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
Korean startup Galux raises $29 M to advance AI-driven protein design for drug discovery

Galux, a South Korea-based biotech startup pioneering artificial intelligence (AI)-driven protein therapeutics design, h...

February 17, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Veritas In Silico partners with SpiroChem for discovery of next generation RNA drugs

Swiss firm SpiroChem AG and Japan-based Veritas In Silico Inc. have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understandi...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Pierre Fabre Laboratories Bets On Generative AI With Iktos To Reimagine The Future Of Oncology Drug Discovery

Pierre Fabre Laboratories and Iktos, a global leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics on drug discovery, ann...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Iktos And Servier Enter Strategic AI Led Drug Discovery Collaboration Valued At Over €1 Billion

Iktos, a leader in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics applied to drug discovery, announced a landmark multi-targe...

January 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
Insilico Medicine announces $888 M multi-year collaboration with Servier for drug discovery in oncology

Hong Kong headquartered Insilico Medicine, a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, has ann...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Meiji Seika Pharma collaborates with MBC BioLabs for global innovation in drug discovery

Japan-based Meiji Seika Pharma has entered into a partnership agreement with MBC BioLabs which is a private organisation...

December 19, 2025 | Friday | News
ESMO Asia 2025 highlights urgent medical need in platinum-resistant advanced ovarian cancer

At an AbbVie-sponsored symposium at the ESMO Asia Congress 2025, experts gathered to address platinum resistance in adva...

December 5, 2025 | Friday | News
BostonGene and Kyoto University accelerate precision drug development

US-based BostonGene, developer of the leading AI foundation model for cancer and the immune system, and Kyoto ...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Insilico and Lilly enter $100 M research and licensing collaboration to advance AI-driven drug discovery

Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery compan...

November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Harbour BioMed and Evinova China announce strategic collaboration to accelerate AI-enabled drug development

Harbour BioMed, a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of novel antibod...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's Chugai inks $1.08 B deal with Rani Therapeutics for multiple high-value therapeutics

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical and US-based Rani Therapeutics, LLC, a subsidiary of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., hav...

October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore's Nanyang Biologics plans NASDAQ listing through $1.5 B biz combination

Nanyang Biologics (NYB) has entered into a business combination agreement (BCA) with RF Acquisition Corp II (RFAI), a pu...

October 14, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo establishes third research institute in US

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has established Daiichi Sankyo Research Institute in San Diego, US represent...

October 3, 2025 | Friday | News
Merck and Siemens accelerate AI and data-driven drug discovery and development

Merck and Siemens have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), extending their strategic partnership to accelera...

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Nanyang Biologics partners with NVIDIA, HPE & Equinix to build AI-powered drug discovery platform

Nanyang Biologics (NYB) enters a strategic collaboration with NVIDIA, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), and Equinix to b...

September 3, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Probio launches cGMP AAV manufacturing services at new Hopewell facility

ProBio, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing in gene and cell therapy, ...

August 12, 2025 | Tuesday | News
XtalPi and DoveTree announce landmark AI drug discovery collaboration worth $6 B

XtalPi, a China-based technology company in integrating artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for drug and materials...

August 7, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Astellas announces partnership with Korea Institute of Startup and Entrepreneurship Development

Japan-based Astellas Pharma Inc. has agreed on a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Korea Institute of Star...

July 17, 2025 | Thursday | News
Gero’s ProtoBind‑Diff redefines drug discovery by designing molecules from sequence alone

BioSpectrum Asia spoke to Dr Peter Fedichev, CEO of Gero, who explains how ProtoBind-Diff is transforming drug discovery...

July 2, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
SK Biosciences partners with PhnyX Lab to streamline drug discovery research using AI

South Korea-based SK Biopharm has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with AI corporation PhnyX Lab in ...

June 27, 2025 | Friday | News
Nuclera and Cytiva team up to accelerate characterisation of proteins for drug development

Nuclera, a UK-based biotechnology company accelerating protein expression and optimisation through its benchtop eProtein...

