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Anges' inflammation drug closer to market; phase III data soon

March 2, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japan's Anges MG Inc. said a new inflammation treatment it has been developing since 1999 should reach the Japanese market as early as 2018.
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Anges' inflammation drug closer to market; phase III data soon

Feb. 26, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japan's Anges MG Inc. said a new inflammation treatment it has been developing since 1999 should reach the Japanese market as early as next year.
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Japan biennial medical device price cuts announcement expected

Feb. 18, 2016
By Richard Smart

As price cuts smack Japan’s biopharmas, response comes via innovation, expansion

Feb. 17, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japanese biopharmaceutical companies are bracing for tough years ahead, as cuts in the costs of medicine at home and issues of getting new drugs to the market begin to bite. For some, the response is to step up development of new drugs.
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Japan’s Nitto Denko spins out U.S.-based biopharma unit

Feb. 17, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japan’s Nitto Denko Corp., which produces everything from electronics to chemicals, will spin off a small biopharmaceutical unit on April 1. Kageshi Maruyama, who will become president of the new company, told BioWorld Asia the decision was made to establish Nitto Biopharma Inc. to allow the company to operate in the market with more flexibility.
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As price cuts smack Japan's biopharmas, response comes via innovation, expansion

Feb. 16, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japanese biopharmaceutical companies are bracing for tough years ahead, as cuts in the costs of medicine at home and issues of getting new drugs to the market begin to bite. For some, the response is to step up development of new drugs.
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Japan's Nitto Denko spins out U.S.-based biopharma unit

Feb. 16, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japan's Nitto Denko Corp., which produces everything from electronics to chemicals, will spin off a small biopharmaceutical unit on April 1. Kageshi Maruyama, who will become president of the new company, told BioWorld Today that the decision was made to establish Nitto Biopharma Inc. to allow the company to operate in the market with more flexibility.
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Gilead's HCV drugs top list of price cuts in Japanese market

Jan. 27, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japan will lower the prices of 45 drugs in the second quarter as part of a push to reduce spending in health care and encourage the use of generics. Among the drugs most likely to be affected by the move are Gilead Sciences Inc.'s popular hepatitis C virus (HCV) drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni.
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Gilead’s HCV drugs top list of price cuts in Japanese market

Jan. 27, 2016
By Richard Smart
TOKYO – Japan will lower the prices of 45 drugs in the second quarter as part of a push to reduce spending in health care and encourage the use of generics. Among the drugs most likely to be affected by the move are Gilead Sciences Inc.’s popular hepatitis C virus (HCV) drugs Sovaldi and Harvoni.
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