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...
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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...
JCFA Predicts Global Conductive Textiles Market to Exceed $2.1B by 2021
The global conductive textiles market is expected to double in value from 2016 to reach $2.11 billion by 2021, climbing at an annual rate of 15.6 percent, according to a...
Fujitsu Moves Forward With IT-Soyaku Drug Discovery Technology
Fujitsu Ltd. (TYO:6702) has announced that it will move forward with IT-Soyaku, a new computer technology for in silico drug design, as part of the company’s plan to expand its...
Daicel’s New Medium-Term Plan Indicates Change in Company Focus – Part 2
Chemical company Daicel Corp. (TYO:4202) has maintained a top market share with its core-business products. But despite increasing its revenue and profits since 2011, the company is now looking to...
Philips Pursues Global Health Care Solutions in Japan
Philips Electronics Japan Ltd., a subsidiary of Koninklijke Philips NV, is seeking to develop global health care solutions from Japan. The plan is to network an array of medical equipment...
Mitsui Takes Equity in Russia’s R-Pharm to Become Strategic Partner
Mitsui & Co. Ltd. (TYO:8031) has entered into a strategic partnership with JSC R-Pharm, the largest pharmaceutical company in Russia. Mitsui will acquire 10 percent of R-Pharm’s shares for roughly...
