KYORIN and Eisai Enter Into License Agreement Concerning the Development and Marketing of Vibegron, a Treatment for Overactive Bladder, in Four ASEAN Countries

TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - KYORIN Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of KYORIN Holdings, Inc., and Eisai Co., Ltd. have entered into a license agreement for development and distribution of vibegron, a therapeutic agent for overactive bladder, in four ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations)...

Toyota: First Refrigerated Vehicle for Vaccine in the World to Obtain WHO’s Performance, Quality and Safety Prequalification

Toyota City, Japan, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Motor Corporation, and B Medical Systems S.a r.l. announced today that the vehicle with a dedicated refrigerator for transporting vaccines at the appropriate temperatures developed jointly by the three companies has obtained Performance, Quality...

Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital and Toyota to Begin Utilization Demonstration of the World’s First Fuel Cell Electric Vehicle Mobile Clinic

Toyota City, Japan, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Japanese Red Cross Kumamoto Hospital and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) have agreed to begin demonstration testing of the world's first(1) fuel cell electric vehicle mobile clinic (FCEV mobile clinic) that uses hydrogen to generate electricity, by the summer...

Fujitsu Accelerates Investment in Promising Tech Startups with Establishment of 10 Billion Yen Corporate Venture Capital Fund and Management Subsidiary

TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Limited today announced the establishment of Fujitsu Ventures Fund LLC, a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund totaling 10 billion yen, under the management by the subsidiary Fujitsu Ventures Limited. The new fund will target investments in promising tech companies...

MHI Concludes Contract for France-Japan Joint Research Project to Enhance the Functionality of Autonomous Underwater Vehicles for Mine Countermeasures

TOKYO, Mar 31, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a research and prototype production contract with Japan's Ministry of Defense for next-generation mine-countermeasure technology, a France-Japan joint research project being conducted based on agreement between defense authorities in the two countries.OZZ-5, autonomous...

Mazda Production and Sales Results for February 2021

TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mazda Motor Corporation's production and sales results for February 2021 are summarized below.I. Production1. Domestic ProductionMazda's domestic production volume in February 2021 decreased 4.9% year on year due to decreased production of passenger and commercial vehicles.[Domestic production of key models...

Eisai: European Medicines Agency Accepts the Marketing Authorisation Applications for Two Additional Indications of Anti Cancer Agent Lenvatinib in Combination with Pembrolizumab

TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has confirmed it has accepted for review applications for the use of its in-house discovered multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, lenvatinib mesylate (product name: LENVIMA / Kisplyx, "lenvatinib"), in...

NEC and Sumitomo Mitsui Construction develop DokoMinaPhone, a multi-lingual speech translation app with simultaneous message broadcast function

TOKYO, Mar 30, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has developed a multilingual speech translation system with a simultaneous message broadcast function in cooperation with SUMITOMO MITSUI CONSTRUCTION CO, LTD. (Sumitomo Mitsui Construction) to support communications in environments where different languages are used, such as...

Fujitsu Develops AI for Image Inspection to Detect Abnormalities in Product Appearance with World-Leading Precision in Key Benchmark

TOKYO, Mar 29, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Fujitsu Laboratories today announced the successful development of an AI technology for image inspection that enables highly precise detection of a wide variety of external abnormalities on manufactured goods, including scratches and production errors. The technology leverages an AI model...

Eisai: Discovery Research on AMPA-type Glutamate Receptor Antagonist Perampanel Honored With PSJ Award for Drug Research and Development 2021

TOKYO, Mar 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that drug discovery research conducted on perampanel (brand name: FYCOMPA, "perampanel"), the AMPA-type glutamate receptor antagonist discovered by Eisai, has been honored with The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PSJ) Award for Drug Research and Development...

Mitsubishi Power Announces Its 2020 “Best Partner Awards”

YOKOHAMA, Japan, Mar 26, 2021 - (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) - Mitsubishi Power, a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has presented certificates of appreciation to three companies that, among its many suppliers, made especially noteworthy contributions to its business operations during 2020.The three companies receiving the 2020 "Mitsubishi...