Business Wire

KANEKA

29.11.2022 11:27:35 CET | Business Wire | Press release

Share
Kaneka to Manufacture and Supply Intermediates for Shionogi COVID-19 Drug

Kaneka Corporation (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Minoru Tanaka) will manufacture and supply intermediates to Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Osaka; Chief Executive Officer: Isao Teshirogi, Ph.D.) for use in Xocova®*1 (Ensitrelvir Fumaric Acid) Tablets 125mg, a drug for the treatment of SARS-Cov-2 infection.

On November 22, Shionogi received emergency regulatory approval from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to manufacture and sell Xocova® tablets for treating SARS-Cov-2 infection. Shionogi recognized Kaneka for its long years of experience in manufacturing raw materials for medicines, and selected Kaneka as its main supplier for the drug's intermediates, which require GMP*2 management. The two companies have worked closely together for clinical development, approval application, and establishment of mass production supply chain. Kaneka will continue to improve its manufacturing systems and provide Shionogi with a stable supply of intermediates, playing a vital role in Shionogi's commercial supply chain.

Kaneka will continue to address a broad range of infection-related issues for COVID-19 and other diseases through initiatives including contract manufacturing of drug substance of DNA vaccine, development of antibody drugs, supplying PCR testing reagents and testing kits, and vaccine transportation using isothermal shipping packages. We will bring together our diverse technologies and work closely with pharmaceutical companies such as Shionogi to provide the solutions for a fight against infectious diseases.

*1. Xocova is a registered trademark of Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Ensitrelvir is an investigational drug outside of Japan and has not been approved outside of Japan. In addition, the brand name Xocova has not been approved for use outside of Japan and pertains only to the approved drug in Japan.

*2. Good Manufacturing Practice. the guidelines for production and quality assurance to ensure that products are consistently high in quality. Authorities like Food and Drug Administration in US recommends, and manufacturers need to consider it in all the works from reception of raw materials to release of products.

To view this piece of content from cts.businesswire.com, please give your consent at the top of this page.

View source version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221129005500/en/

About Business Wire

Business Wire
Business Wire
101 California Street, 20th Floor
CA 94111 San Francisco

http://businesswire.com
DK

Subscribe to releases from Business Wire

Subscribe to all the latest releases from Business Wire by registering your e-mail address below. You can unsubscribe at any time.

Latest releases from Business Wire

Carta Launches Unified Fund of Funds Solution to Automate LP Workflows and Portfolio Visibility24.3.2026 11:01:00 CET | Press release

New AI-powered offering closes the gap between investment data and investor reporting, bringing institutional-grade automation to complex Fund of Funds structures Carta, the world’s first fully interconnected system for private capital, today announced its solution for Fund of Funds, a new offering designed to help managers automate LP reporting, eliminate manual document processing, and gain clearer visibility into their underlying portfolio exposure. The product expands a critical link in Carta’s ERP for private capital, bringing LP investment data, fund accounting, and portfolio analytics onto a single platform, while more deeply connecting allocators with the GP ecosystem. Fund of Funds represents a critical and growing segment of the private capital ecosystem, projected to reach $450 billion by 2033 as investors seek diversified exposure to private markets. Yet, operating a fund of funds remains highly complex. Managers sit at a unique intersection of the ecosystem, investing as L

Meeting Rising AI Expectations and Removing Friction Key to Meeting Needs of B2B Buyers Across Europe24.3.2026 11:00:00 CET | Press release

8 in 10 buyers use AI in payments, but strategic integration remains uneven and caution abounds in France and GermanyPay by invoice, a core European expectation, a major growth lever in 2026, but payment preferences vary by country and company size According to a new European study1 of 550 business buyers commissioned by TreviPay, the global B2B payments invoicing and payments network, friction in the B2B buying process in the form of slow onboarding and inconsistent invoicing along with rising expectations for AI-enabled processes are where businesses are experiencing threats to loyalty beyond price. “Across Europe and the UK, finance teams are navigating economic pressure, regulatory complexity and rising buyer expectations,” said Inez Berkhof-Hollander, TreviPay’s Vice President of EMEA. “Our research shows payment and invoicing experiences now play a decisive role in supplier selection.” Top Three European Market Expectations in 2026 1. More AI-driven purchasing options vary by cou

