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JAPAN – Zipline, an American company that specializes in delivering medical supplies using self-flying drones, has launched in Japan. They have started flying across the tiny Goto Islands, off the…
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JAPAN – Shionogi and NEC Corporation have signed a strategic research collaboration agreement to develop a novel hepatitis B therapeutic vaccine. The two companies will divide responsibilities based on areas…
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JAPAN – Fujifilm Corporation has developed artificial intelligence technology that can predict whether patients with mild cognitive impairment will develop Alzheimer’s disease (AD) within two years. According to a press…
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AFRICA – The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) is set to receive a US$200 million loan from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to support COVID-19 responses in Africa through private…
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GHANA – Ghana has received 309,600 doses of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine donated by the Japanese Government to support the ongoing mass COVID-19 vaccination exercise. The Deputy Minister of Health…
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JAPAN – Pear Therapeutics Inc., and SoftBank Group Corp have agreed to collaborate on the development of a Japanese-language digital therapeutic for sleep/wake disorders for the Japanese market. This strategic…
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INDIA – Sun Pharmaceutical Industries announced on Monday that it has entered into a share purchase agreement with Daiichi Sankyo Company of Japan to acquire the latter’s 11.28 percent stake…
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UNITED KINGDOM –AstraZeneca’s Alexion will pay US$775 million to Roche’s subsidiary, Chugai Pharmaceutical to resolve all patent disputes related to the C5 inhibitor Ultomiris (ravulizumab), the two companies have said.…
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USA – Guardant Health, a leading precision oncology company in the US, has secured regulatory approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for Guardant360 CDx. Guardant360…
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MALAWI – The Malawi Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 has announced that eligible Malawians will receive COVID-19 vaccine booster doses in an effort to combat coronavirus. The COVID-19 vaccine booster…
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