Collaboration with Shionogi for drug discovery –Shionogi & Co., Ltd. submitted an application in Japan for an additional indication of new coronavirus treatment Xocova for the prevention of COVID-19.

Mar 27, 2025

Professor Hirofumi Sawa, Director of this IVReD, and Visiting Professor Akihiko Sato of the Clinical Development Department were involved in the development of Xocova, Japan’s first new coronavirus treatment. Shionogi & Co., Ltd. applied for an additional indication for the prevention of COVID-19 in Japan. Please see the page below for details.