Shanghai ChemPartner appoints new VP and Head of Biology and Pharmacology

ChemPartner has announced the appointment of Yinfei Yin, Ph.D. as vice president of and head of the biology and pharmaco...

June 22, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong uses AI for early detection of gum inflammation

A groundbreaking study led by researchers from the Faculty of Dentistry of the University of Hong Kong (HKU), in collabo...

June 20, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China to establish scientific collaborative research platform for eye diseases

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined hands with Tianjin Medical University (TMU), China to nurture ta...

June 19, 2023 | Monday | News
China-based startup Cholesgen enters into drug discovery collaboration with AstraZeneca

Cholesgen (Shanghai) Co. has announced a new collaboration to advance research and development in hypercholesterolemia a...

June 16, 2023 | Friday | News
China's Everest Medicines appoints new Chief Technology Officer

China-based Everest Medicines, a biopharmaceutical company focused on development, manufacturing and commercialisation o...

June 16, 2023 | Friday | News
Malaysia's EW Group enters China market partnering with Sinopharm

European Wellness Biomedical Group (EW Group), headquartered in Germany and Malaysia, has announced its partnership...

June 15, 2023 | Thursday | News
China translates blood’s hidden gem Neutrophil into new generation anti-cancer therapy

Lung cancer remains the most common cancer in Hong Kong. As a leading cancer killer worldwide, its treatment still needs...

June 14, 2023 | Wednesday | News
HKSH Medical Group and UCLA Health ink agreement for cancer management in Hong Kong

HKSH Medical Group (HKSH) and UCLA Health have signed a Development Agreement to strengthen their partnership in knowled...

June 13, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China-based startup Sanyou unveils novel antibody discovery platform

Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals has launched the "Sanyou Super Trillion Common Light Chain Antibody Discovery Platform". As o...

June 12, 2023 | Monday | News
China’s growth as pharmaceutical hub for APIs to continue

The first thing to say about the pharmaceutical market in general in China is that with the market now opening-up, busin...

June 9, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
US-based Eyedetec Medical to commercialise eye lipid mobiliser in Asia

China-based startup Zhaoke Ophthalmology has entered into an exclusive license, supply and distribution agreement with E...

June 9, 2023 | Friday | News
China's Fosun Pharma partners with IFC to improve access to high quality medicines in Africa

To support stronger healthcare delivery and outcomes in West Africa, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) has...

June 7, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Scivita Medical opens Headquarters, R&D and manufacturing plant in Suzhou Industrial Park

China-based startup Scivita Medical's headquarters, R&D and manufacturing plant has been officially opened in Suzhou...

June 6, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China's WuXi Biologics to increase manufacturing capacity in Germany

China-headquartered WuXi Biologics, a leading global Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organisation (CRD...

June 2, 2023 | Friday | News
China's Vazyme signs global strategic cooperation agreement with US-based Azenta

Vazyme, China's leading biotechnology company, has officially signed a global strategic cooperation agreement with US-ba...

June 1, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong to establish state-of-the-art facility for advanced cell therapies

The Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP, a public corporation set up by the Hong Kong Government) ...

May 29, 2023 | Monday | News
China-based Tianlong helps hospitals in Thailand for early detection of hepatitis

Tianlong, an innovative high-tech company specialising in molecular diagnostic products in China, has partnered with pub...

May 26, 2023 | Friday | News
CPHI & PMEC China 2023 to see surge from pent up international ingredients demand

CPHI & PMEC China will open in June (19-21st) at the Shanghai New International Expo Center as international au...

May 25, 2023 | Thursday | News
PolyU & Wenzhou government drive establishment of joint technology research institute in China

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and the Wenzhou Municipal People’s Government have reached an agreeme...

May 24, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korea's International Vaccine Institute establishes Joint Research Institution in China

South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has sigend a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Nankai ...

May 23, 2023 | Tuesday | News
“Asian IVD market is in urgent need of more open technologies, support from government schemes and regulations”

How would the domestic IVD manufacturers benefit from Fapon's new Chemiluminescence one-stop solution strategy launched ...

