Eli Lilly announces three acquisitions worth $3.7 B to build infectious disease portfolio

US-based Eli Lilly and Company has announced agreements to acquire three companies, Curevo Inc., LimmaTech Biologic...

June 1, 2026 | Monday | News
Innovent Biologics and Pfizer ink $10.5 B deal to develop innovative oncology medicines

China-based Innovent Biologics and American firm Pfizer Inc. have entered into a strategic global licensing and collabor...

June 1, 2026 | Monday | News
Korea's SKIA receives US FDA 510(k) clearance for augmented reality surgical guidance system

South Korea-based medtech innovator SKIA has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has gran...

June 1, 2026 | Monday | News
Meiji Seika Pharma invests in GHIC’s global health security fund

Japan-based Meiji Seika Pharma Co. has committed to invest in the Global Health Security Fund (GHSF), which is sponsored...

June 1, 2026 | Monday | News
“Scalable manufacturing for high-volume siRNA programmes remains underdeveloped”

What were the key takeaways for Hongene after attending TIDES USA 2026? TIDES USA 2026 reinforced several themes that w...

June 2, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
SK bioscience secures $230 M from Korea Growth Fund to accelerate Ph 3 development of pneumococcal vaccine

SK bioscience is accelerating late-stage development of its innovative pneumococcal vaccine candidate targeting the glob...

May 29, 2026 | Friday | News
Samsung Epis Holdings establishes new R&D centre in China

Samsung Epis Holdings Co., an investment holding company dedicated to innovation in biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology...

May 29, 2026 | Friday | News
TFBS Bioscience and QIMR Berghofer sign MoU to advance global CGT collaboration

Taiwan-based startup TFBS Bioscience, Inc. and Australia's QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have jointly announ...

May 28, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's Asahi Kasei acquires license for novel ADC technology from Noguchi Institute

Japan-based Asahi Kasei Life Science has acquired the license rights for a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technolog...

May 28, 2026 | Thursday | News
PREMIA and Lind expand AI-powered clinical trial screening across Asia-Pacific

Japanese startup Precision Medicine Asia (PREMIA) and US-based Lind have announced the formation of ...

May 29, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Olympus buys BioProtect for $270 M to expand portfolio of urological technologies

Japan-based medtech firm Olympus Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioProtect, a medica...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Australian medtech startup Oli secures $6.5 M to advance predictive maternal and foetal monitoring

Oli, a wireless, wearable device that monitors maternal and fetal signals, has secured $6.5 million in funding to accele...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Mevion Medical Systems marks entry of first-ever proton therapy in Vietnam

US-based Mevion Medical Systems has signed a definitive purchase agreement to bring the MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy S...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Insilico Medicine and Human Longevity to co-develop industry-first AI foundation model for longevity science

Insilico Medicine, a Hong Kong-headquartered clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology...

May 28, 2026 | Thursday | News
Hanmi Pharma partners with Organon to export combination therapies to Southeast Asia

South Korea-based Hanmi Pharmaceutical has signed a supply agreement with global healthcare company Organon to export th...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
SK bioscience collaborates with Colombia’s government-led $260 M vaccine localisation initiative

South Korea-based SK bioscience has signed an agreement with Colombia's state-owned pharmaceutical company VECOL for vac...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Inbiomotion brings MAF Test® for breast cancer prognosis in South Korea

HJ HyupJin, a South Korean healthcare and precision diagnostics company, and Inbiomotion, proprietors of MAF Test® f...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Jardine buys I-MED Radiology Network for $2.4 B

Jardine Matheson Holdings has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in I-MED Radiology Network (I-MED), a global leader in d...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan’s Nissha acquires Vietnam's medical devices manufacturer USM Healthcare

Japan-based Nissha has acquired the shares of USM Healthcare Medical Devices factory joint stock company making it a sub...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Medtronic Singapore partners with Society of Colorectal Surgeons to strengthen surgical training

Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, has announced that Medtronic Singapore and the Society of Color...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong's Cornerstone Robotics receives European Union CE mark

Cornerstone Robotics (CSR), a leading global innovator in surgical robotics based in Hong Kong, China, has announced tha...

May 25, 2026 | Monday | News
Australia approves OncoSil™ for treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer

OncoSil Medical has received approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the OncoSil™ ...

May 25, 2026 | Monday | News
Cytiva introduces next-gen Biacore 8 series SPR systems for drug discovery

US-based Cytiva, a Danaher company, is introducing the next generation of its Biacore 8 series SPR systems, enabling sci...

May 25, 2026 | Monday | News
Hyundai Bioscience to supply antiviral drug in event of Ebola or Hantavirus spread

South Korea-based Hyundai Bioscience has announced that it can supply clinical trial doses of its broad-spectrum antivir...

May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Samsung Bioepis launches Ustekinumab biosimilar in Japan

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has announced the launch of Ustekinumab BS 45 mg Syringe for S.C. Injection「&nb...

May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | News