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Nikkei Asia
05-08-2025
- Health
- Nikkei Asia
Sumitomo Pharma files for approval of stem cell Parkinson's treatment
Induced pluripotent stem cell technology was developed in Japan in 2007, but progress on developing treatments for diseases has been slow. (Photo obtained by Nikkei) NANAKO TAKEUCHI, YUKI MISUMI and AKANE ASAMI OSAKA/TOKYO -- Japanese drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma has applied for approval in Japan of a stem cell-based Parkinson's disease treatment, it announced on Tuesday, looking to ease the motor symptoms of sufferers and help push the country's stem cell treatment implementation forward.
Nikkei Asia
22-07-2025
- Business
- Nikkei Asia
Japan's Kanadevia teams with Taiwan firm to build spherical CO2 tanks
Spherical tanks built by Taiwanese company Liang Lian Industries. (Photo courtesy of Liang Lian Industries) NANAKO TAKEUCHI TOKYO -- Japanese engineering company Kanadevia is partnering with a Taiwanese business to build spherical tanks for temporary storage of liquefied carbon dioxide to be used in CO2 capture projects. Kanadevia, formerly Hitachi Zosen, has signed a cooperative agreement with Liang Lian Industries.