May 20, 2023 | Saturday | Opinion
China approves two COVID-19 vaccine trials against most recent circulating XBB variants

Recombinant bivalent COVID-19 protein vaccine (Sf9 cells) and recombinant trivalent COVID-19 trimeric protein vaccine (S...

May 22, 2023 | Monday | News
GenScript expands peptide and oligonucleotide production facility in China

US-based GenScript Biotech Corporation has expanded its primary manufacturing facility for oligonucleotide and peptide p...

May 19, 2023 | Friday | News
Hong Kong establishes STEM lab to foster research on diagnostic imaging technologies

Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has received a donation of HK$10 million from The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Tr...

May 18, 2023 | Thursday | News
Chinese biotech startup LaNova Medicines inks $600 M deal with AstraZeneca

LaNova Medicines, a biotech startup based in China, has entered into an exclusive license agreement with UK-based biopha...

May 15, 2023 | Monday | News
Hong Kong develops new algorithm to predict diabetic kidney disease

Researchers from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and Sanford Burnham Prebys, in the US, have developed a comp...

May 16, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China suggests use of non-invasive biomarkers for colorectal cancer screening

The Chinese University of Hong Kong’s (CUHK) Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) led a team of a dozen international...

May 11, 2023 | Thursday | News
Junshi Biosciences, Dr. Reddy’s to develop and commercialise oncology drug in 21 countries

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. has collaborated with Indian pharmaceutical firm Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories to devel...

May 8, 2023 | Monday | 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
Cytoniche Biotechnology opens Center of Excellence in China

CytoNiche Biotechnology, a biotechnology company with a cutting-edge of 3D dissolvable porous microcarriers, has officia...

May 8, 2023 | Monday | News
Hong Kong researchers suggest HCMV detection in urine as routine test for HIV-1 patients

A Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) collaborative research team has shown that urine tests for human cytomegalovirus (...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
Robotics firm Bionik Labs further expands footprint in Asia

US-based Bionik Laboratories Corp. has entered into a distribution agreement with Pro-Med Technology, a provider of...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
Precision oncology is redefining cancer care at all stages of the disease

How is comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) enhancing the quality of cancer management? Comprehensive genomic prof...

May 4, 2023 | Thursday | Opinion
Hasten Biopharma acquires commercial rights in China for Roche's antibiotic Rocephin

Hasten Biopharmaceutic has acquired the commercial rights in China for Rocephin, a long-acting, broad spectrum ceph...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
Cartherics and Shunxi explore new path for treating recurrent ovarian cancer in Greater China

Australian startup Cartherics has granted Shunxi Holding Group Co. a licence to develop, manufacture and commercialise C...

April 28, 2023 | Friday | News
OBiO Technology opens super factory in China to accelerate cell & gene therapy

OBiO Technology (Shanghai) Corp., a leading gene and cell therapy contract development and manufacturing organisation (C...

April 25, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China marks beginning of new treatment for primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy

Everest Medicines, China-based biopharmaceutical startup focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialisation...

April 24, 2023 | Monday | News
China-based startup ImmVira appoints Dr Oliver Kong as Chief Medical Officer

ImmVira, a biotech startup based in China, has announced the appointment of Dr Oliver Kong as Chief Medical Officer...

April 21, 2023 | Friday | News
Hong Kong-based startup Agilis Robotics set to transform endoscopic surgery

Agilis Robotics, an innovative spin-off company from The University of Hong Kong, is making waves in the realm of endosc...

April 21, 2023 | Friday | News
China-based startup Hasten Biopharma raises $315 M

CBC Group, Asia's largest healthcare-dedicated investment firm headquartered in Singapore, and Hasten Biopharmaceutic, h...

April 20, 2023 | Thursday | News
Chinese startup Chamlion secures ¥236 M to build new ecosystem of digital dentistry

China-based startup Chamlion has completed the B round fundraising of 236 million yuan (¥). This round of fundr...

