ImmunityBio to launch ANKTIVA® in Saudi Arabia for bladder and lung cancer treatment

ImmunityBio, Inc., a commercial-stage immunotherapy company based in the US, has announced a partnership with Biopharma ...

February 20, 2026 | Friday | News
Korea supports rapid growth of biopharma companies through global collaboration

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MoHW), South Korea government, and the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (...

February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo collaborates with BostonGene to accelerate AI-based drug development

US-based BostonGene, the developer of the leading AI foundation model for tumour and immune biology, has announced ...

February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan approves Clinigen's world-first therapeutic human breast milk fortifier to manage VLBW infants

Clinigen, a global leader in accelerating patient access to critical medicines, obtained the world's first prescription ...

February 16, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Nxera Pharma licenses GPCR-targeted programme to NewCo

Japan-headquartered Nxera Pharma has entered into a license agreement with a newly established independent company (NewC...

February 13, 2026 | Friday | News
Singapore's iX Biopharma secures $41 M contract from US govt for development of non-opioid pain treatment

Singapore-based iX Biopharma has been awarded a $40.95 million development contract by the United States Government to f...

February 16, 2026 | Monday | News
Galderma accelerates growth with two new launches in Japan

Galderma has announced the launch of Restylane Defyne and Restylane Refyne: the first Optimal Balance Technology (OBT)...

February 12, 2026 | Thursday | News
OneSource-Hikma partnership secures approval to commercialise generic version of Ozempic® in Saudi Arabia

  India's OneSource Specialty Pharma has received Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) approval of its generic Oze...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Takeda and Iambic ink $1.7 B deal to advance AI driven design of small molecules

Iambic, a US-based clinical-stage life science and technology company developing novel medicines using its artificial in...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Zuellig Pharma acquires brands from Bayer to strengthen consumer healthcare portfolio

Singapore-headquartered Zuellig Pharma has acquired all rights, title, and interest in and to the Zam-Buk® and Vapex...

February 10, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Richter and Fuji strengthen strategic collaboration in women healthcare segment

Budapest-based Gedeon Richter Plc. and Japan's Fuji Pharma Co. have announced the expansion and further strengthening of...

February 5, 2026 | Thursday | News
Amgen ends Rocatinlimab collaboration with Japan's Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced the termination of the current rocatin...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
DHL expands capabilities in Singapore to elevate life science & healthcare logistics

DHL Group has announced the expansion of its life sciences arm—DHL Health Logistics—with the development of ...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
AstraZeneca inks billion-dollar deal with China's CSPC Pharma to expand weight management portfolio

AstraZeneca strengthens its weight management portfolio through a new strategic collaboration agreement with China-based...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan strengthening biopharma capabilities

The Asian biopharma landscape is evolving rapidly and undergoing major shifts, expanding focus beyond generics and contr...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
“Absence of a widespread infectious disease emergency in 2025 has hindered progress in combating AMR”

Why does TAXIS choose to focus on antimicrobial resistance? What are the key developments taking place at TAXIS to comba...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Pharma M&A set to boom in 2026

Life sciences M&A accelerated in 2025, with deal sizes increasing and total spend surpassing 2024 levels before the ...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | Analysis
Vetter Pharma to build new manufacturing site in Germany

Vetter, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical service providers for the production of injectable drugs, has confirme...

January 30, 2026 | Friday | News
AstraZeneca plans $15 B investment in China to expand medicines manufacturing and R&D

AstraZeneca has announced $15 billion investment in China through 2030 to expand medicines manufacturing and R&D. Th...

January 30, 2026 | Friday | News
Fujirebio expands neuro testing portfolio with fully automated Lumipulse® G pTau 217 CSF assay

Japan-based H.U. Group Holdings Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary Fujirebio have announced the availability of the Lu...

