Kyowa Hakko in-licenses ARQ 197, an Anticancer Agent in Clinical Development, From the US Company ArQule. (2007/04/27)
Submission of New Drug Application for Istradefylline(KW-6002), an Investigational Anti-Parkinson's Disease Drug (2007/04/27)
Application for an Additional Indication of CombinationTherapy of Glufast and Insulin Sensitizer in Japan (2007/04/23)
A Once-weekly Formulation of Risedronate Sodium Hydrate, an Antiosteoporotic Agent, Was Approved (2007/04/18)
Anti-Cancer Agent Avastin, Approved in Japan (2007/04/18)
Eisai Announces Completion of Acquisition of Morphotek (2007/04/17)
Eisai Withdraw Application for Additional Indication of Aricept for Treatment of Severe Alzheimer's Disease in Europe (2007/04/13)
Shionogi Announces Revisions to the Second Medium-Term Business Plan (2007/04/04)
Santen Oy Submits Marketing Approval for Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension Drug Candidate DE-085 (INN: Tafluprost) (2007/04/03)
CanBas and Takeda to Sign the Collaboration Agreementfor Investigational Compounds for Treatment of Cancer (2007/03/30)
LG Life Sciences and Takeda Announce Collaboration for Anti-Obesity Drugs (2007/03/30)
Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation and Eisai Co., Ltd. Signed License Agreement for Vasodilator Eril in Korea (2007/03/26)
Eisai to Acquire Morphotek (2007/03/22)
Nippon Shinyaku and Teva terminate HMN-214 License Agreement (2007/03/16)
Shionogi Concludes License Agreement with BioCryst Pharmaceuticals for Anti-Influenza Drug Peramivir (2007/03/06)
Eisai Establishes New Manufacturing Subsidiary in United Kingdom (2007/03/05)
GW and Otsuka Announce Major Long Term Strategic Cannabinoid Alliance (2007/02/14)
Eli Lilly Japan and Shionogi to Co-Develop and Co-Market Duloxetine in Japan (2007/02/02)
Tanabe Seiyaku Co., Ltd. and Mitsubishi Pharma Corporation Enter Into A Basic Agreement to Merge on October 1, 2007 (2007/02/02)
Proton Pump Inhibitor Pariet Tablets 10mg Receives Approval in Japan for Helicobacter Pylori Eradication (2007/01/30)
Antiviral Agent Copegus Tablet 200 mg Received Approval as a Combination Therapy With Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment Drug Pegasys (2007/01/26)
Anti TNF-ƒ¿ Monoclonal Antibody Preparation REMICADE for Drip Infusion 100
Additional Indication of Treating Behcetfs Disease with Refractory Uveoretinitis

(2007/01/26)
Eisai's Inovelon Receives Marketing Authorization Approval From European Commission (2007/01/22)
Takeda Submits an Application for an additionalIndication of Actosin Japan (2007/01/18)
Marketing Authorisation Granted to Takeda for Tandemact (pioglitazone/glimepiride) for Type 2 Diabetes in Europe (2007/01/17)
Nippon Shinyaku and APOGEPHA Terminate an Agreement for the Development of an Agent for Overactive Bladder (2007/01/16)
Fujifilm Acquires Problem Solving Concept, Inc., a Provider of Medical Imaging Information Systems for Cardiology and Expands its Medical Imaging Business. (2007/01/11)
Daiichi Sankyo Announces Filing of Supplemental New Drug Application for Welchol in the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (2007/01/05)
Anti-Cancer Agent, Herceptin Application for Approval of Additional Indication of Operable Breast Cancer with HER2 Overexpression (2006/11/30)
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. Announces Filing of New Drug Application for Amlodipine Besylate/Olmesartan Medoxomil Combination for the Treatment of Hypertension (2006/11/29)
Termination of co-development agreements on HFT-290 (a tape for palliative care of cancer pain) and NS-126 (an agent for allergic rhinitis and asthma) (2006/11/24)
Eisai Announces Establishment of New Pharmaceuticals Marketing Subsidiary in Portugal (2006/11/21)
Nippon Shinyaku Co., Ltd. and Pharmion Corporation Announce License Agreement for Vidaza, an Agent for Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS) (2006/11/21)
Eisai Recieves Positive Opinion for Inovelon Marketing Authorization from European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) (2006/11/20)
Discontinuation of Development of InvestigationalCompound TAK-128 for Peripheral Diabetic Neuropathy (2006/11/02)
ASKA Pharmaceutical, Takeda Pharmaceutical Terminate License Agreement for Tavocept in Japan (2006/11/02)
Eisai Launches New Rx-to-OTC Switch Product Higuard for Allergy-related Rhinitis and Skin Problems (2006/10/31)
PENTAX launches sales of autofluorescence videoendoscope system in Japan (2006/10/31)
Shionogi Discontinues Development of S-5751, a Prostaglandin D2 Receptor Antagonist (2006/10/27)
Ono Enters into License Agreement with Sapphire Therapeutics, Inc. in Japan (2006/10/26)
Eisai Announces Completion of Acquisition of Four Oncology-Related Products From Ligand (2006/10/26)