April 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Oue Lippo Healthcare to operate international medical centre in partnership with CUHK

Singapore-based OUE Lippo Healthcare has entered into a service agreement with the Chinese University of Hong Kong...

April 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Essex & Osteopore ink agreement to sell dental and facial products in Singapore

Hong Kong-based Essex Bio-Technology has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Majeton has entered into an exclusi...

April 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Chinese firm Diagens Biotech unveils novel chromosomal karyotyping system

The MetaSight G200 is a groundbreaking karyotyping system launched by China-based startup Hangzhou Diagens Biotechnology...

April 17, 2023 | Monday | News
Don't Let Clinical Supply Risks Derail Your Success: Join Our Webinar

Title: Proactive Strategies to Evaluate and Mitigate Clinical Supply Risk Date: May 24, 2023 Synopsis ...

April 12, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Hong Kong Polytechnic University lays focus on robotics education in healthcare

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined hands with China-based startup Hai Robotics, to officially launc...

April 5, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp strengthens collaboration with AstraZeneca

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKSTP) continues to strengthen the strategic partnership with A...

April 4, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Tianlong releases tools for nucleic acid extraction and real-time PCR applications

Tianlong, an innovative high-tech company specialising in molecular diagnostic products in China, has announced the glob...

April 3, 2023 | Monday | News
Agilent announces Thought Leader Award for Dr Chenli Liu

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced that Dr Chenli Liu has been selected to receive an Agilent Though...

April 3, 2023 | Monday | News
China gives nod to biosimilar of Denosumab for osteoporosis in postmenopausal women

Mabwell, a China-based biopharmaceutical startup, has announced that the Denosumab solution for injection which is devel...

April 4, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Chinese startup Ablaze Pharma to develop radiopharmaceutical therapy for liver cancer

Ablaze Pharmaceuticals, a biotech startup that is focused on developing Targeted Radiotherapy (TRT) to benefit cancer pa...

April 3, 2023 | Monday | News
Sisram Medical expands footprint in China, acquires PhotonMed for ¥270 M

Israel-based Sisram Medical, a global leading innovator and provider of medical aesthetic devices, has announced that Al...

March 31, 2023 | Friday | News
New joint venture to commercialise cancer drug toripalimab in 9 Southeast Asian countries

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co. and Rxilient Biotech have announced a collaboration on the development an...

March 30, 2023 | Thursday | News
Scivita Medical enters into strategic agreement with Boston Scientific in China

Medical technology company Scivita Medical Technology Co. and Boston Scientific have officially sign...

March 29, 2023 | Wednesday | News
National University of Singapore and Tsinghua University announce bilateral medical scholarship

Tanoto Foundation and Tsinghua University Education Foundation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Beijin...

March 29, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Everest Medicines partners with Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences for renal diseases research

China-based startup Everest Medicines, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for comprehensive strategic cooper...

March 24, 2023 | Friday | News
Hong Kong develops approach to estimate risk of heart disease in HIV patients

Although there are existing calculators for predicting the risk of coronary artery disease in an individual, they are of...

March 23, 2023 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's TaiGen Biotech takes pan-influenza antiviral drug to China

Taiwan's TaiGen Biotechnology has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Joincare Pharmaceutical Group, a Chinese ...

March 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
China's Jinghao Medical joins hands with Fosun Trade to boost hearing aid industry globally

China-based Jinghao Medical, an emerging and disruptive leading company in the filed of hearing aid solutions, has ...

March 24, 2023 | Friday | News
China's first personalised neoantigen-targeted cancer vaccine gets clinical trial approval

Likang Life Sciences has received National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approval for the clinical trial of its...

March 17, 2023 | Friday | News
World’s first study to prove myopia prevention in children by low-concentration atropine drops

The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine) conducted a randomised, placebo-con...

March 14, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong launches mental health management app with interactive nursing support

The School of Nursing of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has launched a pilot mHealth health management mob...

