Mitsubishi Chemical Corp. is embarking on a charge in medical materials. In the area of medical compounds, Mitsubishi Chemical has developed a novel cyclic block copoylmer (CBC). Given that cyclo-olefin...
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Toray Develops Blood-Purifying Fiber Adsorbent With Application in Preventing Respiratory Failure
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) has developed a fiber adsorbent for purifying blood, able to selectively eliminate activated leukocyte cells and cytokine proteins that lead to respiratory failure. It is a...
Kaneka Eyes Major M&A Deals in Health Care Sector
Kaneka Corp. (TYO:4118) is considering M&A deals in the health care sector, with one worth as much as 20 billion yen ($181.9 million). Under the company’s medium-term business plan, Kaneka...
Teijin Works to Expand Orthopedic Implant Business
Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) is expanding its business operations both domestically and overseas for orthopedic medical devices, with this including artificial joints and other medical implants. To this end, the company...
Chemical and Material Manufacturers Eye Sustainable Growth in Health Care Sector
Chemical and material manufacturers are focusing their efforts in on the health care sector, seeing here little risk of fluctuation effects and as such expecting sustainable growth over the medium–long...
Fujifilm Takes Steps to Bolster Medical Device Business in Middle East, North Africa
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:4901) is taking steps to bolster the development of its medical device business in the Middle East and North Africa. In addition to delivering 230 portable medical...
Solvay Targets Japan’s Health Care Sector With Super Engineering Plastics
Belgian-based Solvay SA, which controls a number of subsidiaries in Japan, is looking to claim new space in the Japanese health care sector using a range of super engineering plastics....
METI: Japanese Health Care Market to Reach Scale of 33 Trillion Yen by 2025
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) recently made its first forecast for the size of Japan’s domestic health care industry in 2025. Having analyzed the industry by looking...
Interview: Denka CEO Manabu Yamamoto Talks Business Angles Coming for New Management Plan
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) could be said to have a favorable hand given how economic trends are aligning with the company’s areas of business. CEO and President Manabu Yamamoto recently...
DSM Eyes Global Expansion for Personalized Nutrition Business
Royal DSM is embarking on the global expansion of its personalized nutrition business, which tailors advice on nutrition and health management to each individual. The company has recently partnered with...
Interview: Teijin CEO Jun Suzuki Talks Developments Under New Medium-Term Management Plan
Teijin Ltd. (TYO:3401) is rounding out the first year of its medium-term management plan for fiscal 2017–2019, titled “Always Evolving.” CEO and President Jun Suzuki recently took some time out...
Philips to Build IoT-Based Health Care Network in Japan
Royal Philips NV will begin putting efforts into the construction of a health care network that utilizes IoT. A new business here will be led by Philips Japan Ltd., the...
Cabinet Office Settles on Outline for New Bio-Innovation Strategy
The Japanese Cabinet Office’s Council for Science, Technology and Innovation (CSTI) recently put together an overview for its strategy in bio-innovation. The council hopes to bring the baseline of Japan’s...
Toray Fiber Technology Exerts Full Control Over Proteins, Health Care Applications
Toray Industries Inc. (TYO:3402) will provide the health care sector with technology that controls the surface structure of hollow fiber membranes and fibers to inhibit protein adsorption and otherwise selectively...
Interview: Fujifilm President Kenji Sukeno Highlights Health Care as Major Growth Area
Fujifilm Holdings Corp. (TYO:4901) has been quite active on the M&A front this past year, adding new businesses and expanding current ones as it looks to remake itself. Company president...
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings to Use New Method of Creating Health Care Businesses
Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188) is planning to create health care businesses using a new method called Biodesign. As part of this plan, the company will soon establish specialized teams...
Interview: Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings President Talks Recent Performance, Aims
The Chemical Daily recently sat down with Hitoshi Ochi, president and CEO of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Corp. (TYO:4188), to gain insight into his company’s results for fiscal 2017 and its...
Mitsui Partners with Thorne Research in Presymptomatic Disease Business
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (TYO:8031) has formed a strategic alliance with U.S. supplement maker Thorne Research Inc. that involves an investment of around 1 billion yen ($8.84 million) and will...
Bridgestone Develops Walking Trainer With Rubber Artificial Muscles
Bridgestone Corp. (TYO:5108) has embarked on a joint project to develop a new training machine that uses rubber artificial muscles to help users improve walking ability. Development of the machine...
Denka Shifts Management Focus to Specialty Businesses
Denka Co. Ltd. (TYO:4061) has allocated 60 billion yen ($528.37 million) for M&A and other strategic investments under the company’s recently announced five-year plan running through to fiscal 2022. Denka...
