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
Shionogi Still Hopeful For Xocova In US Despite Phase III Fail
Despite sales success in Japan and a fast track designation in the US, Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 therapeutic has missed statistical significance in a global Phase III trial in patients with mild to moderate symptoms.
Deal Watch: AbbVie Pursues Novel Neuropsychiatric Drug Class With Gilgamesh
Plus transactions involving Sanofi/Fulcrum, Reneo/OnKure, Lilly/Mitsubishi Tanabe, Lantern/Oregon, Zydus/Eiger and more.
Japan Looks For Role As Korean Ventures’ New Step To Global Market
Korean bioventures join an inaugural matching event with Japanese pharma firms at Shonan iPark, amid rising hopes for further bilateral partnerships based on respective R&D capabilities.
Astellas Rejigs R&D Focus Areas As It Withdraws From Mitochondria R&D
As Astellas pivots through several candidates in an attempt to create its next blockbuster, a decision to terminate its only prospect in the core mitochondrial R&D area leaves very few other competitors in the market.
Asia Deal Watch: Ono Calls On PRISM BioLab’s Capabilities
Plus transactions involving Nissan Chemical/Sanwa Kagaku, Memel/Therabest, Chugai/Alnylam, Takeda/Kumquat, Nxera/Handok, 3SBio/CStone and deals in brief.
Japan Results Roundup: Weak Yen Provides A Boost But Some Sales Challenges Emerge
The weak yen helped push up both global revenues and costs for major Japanese firms in the fiscal year ended 31 March, while good mainstay growth benefited Daiichi Sankyo and Astellas. Chugai meanwhile had a challenging start to its calendar financial year due to lower pandemic drug stockpiling.