Wide editorial illustration showing Takeda’s logo above a red launch ramp, with global connections, Tokyo skyline elements, and strategic icons for clear priorities, accelerated execution, innovation, sustainable growth, and worldwide impact.
The JPY 200 billion savings target currently dominating Takeda’s internal dialogue isn’t just a number on […]
Wide Biosector infographic showing five human-relevant model systems in drug discovery: spheroids, organoids, assembloids, organ-on-a-chip, and multi-organ systems, arranged from lower complexity to stronger translational insight.
This article is a run-through of organoids and organs-on-chips in drug discovery! Drug discovery has a […]
Illustration of the supply chain for targeted alpha therapy in Japan using Astatine-211. The graphic shows domestic cyclotron production, GMP radiochemistry and automated purification, a national site network strategy, time-critical logistics across Japan due to the 7.2-hour half-life, and outpatient administration of the radiopharmaceutical.
Radioligand therapy is now a board-level topic in Japan, not because the science is new, but […]
Abstract landscape of sand-toned islands linked by light-blue channels, with dark-blue bio-factory shapes and red markers suggesting biologics flow across Japanese hubs.
A New Order is taking shape in Japan’s life sciences. Conference floors are packed, university benches […]
Illustration showing Japan's pharmaceutical market decline with red arrow, pills, and bar graph.
In the mid-1990s, Japan was not merely participating in the global pharmaceutical industry—it was shaping it. […]
Japan’s IVD sector remains highly structured and closely governed, benefiting from a mature healthcare infrastructure and […]
Abstract illustration representing Japan’s SaMD commercialization ecosystem.
Japan is the fourth-largest global medical device market, with its healthcare system actively integrating digital tools […]
Speaker presenting at the launch event of TOBU on-demand biobank in Japan.
Some of Japan’s most forward-thinking minds gathered to scrutinise Japan’s biobank conundrum at Shonan iPark. In […]