May 30, 2025 | Friday | News
China's Viva Biotech launches new AI-driven drug discovery platform

China-based Viva Biotech recently held the AIDD platform launch event "Enchantment of Drug Discovery," unveiling the adv...

May 16, 2025 | Friday | News
HistoIndex secures S$9 Million investment to drive next phase of expansion in digital pathology in Singapore

HistoIndex, known for its groundbreaking biophotonic Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) technology and a pioneering leader...

May 2, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore deepens research collaboration in applied AI for drug discovery and life sciences

A*STAR and ETH Zürich have officially inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to deepen research collaboration in...

April 28, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's Ono collaborates with Jorna Therapeutics to generate novel RNA editing therapeutics

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a research collaboration agreement with US-based startup Jorna The...

April 22, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's PRISM BioLab and Elix join forces to accelerate AI-driven drug discovery

Japan-based PRISM BioLab, a leading discovery and development biotechnology company designing small molecule inhibitors ...

April 14, 2025 | Monday | News
Engine Biosciences and Experimental Drug Development Centre partner to advance cancer therapies

Engine Biosciences (Engine), a Singapore- and Silicon Valley-based biotechnology company pioneering precision medic...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | News
HiRO and Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital to advance drug development in Korea

Harvest Integrated Research Organization (HiRO), a boutique global CRO, has signed an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) ...

March 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Insilico Medicine secures $110 M Series E financing to advance AI-driven drug discovery innovation

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, has successfu...

March 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Korean firm LG to develop AI model for protein multistate structure prediction

LG AI Research recently signed a joint research agreement at the Global Lounge of LG Science Park in Magok, Gangseo-gu,&...

February 9, 2025 | Sunday | News
Chugai and GSK sign collaboration agreement for anti-dengue virus antibody AID351

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. has signed a collaboration agreement with GSK's Global Health Unit (GSK GH) for&n...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
“There remains a high unmet need for new & alternative treatment options for prurigo nodularis & atopic dermatitis”

What major plans are in store for the company (Asia Pacific region & global) in 2025? We’re going to keep del...

February 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
APAC takes centre-stage in AI-driven drug discovery

Drug discovery is a lengthy and costly process, typically requiring billions of dollars and nearly a decade to bring a d...

February 1, 2025 | Saturday | Analysis
GHIT announces $12.7 M worth investment for developing diagnostics and drugs for malaria, NTDs

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund, headquartered in Japan, has announced a total investment of approxi...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's ThinkCyte expands product portfolio to drive innovation in drug discovery and disease research

Japan-based startup ThinkCyte, a biotechnology company pioneering novel artificial intelligence (AI)-based cell analysis...

January 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Australia's Inventia announces groundbreaking advancement in 3D cell culture technology

Inventia Life Science, an innovator in 3D cell culture technologies, has announced the launch of RASTRUM Allegro, a...

January 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
AB2 Bio signs licensing agreement worth $500 M with Nippon Shinyaku for ultra-rare autoimmune disease treatment

AB2 Bio, a biotechnology company developing innovative therapies for the treatment of severe systemic hyperinflammatory ...

January 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo establishes Smart research lab in US to expedite drug discovery

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has established a state-of-the-art research laboratory in San Diego, Ca...

January 23, 2025 | Thursday | News
Takeda, Tohoku University form alliance to strengthen drug discovery capabilities in Japan

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company and the Tohoku University Drug Discovery Strategy Promotion Organization have entered into...

December 18, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Eisai and Biogen Japan collaborate to lead dementia genomics R&D with NCNP in Japan

Eisai Co., Ltd. and Biogen Japan Ltd. have announced that Eisai has entered into a research collaboration agreement with...

November 26, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine enters into revolving loan facility of up to $100 M with HSBC

Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine, a global leading generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology company...

November 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Biomedical engineers in Australia design high-speed 3D bioprinter as gamechanger for drug discovery

Biomedical engineers from the University of Melbourne, Australia have invented a 3D printing system, or bioprinter, capa...

