Japanese pharma firm Eisai partners with Thailand Health Ministry for dementia treatment

Japanese pharma major Eisai Co. has made an agreement to collaborate with the Department of Medical Services (DMS), Mini...

December 4, 2023 | Monday | News
Novartis invests $84.6 M in new radiopharmaceutical production base in China

Swiss firm Novartis has announced that it will invest in setting up a new radiopharmaceutical production base in China t...

December 5, 2023 | Tuesday | News
How has 2023 panned out for the life sciences industry in Asia Pacific?

China Volume-Based Procurement (VBP) Policy In 2018, China introduced VBP for pharmaceuticals, as an attempt to reduce ...

December 2, 2023 | Saturday | Analysis
Asia Toughing Out the Uncertainties and Challenges

Asia’s life sciences industry has not been immune to the headwinds and uncertainties. For most sectors, ranging fr...

December 2, 2023 | Saturday | Analysis
2 Strategic Trends Driving APAC

In the Asia-Pacific region, we see two key strategic trends within Policy, Access, Value, and Evidence: Continuing and ...

December 2, 2023 | Saturday | Opinion
Buoyant Life Sciences Sector Emerges Stronger

2023 was the year when the world finally emerged from the grips of COVID-19. The biopharma industry looked beyond the pa...

December 2, 2023 | Saturday | Analysis
Pharma Heads Pass Leadership Baton

In March 2023, Pfizer announced a $43 billion merger with Seagen, one of the most substantial M&A deals in recent ti...

December 2, 2023 | Saturday | Analysis
Singapore's Cancer Drug List adds BeiGene's Zanubrutinib for multiple indications

BeiGene, a global, science-driven biotechnology company, has announced that its anti-cancer drug zanubrutinib, a Bruton&...

November 24, 2023 | Friday | News
Daiichi Sankyo to supply omicron XBB.1.5-adapted COVID-19 vaccine in Japan

Daiichi Sankyo has reached an agreement with Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) to supply the o...

November 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Acrometa to strengthen biopharma sector by developing co-working lab space biz in China

Acrometa Group, an established specialist engineering service provider in the field of controlled environments serving m...

November 21, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Astellas Pharma buys US-based startup Propella Therapeutics for $175 M

Japan-based Astellas Pharma and US-based startup Propella Therapeutics have entered into a merger agreement pursuant to ...

November 20, 2023 | Monday | News
Take The Lead in Revolutionising Pharma Regulation with 2023 PDA Asia Pacific Conference

The upcoming 2023 PDA Asia Pacific Regulatory Conference & Sponsored Workshop is all set to kick off a transformativ...

November 11, 2023 | Saturday | News
AstraZeneca inks billion dollar deal with Chinese startup Eccogene

China-based startup Eccogene has entered into an exclusive license agreement with UK-based pharmaceutical firm AstraZene...

November 10, 2023 | Friday | News
West Pharma appoints Nilesh Shah as VP and GM of Emerging Markets

West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc., a global leader in innovative solutions for injectable drug administration, has appo...

November 9, 2023 | Thursday | News
Masahiro Kato steps in as Managing Director of Daiichi Sankyo Europe

Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH, the European headquarter organisation of the Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo ...

November 7, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hisamitsu Pharma launches Salonpas® Diclofenac Patch 1% in Singapore for pain relief

Japan-based Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical has launched the Salonpas® Diclofenac Patch 1% in Singapore. It is the first in...

November 3, 2023 | Friday | News
Japan's Shionogi establishes JV with US-based Apnimed to treat sleep disorders

Japan based Shionogi and US based Apnimed, Inc. have agreed to establish a joint venture (JV) company, Shionogi-Apnimed ...

November 3, 2023 | Friday | News
31 mRNA leaders launch first global organisation for advancing mRNA medicines

31 biotechnology, biopharma and life science companies and educational institutions at the forefront of mRNA and next-ge...

November 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Japan's pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo to merge 2 wholly-owned subsidiaries

Japan-headquartered pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo's Board has passed a resolution on the basic policy for ...

November 2, 2023 | Thursday | News
AnHeart Therapeutics signs $40 M deal with Nippon Kayaku for cancer treatment in Japan

US-based startup AnHeart Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Nippon Kayaku to market ...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Sumitomo grants AlphaNavi rights to neuropathic pain therapy

Japan-based companies Sumitomo Pharma and AlphaNavi Pharma have announced that AlphaNavi has exercised its option rights...

October 30, 2023 | Monday | News
Merck strengthens oncology pipeline through strategic partnership with China's Hengrui Pharma

Merck, a leading science and technology company, has announced a strategic collaboration with China-based Jiangsu Hengru...

October 30, 2023 | Monday | News
“Across AMEA, the biopharma industry is seeing a greater emphasis on local production and supply chain resilience”

How is Avantor strategising to strengthen supply chain resilience and competitiveness in the AMEA biomedical sphere?&nbs...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | Opinion
Japan's Yakult transfers marketing authorisation of cancer drug Elplat to Takata

Debiopharm International SA, Yakult Honsha and Takata Pharmaceutical have agreed that Yakult Honsha will transfer ...

October 27, 2023 | Friday | News
GSK inks $85 M deal with China's Hansoh Pharma

British pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Chinese biopharmaceutical company Hansoh Pharma have entered in...

October 27, 2023 | Friday | News