Singapore, March 4 -- Japan-based Shionogi & Co. has announced the conclusion of a comprehensive collaboration agreement with Osaka Metropolitan University concerning 'Information, Research Technology, and Human Resource Development in the Field of Infectious Diseases'.

The agreement aims to contribute to the improvement of public health and the maintenance and promotion of people's health in Osaka Prefecture and beyond, both domestically and internationally.

Shionogi and Osaka Metropolitan University have been advancing initiatives such as "the development of next-generation diagnostic technologies for acute respiratory infections and the collection of clinical specimens for this purpose" and "the establishment of a clinical research n...