Fujitsu and Ridgelinez Launch Services to Visualize Customers’ Carbon Footprint in Supply Chain

TOKYO, Dec 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and Ridgelinez Limited (Ridgelinez) today announced a new strategy to strengthen cooperation and deliver services that contribute to the resolution of environmental issues as set out in the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Figure 1. List of SX Consulting Services Figure 2. Dashboard […]

Investigational Alzheimer’s Disease Therapy Lecanemab Granted FDA Fast Track Designation

TOKYO, Dec 24, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Inc. announced today that lecanemab, an investigational anti-amyloid beta (Abeta) protofibril antibody for the treatment of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD), was granted Fast Track designation by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). FDA granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for lecanemab […]

Toyota Expands C+pod Sales to All Customers in Japan

Toyota City, Japan, Dec 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announced today that it will expand sales of the “C+pod” ultra-compact battery electric vehicle (BEV) to all corporate and municipal customers, and now the general public as well, from December 23. The vehicle was launched for select corporate and […]

Inmarsat’s First I-6 Satellite – Core Component of ORCHESTRA Network – Successfully Delivered to Target Orbit by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ H-IIA Launch Vehicle

TOKYO, Dec 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Inmarsat, the world leader in global, mobile satellite communications, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd (MHI), one of the world’s leading launch services providers, announce the successful launch of Inmarsat’s first satellite in the Inmarsat-6 series (I-6 F1) by MHI’s H-IIA Launch Vehicle No. 45 (H-IIA […]

MHI Thermal Systems Receives “The Energy Conservation Center, Japan Chairman’s Award” at the 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize

TOKYO, Dec 23, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems), a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, has won the Energy Conservation Center, Japan Chairman’s Award in “Best Practice Category” at the 2021 Energy Conservation Grand Prize sponsored by the Energy Conservation Center, Japan (ECCJ), […]

Biogen Announces Reduced Price for Aduhelm to Improve Access For Patients With Early Alzheimer’s Disease In The United States

TOKYO, Dec 21, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that, effective January 1, 2022, Biogen will reduce the wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) of ADUHELM (aducanumab-avwa) 100 mg/mL injection for intravenous use in the United States by approximately 50%. For a patient of average weight (74 kg), the yearly cost […]

Eisai Enters into Commercialization and Distribution Agreement with Gilead for JAK Inhibitor Filgotinib in Asia

TOKYO, Dec 20, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. today announced it has entered into an agreement with Gilead Sciences, Inc. for the commercialization and distribution of filgotinib (generic name, product name: Jyseleca), an oral, JAK1 preferential inhibitor for indications of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), ulcerative colitis, and Crohn’s disease in Asia […]

MHI Publishes “ESG DATABOOK 2021”

TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) today released the English-language version of its ESG DATABOOK 2021*, a compendium of information regarding the environmental, social, and governance (ESG) performance of MHI Group. Divided into four chapters (Management, Governance, Environment, and Contributions to Society), the report includes a […]

Hitachi Astemo’s Inverter Adopted by Geely for the “Leishen Hi-X” Hybrid Powertrain Platform

TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi Astemo Co., Ltd. today announced the adoption of its inverter by Geely Automobile Holdings Limited for the hybrid powertrain platform “Leishen Hi-X.” Our inverter adopted for Leishen Hi-X Geely is a major automaker under China’s Zhejiang Geely Group Holdings, and is actively promoting electrification […]

NEC Establishes New US$150 Million CVC Fund

TOKYO, Dec 17, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the establishment of the “NEC Orchestrating Future Fund,” a corporate venture capital (CVC) fund aiming to drive the ecosystems required to create social value through collaboration with customers and partners, and to promote new external services, knowledge and technologies. […]

NEC Develops Secure Biometric Authentication Technology to Enable Certification with Encrypted Face Information

TOKYO, Dec 16, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced the development of a secure biometric authentication technology that allows users to authenticate themselves with encrypted face information. This technology reduces the risk of misuse if face information is leaked and contributes to the expansion of safe and secure […]

MHI Thermal Systems Receives Two “ProductReview Awards” for its Split System Air Conditioners, for Second Consecutive Year

TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Thermal Systems, Ltd. (MHI Thermal Systems) has received two awards in the Split System Air Conditioners* category from ProductReview, Australia’s foremost consumer product review site. The two “2022 ProductReview Awards,” which were received through Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Air-Conditioners Australia, Pty. Ltd. (MHIAA), […]

BostonGene and NEC Announce Global Partnership

TOKYO, JAPAN and WALTHAM, Mass., Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – BostonGene Corporation and NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) today announced a strategic global partnership agreement that will enable the companies to offer new windowBostonGene Tumor Portrait Tests in key international markets, including Japan as the first market outside of the U.S. BostonGene’s […]

JCB and Keychain Implement Offline Payments using NFC

TOKYO, Dec 15, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – JCB Co., Ltd. Japan’s only international payment brand (Head Office: Tokyo, Japan) and Keychain GK (Head Office: Singapore) implement offline payments using near-field communication (NFC), self-sovereign identity, and blockchain technology. Figure 1. Offline Payment Concept With the spread of 5G and the development of Internet […]

e5 Lab and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding to Provide Design for Standard Hybrid Electric Propulsion Vessel “ROBOSHIP” for Use in a Biomass Fuel Carrier

TOKYO, Dec 14, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Tokyo-based firm e5 Lab Inc. and Mitsubishi Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., a part of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) Group, have agreed to provide the design for “ROBOSHIP,” a standard hybrid electric propulsion vessel the two companies are seeking to promote as a vision for the future […]