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If Shire’s shareholders agree as well, the acquisition is expected to be completed by January 5, 2019, and will turn te company into the 9thlargest pharmaceutical company of the world, exceeding 3 trillion yen in sales. Nikkei Biotech news release, December 5, 2018
The caterpillar larvae of bagworm moths (Tineoidea, jp. Minomushi) form bags f from silk and bamboo material. In collaboration with the National Agriculture Research Organization, Kowa Co. has managed to isolate long fibers from this network, without killing the larvae, and established an effective yarn drawing method. Compared to spider’s silk, this fibre is about 2.2 […]
“Society 5.0” is seen as a human-centered society where people can live a comfortable, vibrant and high-quality life by providing goods and services that respond to individual needs. In Society 5.0, a huge amount of information from sensors in the physical space is accumulated in the cyber space, and AI analyzes big data. The result […]
Suntory has announced that they deciphered the genome of muscat Bailey A, the most widely used red wine grapes harvested in Japan. Suntory, ASEV Japan meeting, November 18, 2018
ALS is a refractory neurological disorder characterized by muscle atrophy due to disorder of spinal motor neurons. A team of Keio University Hospital has generated iPS cells from tissues of patients with neurological disorders and developed a drug screening method based on these cells. Ropinirole hydrochloride, a dopamine receptor agonist, developed by GlaxoSmithKline. When ropinirole […]
NEDO has started a new program integrating former projects on microalgae biojet fuel (see: IHI and and biomass hydrothermal gasification with Showa Shell Oil, a company which commercializes jet fuel already. Partners will be 5 companies and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA. First, pure biojet fuel produced in pilot plants will have to conform […]