History

Mar. 2005 SymBio Pharmaceuticals Limited established at Nishi-Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Jul. 2005 Head office relocates to Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Dec. 2005 License Agreement finalized with Astellas Pharma GmbH for SyB L-0501 (bendamustine) development & commercialization rights in Japan
Mar. 2006 Manufacturer's License (packaging, labeling and storage) obtained from Tokyo Metropolitan Government
Mar. 2007 License Agreement finalized with Astellas Deutschland GmbH for SyB L-0501 (bendamustine) development & commercialization rights in China (HK), Taiwan, Korea and Singapore
Aug. 2008 License Agreement finalized with Eisai Co., Ltd. for co-development and commercialization rights of SyB L-0501 (bendamustine) in Japan
Mar. 2009 SymBio Pharmaceuticals concludes Sublicense Agreement with Cephalon, Inc. for development and commercialization rights of bendamustine hydrochloride in China (HK)
May 2009 License Agreement finalized with Eisai Co., Ltd. for co-development and commercialization rights of SyB L-0501 (bendamustine) in Korea and Singapore
Oct. 2010 Received Domestic Manufacturing and Marketing Approval for Anticancer Agent TREAKISYM®
Dec. 2010 Launched domestic sales of anticancer agent TREAKISYM
July 2011 Onconova and SymBio Pharmaceuticals complete License Agreement for SyB L-1101/SyB C-1101
Oct. 2011 Listed on Osaka Securities Exchange JASDAQ Growth Market (Now listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange)
Nov. 2014 Head office relocates to Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
May 2016 SymBio Pharma USA, Inc. established at Menlo Park, California, USA (Now registered in North Carolina)
Aug. 2016 Approval for Domestic Manufacturing and Marketing of Anticancer Agent TREAKISYM® for Additional Indication of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
Dec. 2016 SymBio Pharmaceuticals announces the NDA approval of TREAKISYM ®(bendamustine) for the additional indication of First-line Treatment of Low-grade Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma and Mantle Cell Lymphoma in Japan
Sep. 2017 Eagle Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: EGRX) and SymBio Pharmaceuticals completed License Agreement for bendamustine liquid formulations (RTD Injection and RI Injection) development & commercialization rights in Japan *RTD: Ready-to-dilute, RI: Rapid Infusion
Sep. 2019 Entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Chimerix (USA) for the development, sales, and manufacturing of the antiviral drug "brincidofovir" (excluding smallpox)
Sep. 2020 SymBio Pharmaceuticals receives approval of TREAKISYM®Ready-To-Dilute (RTD) formulation
Dec. 2020 Commencement of in-house sales of the anti-cancer agent TREAKISYM®
Jan. 2021 Market Launch of TREAKISYM®Ready-To-Dilute (RTD) Formulation
Mar. 2021 SymBio Pharmaceuticals receives approval of TREAKISYM® for combination therapy
Apr. 2021 SymBio Pharmaceuticals receives approval of TREAKISYM® Ready To Dilute (RTD) Formulation for combination therapy
Feb. 2022 SymBio Pharmaceuticals receives approval of 10-minute Rapid Infusion (RI) administration of the TREAKISYM®Liquid Formulation
Mar. 2023 Signed a joint research and development agreement (CRADA) with NIH/NINDS
Dec. 2023 Relocated headquarters to Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Oct. 2025 SymBio Pharmaceuticals and Nippon Steel Chemical & Material CO., LTD., were granted a co-filed patent for an immunoassay method (and an immunoassay device)