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Articles by Richard Smart

Japan's FGC planning $50M venture fund aimed at biotech

May 25, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Fintech Global Capital LLC (FGC), a Japanese venture fund, is looking to raise about $50 million this year, mainly from institutional investors, to be spent on biotech companies in 2017.
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Japan’s FGC planning $50M venture fund aimed at biotech

May 25, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Fintech Global Capital LLC (FGC), a Japanese venture fund, is looking to raise about $50 million this year, mainly from institutional investors, to be spent on biotech companies in 2017.
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Taiho backing cancer innovation as parent co. moves beyond Abilify

May 18, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has formed a new venture in the U.S. backed with $50 million to search for oncology start-ups in which to invest. Taiho Ventures said it will look for companies that "discover and develop innovative therapeutic products and/or drug-enabling platform technologies that demonstrate a clear potential to benefit cancer patients."
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Taiho backing cancer innovation as parent co. moves beyond Abilify

May 16, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Taiho Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. has formed a new venture in the U.S. backed with $50 million to search for oncology start-ups in which to invest. Taiho Ventures said it will look for companies that "discover and develop innovative therapeutic products and/or drug-enabling platform technologies that demonstrate a clear potential to benefit cancer patients."
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Cross-country deals, new drug trials gain momentum in Asia

May 4, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – George Yeh, president of Taiwan Liposome Co. Inc. (TLC), told BioWorld Asia that in the coming years more trials for new drugs would take place in Asia, and that cross-country collaborations will help train a new generation of doctors in how to detect the potency and effectivity of treatments yet to reach the market.
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Cross-country deals, new drug trials gain momentum in Asia

May 3, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – George Yeh, president of Taiwan Liposome Co. Inc. (TLC), told BioWorld Today that in the coming years more trials for new drugs would take place in Asia, and that cross-country collaborations will help train a new generation of doctors in how to detect the potency and effectivity of treatments yet to reach the market.
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Sanbio pioneers stem cell therapy for brain injury

April 27, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – In a world’s first, Japan-based Sanbio Inc. will conduct a phase II global trial into a treatment for chronic traumatic brain injury with allogeneic stem cells.
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Sanbio pioneers stem cell therapy for brain injury

April 26, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – In a world's first, Japan-based Sanbio Inc. will conduct a phase II global trial into a treatment for chronic traumatic brain injury with allogeneic stem cells.
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Asia-wide regulatory unity needed to speed access

April 20, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Harmonizing the regulatory environment across Asia and making it easier to get drugs to the market should be the priority for government agencies across the continent, said participants at the Drug Information Association’s Asia New Drug Conference.
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China edges toward internationalization in drug regulation

April 20, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – China’s government and drug regulator is moving toward internationalization. And while the push may seem slow, the sheer number of reforms under way may be difficult to stay on top of for multinationals.
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