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Eisai: Research on Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease Based on Its Pathological Mechanisms Recieves Award for Science and Technology (Research Category)
Apr 18, 2024 09:53 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that "The Research on Treatments for Alzheimer's Disease Based on its Pathological Mechanisms" has received the Award for Science and Technology (Research Category) as a part of the FY2024 Commendation for Science and Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
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Eisai's Antiepileptic Drug Fycompa Injection Formulation Launched In Japan
Apr 17, 2024 15:17 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that the injection formulation of its in-house discovered antiepileptic drug (AED) Fycompa (perampanel hydrate) for intravenous (IV) infusion has been launched in Japan.
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Transgene and NEC Present First Clinical Benefits of Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, TG4050, in Head & Neck Cancer at AACR 2024
Apr 10, 2024 12:36 JST
Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation, a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, announced that new data will be presented on TG4050, an individualized neoantigen cancer vaccine, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
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Transgene and NEC Present First Clinical Benefits of Neoantigen Cancer Vaccine, TG4050, in Head & Neck Cancer at AACR 2024
Apr 10, 2024 12:36 JST
Transgene, a biotech company that designs and develops virus-based immunotherapies for the treatment of cancer, and NEC Corporation, a leader in IT, network and AI technologies, announced that new data will be presented on TG4050, an individualized neoantigen cancer vaccine, at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA.
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NEC white paper proposes comprehensive process workflow for the application of AI-driven personalized cancer vaccines
Apr 08, 2024 12:45 JST
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has released a white paper, "Towards the realization of AI drug development: Comprehensive process workflow for the commercial use of personalized cancer vaccines".
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French Sales Subsidiary Eisai S.A.S. to Divest Rights for Loxapac And Parkinane LP to CNX Therapeutics
Apr 03, 2024 15:24 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that its French sales subsidiary Eisai S.A.S. entered into an agreement to transfer the rights in France, the French Overseas Territories and Algeria (the "Territory") for the antipsychotic, "Loxapac" (generic name: loxapine) and the Parkinson's disease treatment "Parkinane LP" (generic name: trihexyphenidyl hydrochloride) to CNX Therapeutics Limited (Headquarters: London, UK, "CNX").
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Eisai Completes Submission of LEQEMBI (lecanemab-irmb) Supplemental Biologics License Application for IV Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer's Disease to the U.S. FDA
Apr 01, 2024 08:39 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that Eisai submitted to the U.S. Food andDrug Administration (FDA) a Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for monthly lecanemab-irmb (U.S. brand name: LEQEMBI) intravenous (IV) maintenance dosing.
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Eisai to Divest Rights for Merislon and Myonal in Japan to Kaken Pharmaceutical
Mar 29, 2024 14:51 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has entered into an agreement to divest its rights for vertigo and equilibrium disturbance treatment Merislon (generic name: betahistine mesilate) and muscle relaxant Myonal (generic name: eperisone hydrochloride) in Japan to Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
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Eisai's Brain Health Self-Check Tool "NouKNOW" is Certified as "ME-BYO BRAND" by Kanagawa Prefecture
Mar 29, 2024 14:19 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that "NouKNOW", Eisai's self-check tool for brain health, was certified as a "ME-BYO BRAND" by Kanagawa prefecture.
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Eisai: Discovery Research on Dual Orexin Receptor Antagonist Lemborexant Honored with PSJ Award for Drug Research and Development 2024
Mar 29, 2024 13:32 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that drug discovery research conducted on lemborexant (brand name: Dayvigo), the dual orexin receptor antagonist discovered by Eisai, has been honored with The Pharmaceutical Society of Japan (PSJ) Award for Drug Research and Development 2024 by the PSJ.
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