January 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
Korea's Hanmi Pharma secures export deal with Mexican partner Sanfer for GLP-1 obesity drug and more

Hanmi is accelerating its global market entry with efpeglenatide, Korea's first domestically developed GLP-1 c...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Boehringer Ingelheim, Simcere Pharma collaborate on €1,058 M IBD antibody deal

China-based Simcere Pharmaceutical Group and Germany-headquartered Boehringer Ingelheim have announced a license and col...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
PGxAI and Novo Genomics scale AI‑enabled pharmacogenomics across Saudi Arabia

Palo Alto‑based PGxAI, a leader in AI-powered pharmacogenomics, and Saudi Arabia’s Novo Genomics ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
MS Pharma Group signs exclusive biosimilars collaboration agreement with Hetero

MS Pharma Group, a leading regional pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has signed...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo unveils new Toronto headquarters to accelerate investment and innovation in oncology

Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has further established its presence in Canada with the official opening ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
GSK and Shionogi agree to replace Pfizer's stake in ViiV Healthcare

GSK plc and Shionogi & Co. have reached an agreement together with Pfizer Inc. for the 11.7% economic interest in UK...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Alteogen inks $265 M deal with GSK to develop subcutaneous formulation of Dostarlimab

South Korea based Alteogen Inc. has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Tesaro, Inc., a subsidiary of GSK. ...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Kowa launches DWTI-licensed Ripasudil Combination Therapy in Singapore

D. Western Therapeutics Institute, Inc. (DWTI) has announced that Kowa Co., Ltd., to which DWTI out-licensed its in-hous...

January 19, 2026 | Monday | News
Pacira partners with LG Chem to make EXPAREL® available in select APAC markets

US-based Pacira BioSciences, Inc. has entered into an agreement with South Korea's LG Chem designed to expand access to ...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Rakuten Medical and Lotte Biologics ink agreement to support biopharma in global oncology programme

US-based Rakuten Medical, Inc. and South Korea's Lotte Biologics have signed a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing ...

January 14, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Novartis to build 4th radioligand therapy facility in US, expanding $23 B investment

Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, has announced plans to build its fourth US radioligand therapy ...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Nuvation Bio and Eisai license Taletrectinib rights outside US, China and Japan for $230 M

US-based Nuvation Bio Inc., a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer trea...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Taiwan's OBI Pharma inks agreement US-based TegMine Therapeutics for glycan-targeting ADC

Taiwan based OBI Pharma has entered into a commercial license agreement with TegMine Therapeutics, Inc., a San Francisco...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Takeda partners with Halozyme to continue advancing Vedolizumab with ENHANZE® drug-delivery technology

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda has announced a global collaboration and license agreement with US-based Halozyme Th...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
Revvity collaborates with Eli Lilly to expand access to AI drug discovery models

US-based Revvity, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) that expands acce...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
Santhera licenses AGAMREE to Japan's Nxera Pharma in $205 M Asia-Pacific deal

Swiss firm Santhera Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Nxera Pharma UK for the development...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Taiwan’s Foresee Pharma inks $584.5M deal with Primevera Therapeutics

Taiwan-based Foresee Pharmaceuticals has announced that Foresee Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., the company's fully-owned US s...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Ribo Life Science successfully lists on Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Ribo Life Science Co., a leading company in small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics, has successfully listed on the M...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Kyorin and Lunatus partner to launch Lasvic tablets in nine Middle Eastern countries

Japan's Kyorin Pharmaceutical has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Lunatus Marketing & Consulti...

January 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
Sanofi announces sales transfer of anticancer agent JEVTANA to Taiho in Japan

Sanofi K.K. and Taiho Pharmaceutical have announced that the sales of the anticancer agent Jevtana® I.V. Infusion 60...

