Daiichi Sankyo Co (4568.T), Japan’s No.3 drugmaker, will tie up with Britain’s pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK.L) to bring new products to the Japanese market, the Nikkei reported. Daiichi and GSK’s local unit, which will form a 50-50 joint venture in Japan, will initially sell key products of both firms, such as GSK’s cervical cancer vaccine and Daiichi’s influenza vaccine, the Japanese daily reported. The companies’ plan calls for the joint development and quick launch of products not available in Japan, such as a shingles vaccine, as well as combination vaccines against multiple illnesses, the paper said.
