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Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited

Chief Medical & Scientific Officer
Scientific progress depends upon collaboration iPS cell technology is at the forefront of pharmaceutical innovation and Takeda strives to bring innovative treatments to patients Both Takeda and CiRA have the common goal of providing patients and healthcare professionals with innovative new treatments

Articles

The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Advancing Pharmacovigilance Systems

Pharmacovigilance refers to the detection assessment monitoring and prevention of adverse drug reactions It is an essential part of scientific research and healthcare and has paramount importance in monitoring the safety and effectiveness of pharmaceuticals Pharmacovigilance can be traced back to the th century and it has grown rapidly since then By the end of the th century pharmacovigilance

Research Insights

Machine Learning Predicts Cancer Subtypes and Progression from Blood Immune Signatures

Clinical adoption of immune checkpoint inhibitors in cancer management has highlighted the interconnection between carcinogenesis and the immune system Immune cells are integral to the tumour microenvironment and can influence the outcome of therapies Better understanding of an individuals immune landscape may play an important role

Case Studies

An Observational Case Study Of Prescription Patterns Of Antibiotics In Treating Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Abstract Antibiotics are of the oldest discovered drugs that combat specific micro organisms like bacteria and fungi Although there are several classification schemes for antibiotics based on bacterial spectrum broad vs narrow or route of administration injectable vs oral vs topical or type of activity bactericidal vs bacteriostatic the most usefu

Techno Trends

AstraZeneca Introduces A Breakthrough Therapy-Tagrisso

AstraZeneca introduced Tagrisso osimertinib a breakthrough therapy for the adjuvant treatment of patients with earlystage IB II and IIIA Epidermal Growth Factor Receptormutated EGFRm NonSmall Cell Lung Cancer NSCLC

White Papers

Cloud Computing in the Laboratory Informatics Solutions and Validation Approaches

In the modern business environment, a significant portion of work is conducted using computerized systems. Many solutions are used to complete tasks, including simple desktop programs like email and Microsoft Office to enterprise-wide, global systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), and LIMS

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Alpha-fetoprotein as a Shuttle for Medicines

Vladimir N Pak

Vladimir Pak received his Ph.D. from the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Moscow. He modernized technologies and manufactured APIs for the known drugs. Invented anticancer drug candidates based on alpha-fetoprotein that can be used as injectable or orally. Developed supplements to treat stomach ulcers and IBD.

 

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The New Pharmacovigilance Era

Aarti Chitale

With over 15 years of experience, Aarti brings deep expertise across pharmaceutical contract research services and technology‑enabled drug discovery and development. She leads the Contract Research Services program, covering peripheral and ancillary service segments such as tech vendors, eClinical solution providers, central labs, and related ecosystems. Her strengths span market intelligence, forecasting, competitive benchmarking, and strategic opportunity assessment as well as growth advisory services, that consistently support executive decision‑making for global clients. She is  regarded as a trusted growth expert, and is adept in supporting stakeholders navigate industry disruption, accelerate innovation, and seize transformative opportunities across the rapidly evolving Contract Services Landscape.

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Detangling the Diagnostic Odyssey in Neurodevelopmental Disorder by Genomic Consultancy

Emili Banerjee Bhattacharjee

Emili is a well-known genetic consultant with vast experience in cytogenetics, molecular biology with special emphasis in neurobiology. She is doing human genetics for past 22 years and now is practising genetic counselling as well as continuing her passion for research.

 

Koutilya Bhattacharjee

Koutilya basically is an academician in Zoology and has research interest in areas like anti-microbial peptides of amphibians, bio-active components of amphibians and genetic aspects of human reproductive disorder.

 

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Biologics at Scale

Surbhi Gupta

Surbhi Gupta is an Industry Principal at Frost & Sullivan with extensive experience in global pharmaceutical and biotech market research and consulting. She leads the Personalized Therapeutics program, focusing on next-generation modalities and precision medicine. Her expertise spans market analytics, forecasting, and competitive benchmarking, supporting strategic decision-making for global clients. Recognised as a trusted growth advisor, helping stakeholders navigate disruption, accelerate innovation, and capture transformative growth opportunities across the evolving biopharma landscape.