January 6, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Singapore's Hyphens Pharma out-licences Cerapro® MED to six European countries

Singapore-based Hyphens Pharma International has granted the rights to commercialise its innovative product, Cerapro®...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Taiwan's ScinoPharm secures US FDA approval of Glatiramer Acetate Injection for MS treatment

ScinoPharm Taiwan has announced a landmark achievement in the global pharmaceutical landscape, securing US Food and Drug...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Shionogi expands rare disease presence with acquisition of global rights to Tanabe’s RADICAVA for $2.5 B

Japan's Shionogi & Co. will acquire a newly established company that Tanabe Pharma Corporation will create to hold t...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
Mabwell's Adalimumab Biosimilar receives marketing approval in Indonesia

China-based Mabwell, an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company with a fully integrated industry chain, has announce...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
Momentum in Motion: What Will Shape APAC’s Life Sciences Landscape in 2026?

Asia-Pacific’s life sciences landscape has always been shaped by contrasts. It is a region where scale and sophist...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Reshaping Asia’s Healthcare with mRNA Innovation

The COVID-19 pandemic acted as both a challenge and a catalyst, serving as a testbed that fundamentally reshaped the bio...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
The Future of mRNA Is Being Built in APAC

mRNA first entered the global spotlight during COVID-19, turning companies such as Moderna and BioNTech into household n...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Analysis
Lupin signs agreement with Gan & Lee Pharma for novel GLP-1 receptor agonist

Indian pharma major Lupin Limited has entered into an exclusive License, Supply and Distribution agreement with Gan &...

December 29, 2025 | Monday | News
Sanofi buys Dynavax for $2.2 B to augment presence in adult immunisation sector

French biopharmaceutical firm Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based Dynavax Technologies Corporation,...

December 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Avantor appoints Gladys Wang as VP, Bioprocessing Commercial for Asia, Middle East & Africa

Avantor, Inc., a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and...

December 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
US FDA approves Novo Nordisk's Wegovy® pill, first and only oral GLP-1 for weight loss in adults

Novo Nordisk has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved once-daily Wegovy® pill,...

December 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Asahi Kasei Pharma to relocate global R&D hub to Shonan iPark in Japan

Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation has announced plans to relocate its R&D hub from Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture ...

December 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
China’s Jacobio inks immuno-oncology deal worth $1.9 B with AstraZeneca

China-based Jacobio Pharma has entered an agreement with AstraZeneca for its proprietary Pan-KRAS inhibitor JAB-23E73.&n...

December 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Lunit partners with Daiichi Sankyo to advance AI-driven oncology research

South Korea-based Lunit, a leading provider of AI for cancer diagnostics and precision oncology, has announced a collabo...

December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
DKSH Healthcare unveils an overview of Asia Pacific's growing healthcare outsourcing potential

The healthcare industry in Asia Pacific (APAC), home to half the world's population, faces a dual reality: immense oppor...

December 11, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Kyowa Kirin names Dr Abdul Mullick as President and Chief Executive Officer

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced the Board of Directors’ decision...

December 12, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Chugai establishes partnering office in US to accelerate global open innovation

Japan-based Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced the establishment of a new partnering office in South San Francisco, US....

December 12, 2025 | Friday | News
Eli Lilly to build $6 B worth API manufacturing facility in US

Eli Lilly and Company has announced a plan to invest more than $6 billion in a new manufacturing facility in Huntsville,...

December 12, 2025 | Friday | News
Zuellig Pharma expands partnership with Lundbeck for commercialisation of neuro-psychiatric health solutions in Asia

Singapore-based Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare solutions company in Asia, has expanded its partnership with H...

December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Yao Pharma licenses oral GLP-1R agonists to Pfizer for $1.93 B

China's Fosun Pharma announced that its subsidiaries, Chongqing Yao Pharmaceutical Company, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutica...

December 10, 2025 | Wednesday | News
GITEX expands to Vietnam, igniting US$200bn National Digital Economy Potential

Vietnam’s burgeoning tech ecosystem is poised to ignite a vibrant new era of cross-continental collaboration and i...

December 9, 2025 | Tuesday | News
The 2nd International Forum of Pharmaceutical Inspectors in Abu Dhabi defines new paths for global GMP harmonization

At the 2nd International Forum of Pharmaceutical Inspectorates (IFPI), held on November 24–25 at the Marriott Hote...

