Japan's NEC invests in Aetion, US-based provider of healthcare analytics platforms

NEC Orchestrating Future Fund, an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has invested in Aetion, Inc., a ...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan builds machine learning model to predict amyloid beta accumulation in brain

Oita University and Eisai Co., in Japan, have announced the development of a machine learning model to predict amyloid b...

February 17, 2025 | Monday | News
Takeda Reports Strong Q4 2024 Performance with 9.8% Revenue Growth, Driven by Oncology and Plasma-Derived Therapies

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has released its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2024, showcasing strong financial per...

February 17, 2025 | Monday | Company results
TriNetX and Fujitsu launch JV to increase Japanese patients' access to life-changing medicines

TriNetX, a global leader in real-world data (RWD) and real-world evidence (RWE) solutions, has partnered with Fujitsu, a...

February 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Yokogawa Launches OpreX™ Quality Management System to Enhance Quality Assurance

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced the launch of the OpreX™ Quality Management System, a cutting-edge, cloud-...

February 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's PHC partners with CCRM in Canada to develop primary T-cell expansion culture processes

Japan-based PHC Corporation has signed a Master Collaboration Agreement with CCRM (based in Canada) to work together on ...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Bain Capital to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation for $3.3 B

Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe P...

February 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
ValGenesis and Hitachi join forces to digitally transform Japan’s life sciences sector

US-based ValGenesis Inc., the global leader in enterprise validation lifecycle management systems (VLMS), and Hitachi In...

February 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
MediBuddy partners with Japan's Elecom to launch smart health devices in India

MediBuddy, India's largest digital healthcare company, has announced a strategic partnership with ELECOM, a leading Japa...

February 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Chugai and GSK sign collaboration agreement for anti-dengue virus antibody AID351

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. has signed a collaboration agreement with GSK's Global Health Unit (GSK GH) for&n...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
“Demand for skilled medtech professionals in the Asia Pacific region is growing rapidly”

Could you please share some details of the company's investment plans, and new product development in the coming years?&...

February 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
GHIT announces $12.7 M worth investment for developing diagnostics and drugs for malaria, NTDs

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund, headquartered in Japan, has announced a total investment of approxi...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Julie Kim to succeed Christophe Weber as CEO of Takeda in June 2026

Japan headquartered pharmaceutical firm Takeda has announced that its Board of Directors have made the decision una...

January 30, 2025 | Thursday | News
Daiichi Sankyo appoints Hiroyuki Okuzawa as Chief Executive Officer

Daiichi Sankyo Company has appointed Hiroyuki Okuzawa, 62, to succeed Sunao Manabe, DVM, PhD as Chief Executive Officer ...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
JETRO collaborates with Mayo Clinic to support Japanese digital health startups

Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), in collaboration with the Mayo Clinic Platform (operated by the world-renowne...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's ThinkCyte expands product portfolio to drive innovation in drug discovery and disease research

Japan-based startup ThinkCyte, a biotechnology company pioneering novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based cell analysis...

January 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
AB2 Bio signs licensing agreement worth $500 M with Nippon Shinyaku for ultra-rare autoimmune disease treatment

AB2 Bio, a biotechnology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of severe systemic hyperinflammatory ...

January 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo's Datroway Approved in US, Cuts Cancer Progression Risk by 37%

First approval in the US for AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Datroway based on TROPION-Breast01 results showi...

January 27, 2025 | Monday | News