TOKYO and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., September 25, 2023 – Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, CEO: Haruo Naito, “Eisai”) and Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB, Corporate headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, CEO: Christopher A. Viehbacher, “Biogen”) announced today that humanized anti- soluble aggregated amyloid-beta (Aβ) monoclonal antibody “LEQEMBI® Intravenous Infusion” (200 mg, 500mg, lecanemab) has been approved in Japan as a treatment for slowing progression of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Eisai’s affiliates in China are wholly-owned by Eisai Co., Ltd. (Eisai), a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company with strong R&D capabilities, as global headquarter in Tokyo and headquarter of China in Shanghai.
Eisai has grown smoothly since entering the Chinese market in the early 1990s and the total …