Astellas and Osaka University to develop pluripotent stem cell-derived cartilage organoid cell therapy in Japan

Japan-headquartered Astellas Pharma Inc. and Graduate School of Medicine / Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University ha...

July 22, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Nipro Corp invests $398 M into new medical device manufacturing facility in US

Nipro Medical Corporation, a subsidiary of Japan headquartered Nipro Corporation, has announced its significant expansio...

July 18, 2024 | Thursday | News
Researchers from Japan discover new enzyme with promising antibacterial activity

Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) is a medical condition that occurs when donor immune cells attack the recipient'...

July 15, 2024 | Monday | News
Shimadzu partners with Tescan Group to launch Scanning Electron Microscopes in Japan

Shimadzu Corporation has concluded a business partnership agreement with Tescan Group, a leading manufacturer of scannin...

July 12, 2024 | Friday | News
Mitsubishi to promote Moderna's mRNA respiratory vaccine portfolio in Japan

Moderna, Inc. and Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation  have entered into a joint agreement regarding the co-promot...

July 10, 2024 | Wednesday | News
TMS partners with Hokkaido University in Japan to develop treatment for spinal cord injury

TMS Co. has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with Hokkaido University concerning a therapeuti...

July 9, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Shimadzu, Shionogi unveil international wastewater-based epidemiology lab at University of Tokyo, Japan

The School of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Shimadzu Corporation and Shionogi & Co. have established the Lab...

July 5, 2024 | Friday | News
Japan's Eisai terminates ADC manufacturing pact with BMS

Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co. has agreed to end its global strategic collaboration with Bristol Myers Squibb...

July 3, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Japan's SoftBank Group establishes JV with Tempus for AI-based healthcare advancements

SoftBank Group Corp. has announced the establishment of a joint venture (JV) SB TEMPUS Corp. with Tempus AI, Inc., a l...

July 2, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Israel's Medasense partners with Nihon Kohden for distribution of pain monitoring device in Japan

Israel-based firm Medasense, a global leader in pain monitoring solutions, has announced a strategic partnership with Ni...

June 27, 2024 | Thursday | News
Japan's NX Group partners with Iceland-based Controlant for real-time monitoring of pharma supplies

Japan headquartered Nippon Express Holdings has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Iceland-based Control...

June 25, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Japan approves first post-transplant anti- cytomegalovirus infection treatment

Takeda Pharma has announced that LIVTENCITY (maribavir) has been approved by the Japanese Ministry of Health, ...

June 24, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Healios inks stem cells production deal with Astellas Pharma for $8 M

Japan-based Healios K.K. has entered into a license agreement with Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (A...

June 21, 2024 | Friday | News
Mirxes secures grant of S$172k to develop novel cancer screening test in Japan

Singapore-based startup Mirxes has announce that its fully-owned subsidiary, Mirxes Japan, has secured a grant of up to ...

June 18, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Shionogi inks €400 M deal with French firm Cilcare to address hearing loss

Japan-based Shionogi & Co. has entered into an option agreement with French firm Cilcare DEV SAS to acquire the...

June 10, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan-based Shimadzu acquires all shares of Zef Scientific Inc.

Japan-headquartered firm Shimadzu has acquired all shares of Zef Scientific Inc., through its US subsidiary Shimadzu Sci...

June 7, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore-Japan team finds common virus that triggers growth of nasopharyngeal cancer

Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Chiba University in Japan have shown how...

June 6, 2024 | Thursday | News
Japan's Asahi Kasei to establish facility in US and launch plasmid DNA business

Asahi Kasei Medical's US subsidiary Bionova Scientific, a full-service biologics CDMO, has decided to launch a new busin...

June 4, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Fujitsu Japan and Juntendo University launch Medical Digital Resilience Research Course

Fujitsu Japan and Juntendo University have announced the launch of a “Medical Digital Resilience Research Course,&...

June 3, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Shimadzu announces release of LCMS-TQ RX Series High-Performance LCMS

Japan-headquartered Shimadzu Corporation has released the LCMS-8060RX, LCMS-8050RX, and LCMS-8045RX triple quadrupole hi...

May 31, 2024 | Friday | News
Teijin announces launch of novel cardiovascular surgical patch in Japan

The consortium of Teijin Limited, Fukui Tateami Co., Ltd., and Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University has ann...

May 30, 2024 | Thursday | News
Astatine to emerge as Japan-originated therapy for prostate cancer patients

A research team at Osaka University, Japan will start an investigator-initiated clinical trial for refractory prostate c...

May 28, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Asahi Kasei completes construction of third assembly plant for Planova virus removal filters in Japan

Asahi Kasei Medical has completed the construction of its third assembly plant for Planova virus removal filters in Nobe...

May 27, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Hitachi High-Tech extends partnership with Roche for diagnostic testing

Japan's Hitachi High-Tech and Swiss firm Roche have extended their partnership, committing to at least 10 years of addit...

May 27, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Shimadzu announces release of new liquid chromatograph software

Shimadzu Corporation has announced the release of Peakintelligence for LC, software incorporating a proprietary for...

May 24, 2024 | Friday | News