Bio Jobs | 08 May 2024 | News
Turbulence in Pharma: A Wave of Layoffs Sweeps Through the Industry
The pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries are undergoing a significant upheaval, with a series of layoff...Read more
Clinical Trials | 01 May 2024 | Opinion
What Are the Main Challenges of Modern Clinical Trials?
While the increasing volume of clinical data is welcome in many respects, clinicians and trial managers often ...Read more
Clinical Trials | 01 May 2024 | Opinion
“Regulatory encouragement of advanced tech, including AI will accelerate clinical trials in APAC”
Could you elaborate on the most prominent trends shaping the APAC clinical trials landscape? One of Lokavant&...Read more
BioTech | 01 May 2024 | Opinion
From Hematologic to Autoimmune Disease – The CAR-T Therapy Second Revolution
The Alliance for Regenerative Medicine reported in its January 2024 meeting that, up to 17 regulatory approval...Read more
Middle East countries | 18 May 2024 | News
Abu Dhabi govt signs MoU with Roche Pharma to elevate research, clinical trials and real-world data
The Department of Health – Abu Dhabi (DoH), the regulator of the healthcare sector in the Emirate, has s...Read more
China | 14 May 2024 | News
Certara & Cloudscientific accelerate AI for drug development in China
US-based Certara, Inc., a global leader in model-informed drug development (MIDD), has announced a new distrib...Read more
Japan | 15 May 2024 | News
AC Immune and Takeda Pharma ink $2.1 B deal for immunotherapy to delay Alzheimer's progression
Japan-headquartered pharmaceutical firm Takeda and Swiss firm AC Immune SA have announced an exclusive, w...Read more
Singapore | 13 May 2024 | News
Singapore suggests repurposing of existing cancer drugs to treat aggressive brain cancer
Glioblastoma is an often fatal form of brain cancer, with only five per cent of patients surviving beyond five...Read more
Korea | 09 May 2024 | News
Korea & America join hands to advance global health research and capability
South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI), Baylor College of Medicin, a health science universit...Read more
Middle East countries | 06 May 2024 | News
GIBF invests $10 M in Israel-based startup Nectin Therapeutics to advance Antibody Drug Conjugates
Guangzhou-Israel Biotechnology Fund (GIBF) has invested $10 million in Nectin Therapeutics...Read more
Europe | 13 May 2024 | News
Siemens invests £250 M in UK’s first major production site for new MRI cooling technology
Siemens Healthineers has announced a new facility in North Oxfordshire, UK that will design and manufacture su...Read more
China | 08 May 2024 | News
Medtronic receives approval for first Symplicity Spyral Renal Denervation System in China
Medtronic has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China for its Symp...Read more
Japan | 03 May 2024 | News
Japan approves AI-powered surgical visualisation tool Eureka α
Anaut Inc., a pioneering developer in surgical support software led by Dr Nao Kobayashi, has announced th...Read more
Korea | 08 May 2024 | News
Avance Clinical expands further into APAC with new clinical operations in South Korea
Avance Clinical has announced the opening of new clinical operations in Seoul, South Korea. Ava...Read more
Australia | 07 May 2024 | News
IDT Australia has been awarded a Victoria State Government grant to part fund the establishment of Aus...Read more
Singapore | 25 April 2024 | News
GenScript, a global leader in life sciences and biotechnology, successfully hosted an Open Day event at its Si...Read more
What’s APAC’s Recipe of Success in CLINICAL TRIALS MARKET?
Asia-Pacific (APAC) is emerging as one of the most promising and resilient markets for clinical trials. According to a report by Clinical Trials Arena, between 2017 and 2022, the region posted growth in clinical trials of around 10 per cent, outstripping growth in other major regions including the US, Europe and the rest of the world (RoW). Asia’s growth far exceeded the overall average figure of 5.3 per cent per year. As of 2023, the number of trials reached 14,346 in APAC. Let's delve into the thriving clinical research landscape in the region and explore the trends driving its growth.