December 4, 2025 | Thursday | News
Pillar Biosciences and AstraZeneca expand liquid biopsy access partnership to China

Pillar Biosciences and AstraZeneca have announced an expansion of their existing laboratory access programme for NG...

December 9, 2025 | Tuesday | News
AI-for-science startup ChemLex raises USD 45M, launching self-driving lab for drug discovery in Singapore

ChemLex, a next-generation AI-for-science company, today announced the establishment of its global headquart...

December 5, 2025 | Friday | News
Australia's Immutep inks oncology deal worth $349.5 M with Indian pharma firm Dr. Reddy’s

Australia-based Immutep Limited and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, based in India, have announced that their ...

December 8, 2025 | Monday | News
Santen and SERI to advance disease-modifying therapies for major eye diseases in Singapore

Japan's Santen Pharmaceutical and the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) have launched the Santen–SERI Open I...

December 6, 2025 | Saturday | News
Samsung Bioepis announces launch of Denosumab Biosimilars, OBODENCE™ and XBRYK™, in Europe

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis Co. has announced the launch of OBODENCE™ (60 mg pre-filled syringe) a...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Fujitsu develops multi-AI agent collaboration technology to optimise pharma supply chains

Japan's Fujitsu Limited has announced the development of a multi-AI agent collaboration technology that enable...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
India's SAI Parenterals acquires Australia-based Noumed Pharma for Rs 125 Cr

SAI Parenterals Limited (SPL), an India-based pharmaceutical formulation company, has announced the acquisition of a 74....

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Free Trade Agreements: Catalysts for Asia’s Pharma Growth and Global Access

Beyond tariff cuts, FTAs deliver deep structural benefits through regulatory alignment and facilitation of trade. Firms ...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Submitting clinical data to the FDA and PDMA: An efficient and compliant approach

In both the US and Japan, regulators provide an extensive set of resources detailing the rules and specifications govern...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Hybrid DCTs Set for Surge as Innovation Outpaces Regulatory Hurdles

In today’s global, multi-provider clinical trial environment, sponsors need to rapidly and accurately assess vast ...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
How Sponsors Could Gain Advantage by Embracing Dose Optimisation in Asia by 2026

In 2026, oncology drug development in Asia may move away from the historical maximum tolerated dose (MTD) paradigm towar...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Life Sciences Trends 2026: From Regulatory Agility, AI and Investments to Digital Health Transformation

2025 was the year when China’s stratospheric rise on the global biotech stage continued. According to a report fro...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Analysis
US FDA approves Novartis' gene therapy for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve) for the treatment of spin...

November 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Hikma partners with DGI Group to bring Claritag® to MENA region's dermatology sector

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, the multinational pharmaceutical company, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement wi...

November 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's Jyong Biotech announces partnership in Korea to evaluate in‑licensing of plant-derived MCS drugs

Jyong Biotech, a science-driven biotechnology company based in Taiwan committed to developing and commercialising innova...

November 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's Prestige Biopharma to commercialise cancer drug Tuznue® in Latin America

Singapore headquartered Prestige Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company specialising in antibody therapeutics, has annou...

November 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Algorithm and Batterjee Pharma sign agreement to localise key pharmaceuticals in Saudi Arabia

Algorithm, a pioneering regional pharmaceutical manufacturer has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreem...

November 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Recursion’s New Chapter Begins with a Clear Promise: AI Built the Platform, Now It Must Deliver Medicines

When Najat Khan steps into her new role as CEO and President of Recursion, she inherits more than a celebrated...