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Use of Steroids in COVID-19 patients

Anoop Kumar

Anoop Kumar currently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Research, Delhi Pharmaceutical Sciences & Research University (DPSRU), New Delhi, India. He has authored more than 70 research and review articles and 10 book chapters in International Journal of repute. His research interests are Drug repurposing, Meta-analysis, Risk and benefit analysis of drugs and Pharmacoeconomic studies.

 

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Telix and Ekalia to Collaborate on Astatine-211 Production in the U.S.

Telix and Ekalia a joint venture between IBA Ion Beam Applications SA EURONEXT and Framatome today announced a collaboration to advance scalable United States US production of astatine At an alphaemitting radioisotope being investigated for targeted alpha therapy

HistoIndex and A*STAR Partner To Advance Early – Stage Development Of Pipeline Therapies For Fibrotic Diseases

HistoIndex a pioneer in AIdriven digital pathology for fibrotic diseases and the Agency for Science Technology and Research ASTAR Singapores lead public sector RD agency have signed a Memorandum of Understanding MoU to collaborate on the preclinical evaluation

Cotecna Group Acquires Energon Labs

Cotecna a leading provider of Testing Inspection and Certification TIC services today announced the acquisition of Energon Labs a cGMPcompliant USFDAinspected ISO and ISO certified analytical testing laboratory based in Hyderabad India

Waters Launches AI Link, Advancing AI-Enabled LC-MS Workflows from Research to Release

Waters Corporation announced that it has launched Waters AI Link a software capability that brings Anthropics Model Context Protocol MCP to its informatics platform and has joined Anthropics Model Hardware Standard MHS research program

Takeda’s ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) Launches Simultaneously in Japan and China Giving Physicians First Access to Prescribe Novel Orexin Agonist to Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1

Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL oveporexton is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type NT providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine ORZEYFUL is a firstinclass orexin receptor OXR agonist in tablet form designed to treat...

Merck Inaugurates State-of-the-Art ADVANCE Bioanalytical Facility on West Point, Pennsylvania, Campus

Merck known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada today inaugurated its stateoftheart ADVANCE research facility on its West Point Pennsylvania campus signaling a new chapter in global scientific discovery Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro joined Merck executive leadership federal and state gove...

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UCB Receives Approval for ZILBRYSQ Autoinjector for Adults with Generalised Myasthenia Gravis

UCB has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration FDA for a new autoinjector option for ZILBRYSQ zilucoplan a treatment for adults with generalised myasthenia gravis gMG who test positive for antiacetylcholine receptor AChR antibodies

Nxera Pharma Partners with Synmosa to Commercialise QUVIVIQ

Nxera Pharma has entered into an exclusive licensing supply and commercialisation agreement with Synmosa Biopharma to expand access to QUVIVIQ daridorexant a medicine used to treat insomnia across eight AsiaPacific markets QUVIVIQ was discovered and developed by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals

Vir Biotechnology Enters into Collaboration with Gilead Sciences to Develop T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumours

Vir Biotechnology has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences to discover and develop three novel Tcell engager TCE candidates for the treatment of solid tumours Tcell engagers are designed to direct T cells a type of immune cell towards cancer cells and help destro...

Zealand Pharma Enters into Collaboration with Generate Biomedicines on AI-Designed Protein Therapies for Metabolic Diseases

Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines have entered into a multitarget collaboration and licensing agreement to develop proteinbased treatments for obesity and other metabolic diseases using artificial intelligence AI The collaboration will combine Zealand Pharmas expertise in metabolic diseases w...

Enodia Therapeutics Enters into Collaboration with Pfizer to Develop Small-Molecule Sec61 Inhibitors

Enodia Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop smallmolecule inhibitors targeting Sec a protein complex involved in the movement of newly formed proteins across cell membranes

InnoCare Announces Approval of Clinical Trial of Bispecific Antibody ICP-B161 Targeting TL1A and IL-23p19 in China

InnoCare Pharma a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation CDE of Chinas National Medical Products Administration NMPA has approved its Investigational New Drug IND application for ICPB a bispeci...