Tariffs have been a defining feature of US trade policy under President Donald Trump’s second administration. Since Trump unveiled his “reciprocal” tariff policy in April 2025, the landscape has shifted repeatedly.In February 2026, the US Supreme Court invalidated tariffs imposed…
BUSINESS
Mejii Kicks Off Japan PIII for Arcturus’ COVID mRNA Vaccine
Meiji Seika Pharma said on December 13 that it has launched a PIII clinical study in Japan for ARCT-154, a next-generation mRNA vaccine against COVID-19 being developed by US biotech Arcturus Therapeutics. Meiji Pharma is still in talks with Arcturus…
To read the full story
Related Article
- Meiji Launches Japan PIII of mRNA COVID Shot for BA.4/5 Strain
October 3, 2023
- Meiji Seeks Booster Nod for COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in Japan
July 3, 2023
- Meiji Files CSL Seqirus’ mRNA COVID Vaccine in Japan
May 1, 2023
- Meiji/CSL Seqirus Tie Up for Sales of COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in Japan
April 12, 2023
- Meiji Pharma Eyes Japan Filing of Arcturus’ COVID Vaccine Next Spring
November 2, 2022
- Meiji Pharma in Talks on Japan Rights to Arcturus’ COVID Jab Candidate
August 26, 2022
- Meiji Pharma/KM Biologics Eager to Acquire mRNA Vaccine, Mull Collabs with Upstarts and Academia
July 7, 2022
- mRNA CDMO Arcalis Aims for One Stop Provider for Seed Verification, R&D, Commercial Production
May 31, 2021
BUSINESS
- Regeneron Files MM Drug Linvoseltamab in Japan
November 6, 2026
- Fuji Pharma Recalls Eylea Biosimilar Lots over Faulty Finger Grips
November 6, 2026
- Medipal Sets Dec. 15 Shareholder Meeting, Opposes Chairman’s Ouster
November 6, 2026
- Nitrosamine Impurities Reported for Generic Telmisartan; No Recalls Planned
November 6, 2026
- Bracco Japan to Acquire Iopamiron from Bayer in July 2027
November 6, 2026
As Japan’s budget season draws near, the Ministry of Finance (MOF) has renewed its push for a full-scale “off-year” drug…
Japan is pressing ahead with broader drug price cuts under its cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) system, despite lingering questions over the…
Members of a key reimbursement policy panel on October 28 raised no objections to expanding drug makers’ access to deliberations…
Eli Lilly’s breast cancer drug Imulrio (imlunestrant) is finally joining Japan’s NHI price list on October 14, nearly 300 days…
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
Japan’s Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo) on November 5 approved the reimbursement listing for a slate of new medicines,…
The Japanese government approved a bill to amend the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act at its Cabinet meeting on…
Japan’s health ministry doled out regulatory approvals for a throng of new medicines on December 27 including Eli Lilly’s obesity…
Japan’s all-important reimbursement policy panel on December 20 approved an outline of drug pricing reforms for FY2024, which enshrines a…