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Eisai Initiates Rolling Biologics License Application to US FDA for LEQEMBI (lecanemab-irmb) for Subcutaneous Maintenance Dosing for the Treatment of Early Alzheimer's Disease Under the Fast Track Status
May 15, 2024 11:19 JST
LEQEMBI is indicated for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) or mild dementia stage of disease (collectively referred to as early AD).
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SMEIC Proposes to Acquire Shanghai Prime: A Catalyst for Developing a New Dual-Wheel Driver Pattern
May 14, 2024 21:54 JST
Shanghai Prime is a large-scale industrial group specialising in the manufacturing of industrial basic parts and key components and parts and related services,.
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DENSO and Certhon Introduce Artemy, A Fully Automated Cherry Truss Tomato Harvesting Robot
May 14, 2024 11:02 JST
DENSO CORPORATION and its group company, Certhon Build B.V., will begin accepting commercial orders for the fully automated cherry truss tomato harvesting robot, "Artemy," in Europe starting today, May 14th.
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Supercomputer Fugaku retains first place worldwide in HPCG and Graph500 rankings
May 13, 2024 18:32 JST
The supercomputer Fugaku, jointly developed by RIKEN and Fujitsu, has successfully retained the top spot for nine consecutive terms in multiple major high-performance computer rankings including HPCG and Graph500 BFS (Breadth-First Search), and has also taken fourth place for the TOP500 and fourth place for the HPL-MxP rankings.
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Eisai's Antiepileptic Drug Fycompa Approved in China for Adjunctive Treatment of Primary Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizures
May 13, 2024 17:06 JST
Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received approval in China for the additional indication of its in-house discovered antiepileptic drug (AED) Fycompa (generic name: perampanel hydrate) for adjunctive treatment of primary generalized tonic-clonic seizures in patients with epilepsy aged 12 years and older.
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Ogier and TOYOTA GAZOO Racing triumph again
May 13, 2024 14:36 JST
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing World Rally Team's Sebastien Ogier has secured a second successive win with his record-breaking sixth victory at the Rally de Portugal.
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Spa points haul for TOYOTA GAZOO Racing
May 13, 2024 13:56 JST
TOYOTA GAZOO Racing overcame a challenging and eventful 6 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps to earn a solid result in the third round of the 2024 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC) in Belgium.
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DOCOMO to Launch NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL for Global Expansion
May 10, 2024 18:13 JST
NTT DOCOMO, INC. announced today that it will establish a new subsidiary, NTT DOCOMO GLOBAL, Inc., this July (planned) to expand DOCOMO's global presence and growth by creating new lifestyles worldwide through advanced mobile technologies.
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Release of "Fugaku-LLM" - a large language model trained on the supercomputer "Fugaku"
May 10, 2024 12:20 JST
A team of researchers in Japan released Fugaku-LLM, a large language model with enhanced Japanese language capability, using the RIKEN supercomputer Fugaku.
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Paltalk, Inc. Reports Slight Increase in Revenue and 33% Reduction in Net Loss for First Quarter 2024
May 09, 2024 20:39 JST
Paltalk, Inc. (Paltalk, the Company, we, our or us) (Nasdaq: PALT), a communications software innovator that powers multimedia social applications, today announced financial and operational results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024.
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Cordlife Accelerates Lab and Technical Staff Recruitment to Rebuild Foundation and Strengthen Core Processes in Singapore
May 09, 2024 19:00 JST
Cordlife Group Limited ("Cordlife" or the "Company") announced today that it has accelerated recruitment of laboratory and technical staff to ensure laboratory operational excellence as part of its strategic plan for financial year 2024 ("FY2024") to prioritise rebuilding its foundation and strengthening core processes to prevent future disruptions.
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Honda Opens New R&D Facility in Bengaluru to Accelerate Electrification in India
May 09, 2024 14:13 JST
Honda R&D (India) Private Limited (HRID), a subsidiary of Honda Motor Co., Ltd. and functioning as Honda's research and development arm for motorcycles & power products in India, today opened its new Solution R&D Center in Bengaluru, Karnataka.
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Fujitsu introduces "explainable AI" for use in genomic medicine and cancer treatment planning
May 09, 2024 10:41 JST
Fujitsu today announced the development of explainable AI technology that automatically draws on data in multiple formats, including text, images, and numerical data, to create knowledge graphs that will help users to more easily draw meaning from large-scale data sets with high accuracy for areas including medicine.
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Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Increases Dividends on Back of Historically High FY2023 Results, Releases FY2024 Guidance
May 08, 2024 14:27 JST
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (TSE Code: 7011) announced that order intake rose 48.5% year-over-year to JPY6,684.0 billion in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2024.
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Rome becomes the first European city to offer open loop transit payments to JCB Cardmembers
May 08, 2024 12:00 JST
Boarding public transport and pay the fare by simply tapping with a contactless payment card on turnstiles or authorized readers: Rome is the first city in Europe to offer this contactless payment service to JCB Cardmembers.
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NEC X Invests in Public Safety Startup Multitude Insights, Scaling AI-Powered Collaboration and Information Sharing for Law Enforcement
May 08, 2024 10:24 JST
NEC X, the Silicon Valley-based innovation accelerator and venture studio backed by global IT leader NEC, today announced a new investment in Multitude Insights, the provider of a transformative AI-powered solution enabling greater collaboration and faster case resolution for law enforcement agencies and first responders.
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ServiceNow and Fujitsu announce strategic commitment to launch innovative cross-industry solutions
May 08, 2024 08:52 JST
Today, at ServiceNow's annual customer and partner event, Knowledge 2024, ServiceNow (NYSE: NOW), the AI platform for business transformation, and Fujitsu Limited, an industry leader in IT services and digital transformation solutions, announced a new strategic commitment to launch innovative cross-industry solutions designed to maximize value for customers globally.
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Fujitsu launches mainframe modernization automation service for the Japanese market
May 07, 2024 17:53 JST
Fujitsu today announced the Japan market launch of its successful modernization automation service "Fujitsu PROGRESSION," building on a proven track of over global 50 use cases in which it migrated legacy systems to the Fujitsu mainframe "GS21 Series."
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MHI Agrees to Collaborate with Chiyoda Corporation for Licensing of CO2 Capture Technologies
May 07, 2024 13:49 JST
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has concluded a General License Agreement (GLA) with Chiyoda Corporation (Chiyoda). Under this strategic collaboration agreement, MHI will grant license of "KM CDR Process" and "Advanced KM CDR Process" to Chiyoda, which is jointly developed with The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., and Chiyoda can provide EPC services to customers for CO2 capture projects in Japan.
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