March 13, 2023 | Monday | News
China's Biocytogen partners with Janssen for discovery of new antibody-based drugs

China-based Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals has announced the signing of a non-exclusive license agreement with Janssen Biote...

March 9, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong performs novel robotic-assisted bronchoscopy for lung metastases

Malignant cancers from different organs often metastasise to the lung. Conventional surgical resection of lung metastase...

March 10, 2023 | Friday | News
China-based startup SiYi Intelligence secures $15 M to build digital rehabilitation service platform

Chinese startup SiYi Intelligence, an intelligent rehabilitation solution provider, has completed nearly $15 million&nbs...

March 8, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Startups in China accelerate development of gene and cell therapy

China-based startups Porton Advanced Solutions and DanausGT Biotechnology have announced a strategic collaboration ...

March 3, 2023 | Friday | News
CPHI & PMEC China 2023 to attract over 55,000 visitors on 19-21 June

In 2023, CPHI & PMEC China will be held in 19-21 June 2023 at SNIEC (Shanghai New International Expo Centre), Shangh...

March 2, 2023 | Thursday | News
Biocytogen inks ¥596 M cancer immunotherapy deal with Chipscreen Biosciences in China

Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Eucure (Beijing) Biopharma has reac...

March 2, 2023 | Thursday | News
Chinese startup Eluminex Biosciences closes $40+ M Series B Financing

Eluminex Biosciences has announced the closing of a Series B financing of over $40 million. Financing was led by Cenova ...

February 28, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Startups in China accelerate development of innovative cell and gene therapies

China-based startups Porton Advanced Solutions and Yinjia (Shanghai) Biosciences Co. have announced a strategic partners...

February 27, 2023 | Monday | News
Dr Lilly Xu takes charge as President of Shanghai ChemPartner

ChemPartner has announced the appointment of Lilly Xu, PhD as President of Shanghai ChemPartner.  Dr Lilly is a se...

February 24, 2023 | Friday | News
Hong Kong Govt injects additional $500 M into Chinese Medicine Development Fund

During the Budget speech of 2023-24, the Hong Kong government has announced plans to inject an additional amount of $500...

February 24, 2023 | Friday | News
New technology park and medical research & development centre to open in China

Meihua International Medical Technologies Co., a manufacturer and provider of Class I, II and III disposable medical dev...

February 23, 2023 | Thursday | News
Clover Biopharma to commercialise quadrivalent seasonal influenza vaccine in China

Clover Biopharmaceuticals has entered into an exclusive agreement with Adimmune Corporation for Clover to dist...

February 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Shanghai Duoning Biotech obtains exclusive license from BioAces for cell analysis portfolio

Shanghai Duoning Biotechnology has entered into a strategic partnership with BioAces Shanghai Life Science to obtain the...

February 21, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Chinese medtech startup Macrolux raises CNY100 million in Series A round

Shenzhen Macrolux Medical Technology, a startup based in China, has announced the completion of its Series A round by se...

February 20, 2023 | Monday | News
Clover Biopharma launches COVID-19 booster vaccine in China

Clover Biopharmaceuticals has announced that the launch of its COVID-19 vaccine, a recombinant SARS-CoV-2 subunit v...

February 16, 2023 | Thursday | News
Chinese medtech firm Mindray unveils first wireless handheld ultrasound system

Mindray, China-based developer and provider of advanced medical devices and solutions, has recently launched its first w...

February 15, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Chinese firm Tianlong introduces innovative PCR lab solution

China-based Tianlong launched its new product Panall 8000 All-in-one Molecular Diagnosis System, at Medlab Middle East 2...

February 13, 2023 | Monday | News
Hong Kong to build Centre for Immersive Learning and Metaverse in education

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) and The Education University of Hong Kong (EdUHK) have signed a Memorandum ...

February 14, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Taimei Technology opens Singapore office to support digital transformation of clinical research in APAC

China-based Taimei Technology, a digital cooperation platform for the life science industry, has announced the open...

