apr, 2018

Fujitsu Laboratories Ltd. has announced the development of AI technology that uses deep learning to detect objects, even...Read more

Researchers develop a compound to improve stroke patient recovery

Japan |  News | 3 Comment | 16 Apr, 2018

A team of Japanese researchers has developed a new compound that enhanced motor function recovery after brain damage in ...Read more

Takeda looking for loans for Shire bid

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 12 Apr, 2018

Singapore – Takeda appears to be preparing its bid for rare diseases pharma Shire, reportedly sounding out major c...Read more

Hitachi's First Heavy Ion Therapy System to sell in Taiwan

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 04 Apr, 2018

Hitachi Ltd. has received an order for a heavy ion therapy system from the Taipei Veterans General Hospital (Deh-Ming Ch...Read more

Rhythm Pharma in-licenses PWS candidate from Takeda

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Apr, 2018

Singapore – Rhythm Pharmaceuticals acquires exclusive global rights to Takeda Pharmaceutical Company's T-3525770 (...Read more

Accuron divests Veredus Labs to Japanese diagnostic firm

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 03 Apr, 2018

Southeast Asia's largest medical device company, Accuron MedTech Group, today announced the completion of ...Read more

Fujifilm to acquire 2 biotech units for $800M

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 31 Mar, 2018

Fujifilm intends to expand its ability to develop and manufacture biopharmaceuticals and regenerative medicine treatment...Read more

GHIT grants funds for malaria vaccine research

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 30 Mar, 2018

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has awarded the University of Florida and partners in the United Sta...Read more

Eisai, Nichi-Iko Pharma enters strategic partnership

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 29 Mar, 2018

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical announced today that they have entered into a strategic alliance agreement ...Read more

Innovation research on Cancer Hyperthermia Therapy

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Mar, 2018

Nagoya City University, Chubu University, Daiichi Sankyo Company ltd. and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital Co. Ltd. announced that...Read more

Carna Bio, Sumitomo collaborate for neurological drug discovery

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 28 Mar, 2018

Carna Biosciences, Inc. and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co., Ltd. have signed an agreement on joint research with the aim ...Read more

USFDA grants priority to XTANDI's sNDA

Japan |  News | 0 Comment | 20 Mar, 2018

Pfizer and Astellas Pharma announced that a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for XTANDI (enzalutamide) has been ...Read more