The delayed approval and price setting of Novartis Pharma’s Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec), a gene therapy for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) listed in May, has raised questions about how the sakigake designation system should be operated. Despite being designated for the…
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- Pharma Companies Mull Use of Tohoku University’s Database for Drug Discovery: JPMA Official
December 18, 2018
- Lilly’s Jonsson to Stay as PhRMA Japan Chief
December 13, 2018
- 9 EFPIA Companies Reviewed Headcount Planning after Drug Pricing Overhaul: Survey
December 5, 2018
- JPMA Chief Warns against Japan Govt’s Short-Sighted Budgeting, Calls for Longer-Term View on Innovation
November 26, 2018
- 8 Infectious Disease-Related Societies Launch New Organization to Combat Drug-Resistance Problem
November 12, 2018
- 7 EFPIA Companies Revised R&D Strategies after April Pricing Overhaul: Survey
November 9, 2018
- Wrong Policies Could Drive Investments Out of Japan amid China’s Rise, PhRMA Int’l Advocacy Chief Warns
November 6, 2018
- Japan, US, Europe Trade Groups Stress Importance of Drug Discovery, Call for “Angel Cycle”
November 5, 2018
- Limit CEA Application to Premium-Given Drugs with Big Sales: EFPIA Japan Officials
October 29, 2018
- EFPIA Japan Chief Eyes New Funding Model for Innovative but Pricey Therapies
October 26, 2018
- Japan Wholesaler Chief Suzuki Becomes IFPW Chairman
October 16, 2018
- Asian Consortium for Natural Substance-Based Drug Discovery to Leverage Asian Natural Resources, Japanese Technologies
October 15, 2018
- Japan Drug Industry Vows Further Efforts in Academic Collaboration after Honjo’s Nobel Prize
October 3, 2018
- Generic Use Rate at 72.2% in April-June: JGA
October 1, 2018
- October 2019 “Only Option” for Drug Price Revision Tied to Sales Tax Hike: New FPMAJ Chief
September 25, 2018
- 19 Companies Join JPMA Task Force on Quality Evaluation of Nucleic Acid Therapeutics
September 18, 2018
- Think Tank Led by Ex-Pfizer Japan Chief to Compile Proposal on “100-Year Life” by Year-End
September 5, 2018
- Bayer Yakuhin Chief Prinz Named Vice Chairman of EFPIA Japan
September 3, 2018
- Ex-Pfizer Japan Chief Umeda to Now Helm Advocacy Group
August 29, 2018
- Over Half of Companies Control Supply of Off-Label Information: Ihoken Survey
August 27, 2018
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