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Astellas And Vir Biotechnology Forge Global Partnership To Advance VIR 5500 In Prostate Cancer

- Astellas and Vir Biotechnology to co-develop and co-commercialize VIR-5500 through a sharing of expenses and revenues - - Astellas to lead commerci...

February 25, 2026 | News

Asahi Kasei Pharma Advances AK1960 Into Phase I For Refractory Kidney Diseases

Asahi Kasei Pharma, a global provider of healthcare and pharmaceutical solutions, in collaboration with Alchemedicine, has announced that its novel Endothe...

February 23, 2026 | News

Takeda Reports Positive Phase 3 KEPLER Data For ENTYVIO In Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis

Pivotal Phase 3 global KEPLER study of vedolizumab intravenous (IV) in pediatric patients ages 2 to 17, who had an inadequate response to either conven...

February 23, 2026 | News

Deciphera Pharmaceuticals Secures FDA NDA Acceptance For Tirabrutinib In R R PCNSL

-Deciphera Pharmaceuticals, a member of Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Osaka, Japan; President and COO: Toichi Takino; “Ono”),&nbs...

February 20, 2026 | News

Thermo Fisher Scientific Launches Sequential Protein DNA RNA Extraction Kit To Enable Multiomic Analysis From A Single Sample

Thermo Fisher Scientific has introduced the Thermo Scientific Sequential Protein DNA RNA Extraction Kit, a sample preparation solution desi...

February 20, 2026 | News

Eisai Co Ltd Receives Orphan Drug Designation In Japan For Novel Orexin 2 Receptor Agonist E2086

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) announced today that it has received an orphan drug designation for its in-hou...

February 18, 2026 | News

Clinigen And Prolacta Secure Japan Approval For First Human Milk Based Fortifier As A Pharmaceutical Product

Clinigen obtained approval for Prolacta's "PreemieFort® Enteral Solution", a human milk-based fortifier, as an approved pharmaceutical product in Jap...

February 16, 2026 | News

Kirin Holdings And Immunosens Launch Joint Development Of Immune Self Testing Service

Kirin Holdings Company, Limited (Kirin Holdings) and Immunosens Co., Ltd. (Immunosens) have begun the joint development of a unique “Self-Testing Ser...

February 11, 2026 | News

Fujitsu Japan And JMDC Partner To Accelerate Data Driven Healthcare In Japan

Fujitsu Japan Limited and JMDC Inc. announced the commencement of a collaboration aimed at advancing medical care and contributing to the establishment of ...

February 11, 2026 | News

Eisai And Henlius Sign Exclusive Japan Commercialisation Deal For Anti PD 1 Antibody Serplulimab

Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, "Eisai") and Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (Headquarters: Shanghai, China, CEO:&nbs...

February 10, 2026 | News

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited Doses First Patient In Japan Phase 3 Study Of Illuccix For Prostate Cancer Imaging

Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited announces that the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 3 registration study of TLX591-Px (Illuccix®, Kit for ...

January 30, 2026 | News

Japan Tissue Engineering Co Secures National Insurance Reimbursement For JACC In Knee Osteoarthritis

-Japan Tissue Engineering Co., Ltd.（J-TEC） announced that JACC, its autologous cultured cartilage product, has been granted approval by Japan&rsqu...

January 28, 2026 | News

Japan’s Daiichi Sankyo Strengthens Oncology Commitment With Toronto Headquarters

Investment in Canadian headquarters fuels expansion of Canadian operations, advancing access to innovative cancer medicines Daiichi Sankyo (TSE: 4568)...

January 23, 2026 | News

Fujifilm Corporation Completes Major Bio CDMO Manufacturing Hub In Japan To Strengthen Asia Biologics Supply

FUJIFILM Corporation announced the completion of one of Japan’s largest bio CDMO facilities (the new plant) at the Toyama Second Factory ...

December 30, 2025 | News

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