Ultrasound Contrast Medium Sonazoid Gets Import Approval (2006/10/26)
Takeda and BioNumerik Announce Termination of StrategicAlliance Agreement for Tavocept for the U.S. and Canada (2006/10/24)
Sanko Junyaku, Eisai, and FUJIREBIO Sign Joint Research Agreement for Development of a New KL-6 Test Kit (2006/10/19)
U.S. FDA Approves Aricept For Treatment of Severe Alzheimer's Disease (2006/10/14)
Eisai Receives Decisions of Summary Judgment Motion in US Legal Action Over Aciphex ANDA Filing (2006/10/09)
Xenon and Takeda Announce Agreement To Develop and Commercialize XEN401 for Pain in Japan and Certain Asian Countries (2006/10/03)
Eisai's research subsidiary gKAN Research Instituteh launches research operations in The Kobe Medical Industry Development Project Site (2006/10/02)
Chugai Pharmaceutical to Establish an Oncology Unit (2006/09/27)
Eisai's Lawsuit Against Three Japanese Generic Drug Manufacturers/Distributors Regarding the Sales of Selbex Based on the Japanese Unfair Competition Prevention Law Dismissed by Court (2006/09/27)
Novartis Pharma K.K., Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. Agree to Terminate the Contract Concerning OTC Medicine (2006/09/19)
Co-Development and Co-Marketing Agreement Secured for the Antiresorptive Bisphosphonate R484 (2006/09/12)
DAIICHI SANKYO to Transfer All Daiichi Pure Chemicals Shares (2006/09/11)
Fujifilm acquires all shares of Daiichi Radioisotope Laboratories (2006/09/11)
Eisai Acquires Four Oncology-Related Products from Ligand (2006/09/08)
Ajinomoto and Sankyo Reach Agreement on the Development, Manufacture and Marketing of the New Diabetes Drug, AJD101 (2006/08/31)
Olympus Increases Investment in Cytori Therapeutics (2006/08/23)
Janssen Pharmaceutical, Tanabe Seiyaku Co-Develop and Co-market of the Anti TNFƒ¿ Monoclonal Antibody Preparation gCNTO148h(Golimumab) (2006/08/21)
GlaxoSmithKline and Shionogi Complete Initial Clinical Study for HIV Integrase Inhhibitor (2006/08/15)
Crestor for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia-The analysis from the interim report of post-marketing surveillance submitted to the regulatory authority (2006/08/07)
Eisai Commences U.S. Legal Action over Aricept ODT ANDA Filing (2006/08/04)
Marketing Authorisation Granted for Competact (pioglitazone/metformin) for Type 2 Diabetes in Europe (2006/08/03)
Sales of Antihypertensive Agent Olmetec Begin in China (2006/08/02)
Daiichi Pharmaceutical to Develop and Market Anti-EGFr Drug Nimotuzumab in Japan (2006/08/01)
Allowance of an investigational new drug application (IND) for ONO-4538 / MDX-1106, a fully human anti-PD-1 antibody (2006/08/01)
Eisai Starts Marketing Severe Chronic Pain Agent Prialt in the UK and Germany (2006/07/31)
Co-development and Distribution Agreement on treatment for pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (SA-001) in Japan concluded (2006/07/27)
Santenfs Global Development: Creating New Drug Candidates and Generating Growth in Promising Regions by Leveraging Strengths (2006/07/25)
Olympus Acquires Single Molecule Fluorescence Spectroscopy Technology and IP Portfolio from Evotec (2006/07/24)
Start of Phase 3 Clinical Program in the U.S.of Fixed Dose Combination Product of Actos + TAK-536for Treatment of Patientswith Type 2 Diabetes Associated with Hypertension (2006/07/24)
Olympus enters global immunoassay market\Expanding the diagnostic business through clinical chemistry system synergies (2006/07/21)
To Enhance Tanabefs RA Product Portfolio Launch of Anti-Rheumatic, gMethotrexate tablets 2mg TANABEh (2006/07/20)
Astellas Discontinues Development of Alzheimerfs Disease Compound FK962 (2006/07/18)
Eisai and Teva Mutually Agree To End Collaboration Agreement for Rasagiline (2006/07/12)
Takeda and Galaxy Biotech Sign License Agreement for Galaxy's Investigational Antibodies for the Treatment of Cancer (2006/07/10)
Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. , Astellas Pharma Inc. File Application for the Osteoporosis Treatment ONO-5920/YM529 in Japan (2006/07/10)
Shionogi to Launch Non-pyrazolone Antipyretic Analgesic gSedesRVh with Vitamin B1 for Headaches and Pain Due to Stiffness of the Neck, and Fever (2006/07/07)
Pentax Announces Airway Scope AWS-S100, Rigid Video Laryngoscope for Intubation (2006/07/06)
Pharmaceutical Marketing Subsidiary in Singapore Launches Operations (2006/07/04)
Application for Approval of Additional Indication for Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy for gMicaardis,h Angiotensin II Receptor Blocker, Is Filed (2006/07/03)
Eisai Licenses Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulators (SERMs) to Radius (2006/06/29)
Takeda to Establish a New Company for European Sales & Marketing (2006/06/27)
As of Friday, April 27, 2007. All times are Tokyo time.
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