Illumina selected to help bring precision medicine into everyday healthcare in Singapore

Illumina has announced it has been selected to provide whole-genome sequencing services for the SG-INSIGHT study, a coho...

November 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
QIAGEN supports Singapore’s National Precision Medicine programme with sample prep and next-gen sequencing technologies

QIAGEN has announced that its QIAsprint Connect and QIAseq FX DNA Library Kit will support automated DNA extraction and ...

November 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
CellProthera selected for JETRO’s Japan Entry Acceleration Program

CellProthera, a clinical-stage company developing regenerative cell therapies for ischemic diseases, has announced its s...

November 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Shionogi transfers generic drug business to Zhejiang Gaozhi Pharma in China

Japan-based pharma firm Shionogi has announced that Shionogi China, a Shionogi group company in China, has entered into ...

November 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
DKSH to establish healthcare platform in Middle East and scale up capabilities with acquisition of NewBridge Pharma

DKSH has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of NewBridge Pharmaceuticals, a Dubai-headquartered healthcare commercialis...

October 30, 2026 | Friday | News
BioMarin signs deal worth $475 M with Korea's GC Biopharma and Hanmi Pharm for potential treatment of Fabry Disease

US-based BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. has entered into an exclusive worldwide license agreement with South Korea-based G...

October 30, 2026 | Friday | News
Australia's Firebrick Pharma announces launch of Nasodine® Sinus Rinse in Singapore

Australia-based Firebrick Pharma has announced the launch of its third product in the Nasodine range: Nas...

October 30, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's GHIT invests $6.8 M in product development for Malaria, NTDs and Ebola

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.06 b...

October 30, 2026 | Friday | News
SG Austria/Austrianova announces peer-reviewed publication on implanted Cell-in-a-Box encapsulated cells for sustained delivery of anti-ageing protein Klotho

SG Austria/Austrianova, the group comprising Austrianova Singapore, Austrianova Thailand and Anovade UG, has announced t...

October 30, 2026 | Friday | News
SG Austria/Austrianova announces peer-reviewed publication on implanted Cell-in-a-Box encapsulated cells for sustained delivery of anti-ageing protein Klotho

SG Austria/Austrianova, the group comprising Austrianova Singapore, Austrianova Thailand and Anovade UG, has announced t...

October 30, 2026 | Friday | News
Weekly Insulin: A New Market Opportunity for Pharma

In 2026, Novo Nordisk’s Awiqli became the first once-weekly basal insulin to receive approval from the US Food and...

November 1, 2026 | Sunday | Analysis
Singapore approves Merck's CAPVAXIVE 21-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine

American multinational pharmaceutical company Merck (Known as Merck Sharp & Dohme or MSD outside the United States a...

October 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
BIX 2026 Day 2: When Big Pharma Comes Knocking, Is Korea Ready to Answer?

If Day 1 of BIX 2026 asked what makes a Korean asset partnerable, Day 2 asked what happens once someone wants it. Thursd...

October 29, 2026 | Thursday | Analysis
Australia's Audax Biosciences inks immuno-oncology deal worth $1.34 B deal with Astellas Pharma

Japan-based Astellas Pharma Inc. has entered into an exclusive option and license agreement for DAX-044, Audax’s l...

October 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
PDRadiopharma injects JPY 16.5 B into new manufacturing facility in Japan

PeptiDream Inc., a public biopharmaceutical company based in Kawasaki, Japan, focused on the discovery and development o...

October 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
Abu Dhabi and Novartis activate Clinical Trials Hub through global Phase 3 programmes

The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, and Novartis ha...

October 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
BIX 2026 Day 1: Seoul Moves From the Lab Bench to the Deal Table

BIOPLUS-INTERPHEX KOREA 2026 opened at COEX in Seoul on Wednesday with a first day that made its priorities plain. Hoste...

October 28, 2026 | Wednesday | Analysis
Gilead buys oral IL-23R inhibitor programme from China's PepStar for $1.27 B

US-based Gilead Sciences, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire an oral IL-23R inhibitor programme, in...

October 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
HighTide presents preclinical HTD1801 findings in polycystic kidney disease

HighTide Therapeutics, Inc., an innovative biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of multifunctional,...

October 26, 2026 | Monday | News
Singapore launches S$4.8 M study award to support students in pursuing meaningful careers in biopharma industry

Singapore’s biopharmaceutical industry has launched a S$4.8 million study award to strengthen its manufacturing ta...

October 25, 2026 | Sunday | News
Kaigene signs agreement worth $580 M with Korea's Celltrion for next-gen Anti-APRIL Antibody KG013

Kaigene, Inc., a US-based biotechnology company developing antibody medicines for autoimmune diseases, has announced an ...

October 26, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Astellas Pharma inks $400 M deal with AI Proteins to develop novel miniprotein-based therapeutics

AI Proteins, Inc., a US-based biotechnology company that utilises computational de novo protein design to create therape...

October 26, 2026 | Monday | News
NUS researchers identify how ovarian tissue stiffness can impair egg development

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have identified how a stiffer ovarian environment can disrupt ...

October 22, 2026 | Thursday | News
Samsung Biologics raises 2026 growth outlook as quarterly revenue reaches KRW 1.49 trillion

Samsung Biologics reported third-quarter revenue of KRW 1.49 trillion and operating profit of KRW 640 billion, supported...

October 22, 2026 | Thursday | News
Shionogi and F2G report Phase 3 results for oral antifungal olorofim

Shionogi and F2G have reported detailed results from the global Phase 3 OASIS study evaluating investigational oral anti...

October 22, 2026 | Thursday | News