Japan strengthens global pandemic preparedness and response

The Strategic Center of Biomedical Advanced Vaccine Research and Development for Preparedness and Response (SCARDA)...

July 7, 2023 | Friday | News
US FDA approves Japanese pharma firm Eisai's treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Japan-headquartered Eisai Co. and US-based Biogen Inc. have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration...

July 10, 2023 | Monday | News
Hitachi collaborates with Mass General Brigham for R&D in regenerative medicine and GCT

Hitachi, Ltd. has entered a strategic framework collaboration agreement with the world-renowned medical research institu...

July 4, 2023 | Tuesday | News
“The interest of companies in biobanks has significantly increased but investments have not yet been realised”

Since its inception in 2003, BioBank Japan has achieved many milestones. Could you please elaborate on those? I would l...

July 3, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan-UK collaboration to develop digital solutions for dementia

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai, Gates Ventures, Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), LifeArc, and The University of Edi...

July 6, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan approves updated indication for GSK's Shingrix vaccine

British firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has announced that the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHL...

June 28, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australian startup Psylo advances depression treatment with Japanese pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo

Australia-based biotech startup Psylo has entered into a Sponsored Research Agreement with global Japanese pharmaceutica...

June 23, 2023 | Friday | News
US-based Biolinq to commercialise new-gen glucose monitoring products in Japan

Biolinq Incorporated, a US-based medtech company that is developing novel biosensing technologies, has signed an exclusi...

June 21, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Pistoia Alliance partners with Matador to enable pharma R&D in Japan

The Pistoia Alliance, a global, not-for-profit alliance that advocates for greater collaboration in life sciences R&...

June 20, 2023 | Tuesday | News
US-based startup Cullgen inks billion-dollar deal with Japanese pharma firm Astellas

Japan-headquartered Astellas Pharma and US-based startup Cullgen have entered into a research collaboration and exclusiv...

June 19, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan's PHC Holdings Corp fully acquires SciMed (Asia) in Singapore

Japan-headquartered PHC Holdings Corporation (PHCHD) has acquired Its subsidiary SciMed (Asia) by ob...

June 16, 2023 | Friday | News
India's Wellthy Therapeutics adds Beyond Next Ventures as investor, expands into Japan

Indian startup Wellthy Therapeutics has secured additional financing, led by Beyond Next Ventures, a venture capital fir...

June 15, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan's Shimadzu acquires French software company Biomaneo to expand sales of mass spectrometers

Japan-headquartered Shimadzu Corporation has made French startup Biomaneo a wholly-owned subsidiary. Biomaneo is a softw...

June 14, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Fujifilm to enhance presence in Asia for biologics and advanced therapies contract services

Fujifilm Corporation will launch a commercial office in Tokyo to provide enhanced sales support and customer servic...

June 12, 2023 | Monday | News
Japanese firm Shimadzu invests in ChromaCode for developing scalable PCR technology

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in ChromaCode Inc., a US-based startup with technology to expand genetic t...

June 8, 2023 | Thursday | News
Medtech firm Olympus to establish digital excellence centres in Hamburg, Boston and Tokyo

Japan-headquartered Olympus, a global medtech company,  has announced the plan to establish a series of Digital Exc...

June 6, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan approves first gene panel testing system for Inherited Retinal Dystrophy

Sysmex Corporation has obtained manufacturing and marketing approval in Japan for its PrismGuide IRD Panel System that...

June 7, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan-based Fujifilm introduces first-of-its-kind human iPSC-derived blood-brain barrier isogenic kit

Fujifilm Cellular Dynamics, a leading global developer and manufacturer of human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS...

June 5, 2023 | Monday | News