February 10, 2023 | Friday | News
Zhongchao Inc. announces introduction of Indian anti-influenza drugs in China

Zhongchao Inc. has obtained the general distribution rights in Mainland China for anti-influenza drug from Indian pharma...

February 8, 2023 | Wednesday | News
China approves AI software to assess symptoms of Parkinson's disease

Chinese startup NERVTEX's MoDAS (Movement Dysfunction Assessment Software) system, which is a First-in-Class Artificial ...

February 3, 2023 | Friday | News
China-based startup CARsgen partners with Roche for gastric cancer treatment

CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings, a biopharmaceutical startup based in the US and China, has announced collaboration agreem...

February 2, 2023 | Thursday | News
Daewoong inks $336 M deal with CS Pharma for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis treatment in China

South Korea's Daewoong Pharmaceutical has secured an exclusive licensing agreement with CS Pharmaceuticals, a UK based m...

February 1, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Duoning sets up global HQ and R&D centre at Fengxian Biotechnology Park in China

Shanghai Duoning Biotechnology Co. has signed an agreement on the Transfer of the Right to Use State-owned Construc...

January 31, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong-based startup PanopticAI secures fundraising to digitise remote healthcare

PanopticAI, Hong Kong's leading health and wellness monitoring startup, has announced a deal closing on a seed...

January 30, 2023 | Monday | News
GenScript ProBio completes nearly $220 M Series C Round of financing in China

GenScript ProBio, a subsidiary of GenScript Biotech Corporation, has announced its Series C round of financing of n...

January 27, 2023 | Friday | News
China-based startup ReLive Biotechnologies strengthens presence in regenerative therapy market

ReLive Biotechnologies, founded in 2021, has completed the acquisition of all operating assets of Germany-listed bi...

January 26, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corp inks strategic collaboration with Roche

Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks (HKSTP) Corporation has announced a strategic collaboration with Roche, one of th...

January 19, 2023 | Thursday | News
Chiome Bioscience terminates oncology agreement with Shanghai Henlius Biotech

Japan-based Chiome Bioscience has agreed to terminate the License Agreement for anti-TROP-2 antibody ( LIV-20...

January 23, 2023 | Monday | News
Asieris Pharma appoints Dr Linda Wu as Chief Development Officer

Asieris Pharmaceuticals, a China-based biopharma company specialising in discovering, developing and commercialising inn...

January 19, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong to emerge as technology hub for microbiome industry in APAC region

The Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine), Microbiota I-Center (MagIC), and Hong Kong...

January 18, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Amcor expands healthcare platform in APAC with acquisition of China-based MDK

Amcor, a Switzerland-headquartered firm that develops and produces responsible packaging solutions, has entered into an ...

January 17, 2023 | Tuesday | News
China approves first and only therapy available for patients with EGFR Exon20 Insertion+ NSCLC

Japan headquatered Takeda's EXKIVITY (mobocertinib) has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (N...

January 12, 2023 | Thursday | News
Hong Kong study identifies more cases of primary brain cancer in high-income countries

Primary brain cancer, though not a common malignancy, has a very poor survival rate compared to other types of cancer; m...

January 11, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Aurisco collaborates with Cytiva to build first Oligo FlexFactory in China

Aurisco, an innovative pharmaceutical company and CDMO (contract development and manufacturing organisation) in China, i...

January 9, 2023 | Monday | News
WuXi Biologics, GSK ink $1.46 B deal for multiple novel bi- & multi-specific T cell engagers

China-based WuXi Biologics, a leading global Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organisation (CRDMO), has...

January 5, 2023 | Thursday | News
Former FDA medical device officer joins Pulnovo Medical's scientific advisory board

China-based Pulnovo Medical has announced the appointment of Dr Mingdong Zhang to the company's Scientific Advisory...

January 16, 2023 | Monday | News
WuXi STA launches first continuous manufacturing line in China for oral solids

WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, has announced that its first drug product Continuous Manufacturing (CM) line for ...

January 4, 2023 | Wednesday | News

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