OCTO and Volkswagen Group Info Services AG Form Partnership for Fleet Data Integration24.3.2026 10:00:00 CET | Press release

The partnership enables secure integration of vehicle data from six Volkswagen Group brands into OCTO’s platform, strengthening fleet data services across the European Union and supporting utilization, maintenance and geo-location use cases without additional hardware. OCTO, a leading company in the field of telematics, data analytics and AI-driven solutions for insurance and fleet management, announces a strategic partnership with Volkswagen Group Info Services AG. The goal of this cooperation is to expand data solutions for fleet operators by directly integrating vehicle data from the brands Volkswagen Passenger Cars, Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, Škoda, Seat, Cupra and Audi. Through this partnership, OCTO gains direct access to vehicle data from fleet vehicles of these six Volkswagen brands. This enables innovative mobility services for fleet managers, including maintenance management, theft protection, damage management, fraud detection, driving behavior analysis, activity report

Wolters Kluwer-undersøgelse: Danske SMV'er er førende i Europa inden for AI-drevet omkostningsbesparelser24.3.2026 10:00:00 CET | Pressemeddelelse

Høj reguleringsparathed og pragmatisk teknologiimplementering hjælper virksomheder med at skabe afkast, selvom finansieringsbegrænsningerne vokser Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting har i dag offentliggjort sin første rapport Future Ready Businessder viser, at danske små og mellemstore virksomheder (SMV'er) er de mest tilfredse i Europa med AI-drevet omkostningsbesparelser. Blandt SMV'er, der bruger AI, siger 65 %, at det har overgået forventningerne til omkostningsreduktion, hvilket er det stærkeste resultat på tværs af alle EU-markeder, langt foran lande som Tyskland og Spanien. Undersøgelsens resultater tegner et kontrastfyldt billede af markedet, hvor danske SMV'er kombinerer høj reguleringsparathed og en stærk præference for strategisk outsourcing med et stigende pres fra stigende omkostninger og begrænset adgang til kredit. "AI i Danmark implementeres med et klart forretningsmæssigt formål, ikke som en teknologisk trend," siger Martin Tage, Country Manager, Wolters Kluwer Tax & Acco

Mosaic Therapeutics to Present Poster Highlighting Preclinical Data for Lead Program MOS101 at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 202624.3.2026 09:30:00 CET | Press release

First preclinical data on the Company’s lead program MOS101: a combination of ASTX295, a next-generation, clinical-stage MDM2 antagonist, and olaparib, an FDA-approved PARP inhibitor, in biomarker-selected solid tumorsAdditional data showcasing Mosaic’s Discovery Platform, PRIME, will be presented Mosaic Therapeutics, Ltd, (‘Mosaic’, or ‘the Company’) a clinical-stage oncology therapeutics company building the category leader in Synergistic Precision Oncology, today announced it will hold a poster presentation at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026, taking place April 17-22 in San Diego, CA. Poster Presentation Details: Title: "Combination of the MDM2 antagonist ASTX295 and olaparib as a novel treatment option for BRCA2 mutant, TP53 wild-type solid tumors” Abstract Number: 3053 Date and Time: Monday, April 20, 2026, 2:00PM – 5:00PM PST Session Category: Novel Targets and Pathways Session: PO.ET09.09 Location: Poster Section 15 For more information an

In our pressroom you can read all our latest releases, find our press contacts, images, documents and other relevant information about us.

Visit our pressroom
World GlobeA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.HiddenA line styled icon from Orion Icon Library.Eye