HeartFlow receives reimbursement approval in Japan

HeartFlow, Inc. has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the recommenda...

November 19, 2018 | Monday | News
Takeda sets target date to close $62B Shire deal

Singapore – Aiming to close its deal for Shire on Jan. 8, Japanese drugmaker, Takeda Pharmaceutical will ...

November 12, 2018 | Monday | News
Philips, Allm to develop mobile diagnostic solutions

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has announced a collaboration with Japanese healthcare informatics ...

November 12, 2018 | Monday | News
Japan conducts world’s first iPS cell transplant for Parkinson’s

A research team from Kyoto University, Japan has conducted the world’s first transplant of induced pluripotent ste...

November 10, 2018 | Saturday | News
MEI Pharma, KHK to develop and commercialize ME-401

MEI Pharma, Inc. and Kyowa Hakko Kirin Co., Ltd. (KHK), have announced the execution of a license agreement granting KHK...

November 5, 2018 | Monday | News
HKSTP showcases Hong Kong's Innovation and Technology edge

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) announced its fruitful participation in promoting Hong K...

November 2, 2018 | Friday | News
Kissei buys exclusive rights of Tavalisse in Asian countries

Japanese drugmaker Kissei Pharmaceutical has acquired exclusive rights to develop and commercialize Tavalisse (fostamati...

November 1, 2018 | Thursday | News
Green Science Alliance starts production of Chitin, Chitosan Nanofiber

Chitin nanofiber is a new material made from crab shells. In brief, it can be prepared by making chitin on a nanoscale. ...

October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Mitsui Chemicals, Chitose Group launch novel open innovation initiative

Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. and Chitose Group, a group of biotechnology startups have jointly launched the "0 to 1 Project" a...

October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | News
NEC, Transgene collaborate for individualized cancer immunotherapy

NEC Corporation and Transgene have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a strategic collabor...

October 30, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Daiichi enters clinical collaboration with Merck, Pfizer

Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited announced that it has entered into a clinical trial collaboration agreement with Merck K...

October 27, 2018 | Saturday | News
Mesoblast licensee seeks expanded indication for stem cell product in Japan

Singapore –  Mesoblast announces that Japanese licensee JCR Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. plans to seek a new...

October 24, 2018 | Wednesday | News
J & J announces Offer to Acquire Ci:z Holdings Co., Ltd.

Johnson & Johnson has announced that they have agreed with Ci:z Holdings Co., Ltd. a Japanese company focused on the...

October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Eisai, MSD start marketing activity for LENVIMA

Eisai Co., Ltd. and MSD K.K., a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, N.J., U.S.A., have announced that the t...

October 23, 2018 | Tuesday | News
Anaeropharma, Chugai come together to create Novel Oncology Drugs

Anaeropharma Science and Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. headquartered in Tokyo have concluded a collaborative rese...

October 22, 2018 | Monday | News
Eisai discovers new compound to treat Parkinson's disease

A joint research group centered around Professor Hideyuki Okano and Associate Professor Jun Kohyama, Department of Physi...

October 19, 2018 | Friday | News
Daiichi Sankyo submits NDA in Japan for leukemia drug

Daiichi Sankyo Company,  recently announced that it has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to Japan’s Min...

October 17, 2018 | Wednesday | News
Eisai, Purdue Pharma declare positive results of SUNRISE 2

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Purdue Pharma L.P. announced positive topline results from SUNRISE 2, a long-term Phase 3 efficacy a...

October 17, 2018 | Wednesday | News