Excellence, innovation, deal-making and personal achievement across the Japanese biopharma sector were celebrated at the Citeline Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan 2023, held in Tokyo on 17 October.

Excellence, innovation, deal-making and personal achievement across the Japanese biopharma sector were celebrated at the Citeline Pharma Intelligence Awards Japan 2023, held in Tokyo on 17 October.

The CEO of one the global top-five CROs points out a larger opportunity in decentralized trials that might be a “game changer” in the global pharma industry over the next five years. He also refers to the need to accept new technologies by both clinical trial sites and regulators.

Private Company Edition: In recent weeks, 19 companies disclosed venture capital funding of $20m or more, including FogPharma with a $178m series D round and Apogee’s $169m launch. Also, Avalon BioVentures spun out of Avalon Ventures with a $135m fund.