November 4, 2024 | Monday | News
Hong Kong Innovation Center opens to provide one-stop support for early-stage drug discovery

ATLATL Hong Kong Innovation Center, a new state-of-the-art research facility designed to provide immediate, move-in-read...

October 30, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Ono Pharma inks $700 M ADC deal with Korean firm LigaChem Biosciences

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical Co. has entered into a license agreement with LigaChem Biosciences, Inc., in South Korea,...

October 14, 2024 | Monday | News
Japanese startup Alpha Fusion accelerates astatine-based drug discovery with Series B funding

Alpha Fusion, Inc., working on research outcomes from Osaka University and the Japan Science and Technolo...

October 13, 2024 | Sunday | News
World Companion Diagnostics and Liquid Biopsy Summit APAC to Unite 100+ Precision Medicine Experts

This exciting forum will gather the field to discuss the latest advancements in NGS, biomarker development, clinical tri...

October 10, 2024 | Thursday | News
Eli Lilly invests $4.5 B to create Lilly Medicine Foundry for drug development

American pharmaceutical firm Eli Lilly and Company has announced a $4.5 billion investment to create the Lilly...

October 4, 2024 | Friday | News
BIOCHINA 2025: China’s Largest Bio Convention to Host Over 3,000 Biotech Companies

Looking ahead, BIOCHINA 2025 has officially announced its next conference, set for March 13-15, 2025. The 10th edition o...

September 12, 2024 | Thursday | News
Bridge Biotherapeutics & HitGen initiate research collaboration to advance novel cancer therapeutics programme

Bridge Biotherapeutics, a startup based in the Republic of Korea and the US, has entered into a joint research agreement...

August 24, 2024 | Saturday | News
Innovations in Pharmaceutical Drug Delivery Systems

Advancements in Drug Delivery Technologies Innovative drug delivery systems have emerged to address the limitations of ...

July 13, 2024 | Saturday | News
Australia invests $2 M to establish Queensland Drug Discovery Alliance

A $2 million grant awarded to establish the Queensland Drug Discovery Alliance (QDDA) will align and grow Queensland&rsq...

August 1, 2024 | Thursday | News
AstraZeneca partners with Japanese startup United Immunity for drug delivery tech research

AstraZeneca K.K. and United Immunity have signed an agreement for joint research on next-generation lipid nanoparticles ...

July 30, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Scientists in Australia invent new AI tool for rapid and cost-effective drug discovery

Australian researchers, led by Monash University, have invented a new artificial intelligence (AI) tool which is poised ...

June 19, 2024 | Wednesday | News
AbbVie inks deal worth $1.56 B with China's FutureGen to develop IBD therapy

US-based firm AbbVie and FutureGen Biopharmaceutical (Beijing) have announced a license agreement to develop FG-M701, a ...

June 17, 2024 | Monday | News
Oncocross expands collaboration with JW Pharma for AI-based oncology drug discovery in Korea

Oncocross, a Seoul-based artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery and development biotech startup, has signed a joint...

May 27, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Shionogi announces $150 M deal to develop first oral therapy for Pompe Disease

Japan-based Shionogi & Co. and Maze Therapeutics, Inc., in the US, have completed an exclusive worldwide license agr...

May 13, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore scientists develop high-precision tissue analysis AI tool to support drug discovery, diagnosis

A team of scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and Bioinformatics Institute (BII) has deve...

May 8, 2024 | Wednesday | News
invoX Pharma and Insilico Medicine partner to enhance R&D using AI

invoX Pharma, a UK-based research-driven global biopharmaceutical company with an advancing pipeline of innovative produ...

April 24, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research collaborates with Takeda Pharma

Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research (JFCR) and Takeda Pharmaceutical have signed a partnership agreement with the go...

April 24, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Takeda, Astellas and Sumitomo to establish JV for drug discovery programmes in Japan

Takeda Pharmaceutical, Astellas Pharma and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), in Japan, have signed a master ag...

