Olympus has built a joint venture with Korea’s Sewon Cellontech under the name of Olympus RMS Co., Ltd. This JV has developed in Japan from autologous tissue a CCI kit (Cultured Chondrocyte Implantation kit), for the treatment of traumatic cartilage defects of the...
Researchers at Keio University prepare for clinical studies using neuronal precursor cells derived from allogenic iPS cells. It is expected that such treatment can alleviate paralysis symptoms in patients with subacute stage spinal cord injury (“spinal cord...
The objective is to help Konica Minolta and acquired companies in decision-making for R & D, and to accelerate the development of companion diagnostic (CDx) technologies and services. Nikkei Biotech news release, November 28, 2018
A joint team at TIT and AIST has developed a largely improved system for production of formic acid from CO2, using a Cu (I) photosensitizer and Mn (I) catalysts. The quantum yield was 57%, the turnover number 1300 times or more. JST news release, November 28,...
The facility will be built in Rayong, Thailand, with production and purification facilities 100 times larger than the company’s production facilities in Tsuruoka, Japan. Construction will start in mid-2019, and commercial production is planned for 2021. Processing of...