November 24, 2025 | Monday | News
API China 2025: Pioneering Innovation, Collaboration, and Growth in the Global Pharmaceutical Supply Chain

The 93rd API China, held from November 12 to 14, 2025, at the Chongqing International Expo ...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
The 93rd API China 2025: A Gateway to China’s Pharmaceutical Industry Innovation and Global Collaboration

The 93rd API China, China’s first and longest-running pharmaceutical ingredients exhibition, took place from 12&nd...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Telix Pharma opens first cyclotron facility in Asia Pacific region

Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals has announced the official opening of Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) in Yoko...

November 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Nxera announces restructuring to focus pipeline on obesity and metabolic diseases

Japan-headquartered Nxera Pharma has announced a focused restructuring designed to concentrate investment and resources ...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Australia's CSL to invest approximately $1.5 B in US to manufacture plasma-derived therapies

Global biopharma leader CSL has announced plans to expand its US presence over the next five years, resulting in approxi...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Bayer E-Town Open Innovation Centre launches in Beijing

As a key step in Bayer’s “In China, for Global” strategy, the Bayer E-Town Open Innovation Center offi...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
South Korea's ABL Bio inks collaboration agreement with Lilly in $2.6 B deal

South Korea-based ABL Bio, a company specializing in bispecific antibodies, has entered license, research and collaborat...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
World Diabetes Day 2025: Emerging Strategies and Collaborative Interdisciplinary Efforts in Global Diabetes Care

Anand Shetty, Corporate Vice President, Southeast Asia, Novo Nordisk (left) Dr Abel Soh, Consultant Endocrinologist f...

November 14, 2025 | Friday | Opinion
Puerto Rico’s Global Comeback: How Lilly’s Expansion Strengthens the Island’s Biopharma Future

Puerto Rico’s transformation into a powerhouse of advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing is gaining new momentum...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Meiji to establish Singapore subsidiary to expand biz in ASEAN region

Japan's Meiji Seika Pharma has decided to establish a local subsidiary in Singapore to strengthen its presence and exp...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's EirGenix partners with Sandoz for breast cancer biosimilar in $152 M deal

Taiwan-based EirGenix Inc. has entered into a second global exclusive licensing agreement with international biosimilar ...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Kaigene partners with Celltrion for novel antibody therapeutics in autoimmune diseases for $736 M

Kaigene Inc., a US-based biotechnology startup pioneering next-generation antibody therapeutics for autoimmune disorders...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore approves Boehringer Ingelheim's MetalyseR (tenecteplase) for thrombolytic treatment of acute ischemic stroke

Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading research-driven pharmaceutical companies, has announced that the&...

November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
China’s Healthcare Evolution: Policy Stability, Biotech Ambition, and the March Toward Global Healthcare Leadership

In a special conversation with BioSpectrum Asia, Yang Huang, Head of China Healthcare Research at J.P. Morgan, shares sh...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Clariant invests CHF 80 M to expand pharma excipients and specialty chemicals manufacturing in China

Clariant, a global specialty chemicals leader, has announced the completion of its state-of-the-art facility expansion a...

November 7, 2025 | Friday | News
SingHealth Duke-NUS Launches Two New Global Health Centres to Advance Allied Health and Pharmacy Practices in Asia

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre today  announced the establishment of two new centres — the C...

November 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy in Hong Kong for weight management

Novo Nordisk has announced the launch of Wegovy® in Hong Kong, now available at private clinics and selected pharmac...

November 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Innovation, Digitalization, and Collaboration: TechInnovation 2025 Shaping the Future of Bioscience Businesses

TechInnovation 2025 concluded on an inspiring note as leaders from long-standing industries shared how they are transfor...

October 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Vietnam Rises as a Key Pharmerging Market

Vietnam’s pharmaceutical market is expanding rapidly. According to Fitch Solutions, it was valued at $6 billion in...

November 1, 2025 | Saturday | Analysis
TechInnovation 2025: Advancing Asia-Pacific Innovations Through Collaboration and Standardization to Achieve Global Impact

TechInnovation 2025, organised by IPI Singapore, continued to Day 2 at Sands Expo & Convention Centre, Level 3,...

October 30, 2025 | Thursday | News

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