April 23, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Sosei Heptares inks €750 M deal with Boehringer Ingelheim for schizophrenia treatment

German firm Boehringer Ingelheim and Japan-based Sosei Group Corporation have entered a global collaboration and exclusi...

March 12, 2024 | Tuesday | News
China Life Science Conference and China Life Science Expo (CILSE) Set to Drive Innovation and Collaboration in Guangzhou

The China Association for Science and Technology (CAS) Consortium of Life Sciences Societies is proud to announce the ...

March 7, 2024 | Thursday | News
Taiwan’s BioGate Precision Medicine Corp develops pancreatic cancer therapy

Taiwan-based BioGate Precision Medicine Corp., a member of Powerchip Group, has unveiled an innovative breakthrough in p...

March 7, 2024 | Thursday | News
Takeda, Dundee and Cambridge reunite in fight against dementia

UK-based University of Dundee’s Drug Discovery Unit has announced a renewed partnership with Japanese pharmaceut...

February 14, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Chugai to position Singapore subsidiary as permanent global drug discovery research centre

Chugai Pharmaceutical has decided to position its research subsidiary in Singapore, Chugai Pharmabody Research...

February 5, 2024 | Monday | News
Nikon builds new research hubs in US & Japan to support for drug discovery and innovation

Nikon Instruments Inc. has announced the establishment of the Nikon BioImaging Lab Lexington in Massachusetts, US, ...

January 26, 2024 | Friday | News
Sanyou Biopharma launches Super Trillion Peptide Molecule Discovery Platform

China-based startup Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals has officially announced the launch of its "Sanyou Super Trillion Pep...

January 22, 2024 | Monday | News
Japan's Ono Pharma enters into research collaboration with UK Dementia Research Institute

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a research collaboration agreement with UK Dementia Research Institute (...

December 21, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japanese firm PRISM BioLab inks $660 M drug discovery pact with Eli Lilly

Japan-based PRISM BioLab, a leading discovery and development biotechnology company designing small molecule inhibitors ...

November 30, 2023 | Thursday | News
Laxxon Medical joins German Accelerator’s Southeast Asia Market Access Class of 2023

Pharmaceutical 3D screen printing company Laxxon Medical has been selected alongside seven other high-potential companie...

November 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Astellas Pharma & University of Tsukuba partner to create new drug discovery startups

Japan-based University of Tsukuba and Astellas Pharma have signed a letter of confirmation regarding a strateg...

November 17, 2023 | Friday | News
Japan-Singapore partnership to accelerate innovation in drug discovery

Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore and IPGaia, Inc. (IPG) in Japan have signed an agreement to jointly adva...

November 7, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japanese firms Fujitsu and TOPPAN Holdings collaborate to expand medical big data business

Japan-based companies Fujitsu and TOPPAN Holdings Inc. have concluded a business alliance agreement to jointly promote t...

October 19, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan-based Fujitsu and RIKEN develop AI drug discovery technology utilising generative AI

Fujitsu Limited and the High Performance Computing (HPC)- and AI-driven Drug Development Platform Division of the RIKEN ...

October 10, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Kyushu University signs strategic partnership agreement with GSK

GlaxoSmithKline K.K. and National University Corporation Kyushu University have signed a strategic partnership agreement...

October 9, 2023 | Monday | News
First-of-its-kind partnership in Singapore to advance drug discovery

Lightstone Ventures, ClavystBio, Leaps by Bayer, Polaris Partners, and the Polaris Innovation Fund, along with global li...

October 6, 2023 | Friday | News
Leveraging data intelligence for precision drug development

The life sciences industry is entering a digital renaissance. Organizations are increasingly exploring and investing in ...

September 29, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
Japan's PeptiDream inks $40 M deal with Genentech for novel peptide-radioisotope drug conjugates

PeptiDream Inc., a Japan-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced a new multi-target collaboration and license agr...

September 20, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korea-US partnership to revolutionise AI-based early drug discovery

South Korea-based startup Standigm, a company using artificial intelligence (AI) technology for drug discovery and devel...

