Shionogi & Co. Ltd. started a phase I trial in Japan for S-217622, its orally administered 3CL protease inhibitor for treating COVID-19. Should the drug be approved by Japanese regulators, it would be the first Japanese-developed COVID-19 treatment to be approved in the country.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved the Regen-Cov (casirivimab/imdevimab, also known as Ronapreve) antibody cocktail for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 via intravenous infusion.
The biotech industry in Asia is a promising market, but it still has a long way to go to narrow the gap between Asian and Western markets, according to speakers on day two of the BIO Asia-Taiwan Conference 2021.
Shionogi & Co. Ltd. started a phase I trial in Japan for S-217622, its orally administered 3CL protease inhibitor for treating COVID-19. Should the drug be approved by Japanese regulators, it would be the first Japanese-developed COVID-19 treatment to be approved in the country.
The biotech industry in Asia is a promising market, but it still has a long way to go to narrow the gap between Asian and Western markets, according to speakers on day two of the BIO Asia-Taiwan Conference 2021.
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare approved the Regen-Cov (casirivimab/imdevimab, also known as Ronapreve) antibody cocktail for the treatment of patients with mild to moderate COVID-19 via intravenous infusion.
New research suggests that ultraviolet (UV) light that operates at lower bandwidth than what currently exists in the market could be just as useful in inactivating the SARS-CoV-2 virus with less harmful effects on skin cells. Joint research by Asahi Kasei Corp. and Nara Medical University confirmed that 226 nanometer ultraviolet-C (UVC) LEDs can inactivate the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19 while having less effect on animal skin cells compared to 270 nm UVC LEDs.
Poxel SA and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. said their first-in-class drug, Twymeeg (imeglimin hydrochloride), won its first approval in Japan, where it could change the treatment regimen for type 2 diabetes.
Poxel SA and Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. said their first-in-class drug, Twymeeg (imeglimin hydrochloride), won its first approval in Japan, where it could change the treatment regimen for type 2 diabetes.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co. and Eisai Co. Ltd. inked a potential $3.1 billion agreement to co-develop and co-commercialize the antibody-drug conjugate MORAb-202 for advanced solid tumors.
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