Lisa Takagi
Managing Editor
Lisa provides editorial coverage of all aspects of Japan’s prescription drug market for Scrip and Pink Sheet, including company, market, pricing and regulatory developments, as well as publishing podcast content regularly in the local Japanese language.
Lisa brings close to a decade of experience working in either international teams or reporting, writing and editing, including in broadcast media through an internship as a TV reporter in Canada. Most recently, she covered the IT sector for ITmedia Enterprise in Japan. Lisa is bilingual in Japanese and English. She speaks basic French and Mandarin with keen interests in learning new languages. She holds an MA in Fine Art from Tokyo University of the Arts as well as a Master’s in Journalism from the University of King’s College in Halifax, Canada.
Latest From Lisa Takagi
Deal Watch: Shionogi Will Market Nxera’s Insomnia Drug In Japan
Plus deals involving Jiangsu Alphamab/CSPC, Zydus/CDRI, Junshi/JSIAMA, Repair/Genevant, Sanofi/I-Mab, Novartis/Mitem and BioAtla/Context.
Santen Fortifies Glaucoma Strategy With Sepetaprost Japan Filing
The dual agonist of the FP and EP3 receptors has shown efficacy in a Japanese Phase III trial and completed its US Phase II study, which aligns with the Japanese firm’s global expansion strategy for glaucoma products.
Japan Plans To Smooth Trial Pathway For Foreign Ventures
Japan plans to offer wider support to foreign firms and ventures with innovative candidates to start clinical trials in the country, as part of key measures from current prime minister Fumio Kishida.
Deal Watch: A Closer Look At Boehringer Ingelheim’s Partnering Strategy
Plus deals involving AbbVie/Ripple, Novo Nordisk/Korro Bio, Novo Nordisk/NanoVation, Bharat, Alopexx, Gilead/Genesis, Lilly/Genetic Leap, Contraline/Population Council, Proveca/Cessatech, Vivtex/Equillium and more.
Taisho Makes Japan Vornorexant Filing, Hopes To Dent Insomnia Market
Taisho’s in-house insomnia therapeutic candidate vornorexant offers a potential advantage of a shorter half-life compared to its competitors, which can contribute to patients’ QOL.
Asia Deal Watch: EpimAb Licenses Bispecific Antibody To Newly Formed Vignette
Also including deals between EpimAb/Vignette, Allist/Jacobio, Rigel/Kissei, Simcere/TargetRx, Altamira/Nuance, PharmaEssentia/Forus and Chugai/LTL.