August 16, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan-based Chugai Pharma and Omron focus on automation for drug discovery research

Japanese firms Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., and Omron Corporation are working together on the automation of research proce...

July 17, 2023 | Monday | News
AI & Biotech- Transforming each other!

Rapid developments are taking place across the fields of artificial intelligence (AI) and biotechnology, and application...

July 5, 2023 | Wednesday | Analysis
University of Sydney inks MoU with Pharos Therapeutics for AI-based drug discovery

The University of Sydney, Australia has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Pharos Therapeutics, the Austral...

May 31, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korea-US partnership to co-develop therapy for Parkinson's Disease

South Korean firms HanAll Biopharma and Daewoong Pharmaceutical have entered into a co-development agreement with N...

May 26, 2023 | Friday | News
Japan govt injects $200M to support third phase operations of GHIT Fund

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has recently announced the Government of Japan's pledge to contribute&n...

May 26, 2023 | Friday | News
Korean firm Avixgen to expedite drug pipeline development and pursue IPO in 2025

South Korea-based Avixgen is currently having a strong pipeline in ophthalmic diseases such as age related macular degen...

May 25, 2023 | Thursday | News
Biodrug Design Accelerator platform launches in Japan to accelerate peptide drug discovery research

Japanese firm Fujitsu has announced the commercial debut of its "Biodrug Design Accelerator," a platform to manage resea...

May 18, 2023 | Thursday | News
Japan's Otsuka Pharma gets US FDA nod for drug to treat agitation during Alzheimer's

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the supplemental approval of Rexulti (brexpiprazole) o...

May 12, 2023 | Friday | News
Japan's Eisai inks $2 B oncology deal with China-based startup Bliss Biopharma

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co. has entered into a joint development agreement with China-based startup Bliss Bio...

May 8, 2023 | Monday | News
Korea's Daewoong Pharma inks $477 M deal with US partner for autoimmune disease treatment

South Korea-based Daewoong Pharmaceutical has signed a Global License Agreement for its autoimmune disease drug can...

April 28, 2023 | Friday | News
New drug discovery research collaboration between Korea & UK

South Korean firm Daewoong Pharmaceutical has entered a research collaboration with UK-based Sygnature Discovery to expa...

April 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Eisai invests ¥ 8.5 B to revamp Tsukuba Research Laboratories in Japan

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co. has announced the completion of a major renovation of its Tsukuba Research Labora...

April 8, 2023 | Saturday | News
Japanese firm Takeda Pharma inks $415 M deal for celiac disease research

French firm Innate Pharma has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company Takeda un...

April 3, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan's NEC establishes European subsidiaries for strengthening global AI drug development biz

Japan-based NEC Corporation announced in 2019 that it would expand the application of its cutting-edge artificial inte...

March 31, 2023 | Friday | News
GHIT fund in Japan invests $2.9 M for treatment of neglected tropical diseases

The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund, in Japan, has announced an investment totaling approximately 400 mi...

March 30, 2023 | Thursday | News
Collaboration in Korea to develop innovative therapeutic antibodies

Genuv Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology startup focused on drug discovery, and South Korea headquartred Celltrion, a ...

March 17, 2023 | Friday | News
Australia achieves clinical trial success for psoriasis drug

A company launched from Australia-based University of Queensland’s Institute for Molecular Bioscience (I...

March 15, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Breakthrough neurological drug comes from New Zealand to treat Rett Syndrome

A molecule discovered by Distinguished Professor Dame Margaret Brimble of the University of Auckland, New Zealand is the...

March 13, 2023 | Monday | News
Australia to launch revolutionary new cholesterol drug in next two years

Hundreds of thousands of Australians with life-threatening high cholesterol are set to benefit from a revolutionary new ...

March 7, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japanese firms Teijin and Axcelead establish joint venture for drug discovery research

Japan-based pharmaceutical companies Teijin Limited and Axcelead, Inc. have jointly announced their basic agreemen...

February 23, 2023 | Thursday | News

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