Gujarat Themis Biosyn completes acquisition of Japan-based MicroBiopharm to boost fermentation capabilities

India-based Gujarat Themis Biosyn Limited (GTBL) has announced the completion of the acquisition of 100% equity sharehol...

September 18, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Takeda Pharma partners with Dr. Reddy’s Labs for dengue vaccine distribution in India

Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, through its Indian subsidiary Takeda Biopharmaceuticals India, and Dr. Reddy&...

September 18, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan approves subcutaneous formulation of LEQEMBI® for treatment of early Alzheimer’s Disease

Eisai Co. and Biogen Inc. have announced that LEQEMBI® Pen, the subcutaneous (SC) formulation of the anti-amyloid be...

September 17, 2026 | Thursday | News
Asia as Source

Ask anyone who negotiates drug licences for a living what changed in the last two years, and you will usually get the sa...

September 17, 2026 | Thursday | Analysis
Shilpa Biologicals and SPIMACO Bio sign strategic license agreement for PD-1 Biosimilar for MENA market

Shilpa Biologicals, an India-based integrated biologics development and manufacturing organisation, has announced an exc...

September 16, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Korea establishes public-private pharmaceutical industry innovation council

The Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), South Korea government, has announced the launch of the Public-Private Pharma...

September 16, 2026 | Wednesday | News
GSK buys T cell-engager for multiple myeloma treatment from China's Chimagen Biosciences for $750 M

GSK plc has entered an agreement to acquire a potential best-in-class trispecific T cell-engager (TCE) from Chimagen Bio...

September 16, 2026 | Wednesday | News
J&J reports longest median overall survival with RYBREVANT plus chemotherapy in EGFR exon 20 insertion NSCLC

Johnson & Johnson has reported final overall survival results from the Phase III PAPILLON study evaluating first-lin...

September 15, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Biocon secures 10-Year supply contract for Pertuzumab in Brazil

Indian biopharma firm Biocon has announced the signing of partnership agreement with Bahiafarma and Bionovis for Pe...

September 11, 2026 | Friday | News
50 CEOs, Seven Routes to the Top: BioSpectrum Asia Unveils The CEO Handbook 2026

BioSpectrum Asia has published The CEO Handbook 2026, a seventy two page Career Spotlight edition profiling fifty chief ...

September 10, 2026 | Thursday | Influencers
Japanese pharma firm Shionogi receives marketing approval in Australia for antibiotic Cefiderocol

Japan-based Shionogi has received marketing authorisation from the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) in Australia f...

September 8, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Australian startup ENA Respiratory secures funding for antiviral nasal spray trial

ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical startup developing host defence enhancers for the prevention of complic...

September 4, 2026 | Friday | News
China's Hutchmed inks $1.3 B deal with GSK for KRAS-EGFR-antibody conjugate cancer therapy

Hutchmed (China) has announced that its subsidiary, Hutchmed Limited has entered into an exclusive development and ...

September 4, 2026 | Friday | News
Korea's Alteogen inks $3.2 B deal with Novartis for development of Hybrozyme™-enabled subcutaneous products

South Korea based Alteogen Inc. has entered into an option and license agreement with Novartis for the development and c...

September 3, 2026 | Thursday | News
China's Biocytogen teams up with Qilu Pharma to support drug development in neuroscience

Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) has entered into a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Qilu Pharmaceutical for a...

September 3, 2026 | Thursday | News
Singapore expands subsidised access to Roche’s Columvi for relapsed or refractory DLBCL

Singapore is expanding subsidised access to Roche’s Columvi, or glofitamab, for eligible patients with relapsed or...

September 2, 2026 | Wednesday | News
“Growth of personalised therapies across Asia-Pacific is creating both opportunity and pressure for emerging biotechs”

Before we discuss the market, can you tell us about your role and what drew you to this area of healthcare logistics? I...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
The Race to Greener Pharma

For years, sustainability in pharmaceuticals was largely discussed in terms of commitments, targets and disclosures. Tha...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Analysis
China's Simcere Zaiming signs $1.5 B deal with Roche for SIM0660 global development

Simcere Zaiming, a subsidiary of China-based Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, has entered into an exclusive global licensin...

September 2, 2026 | Wednesday | News
US FDA approves Taiwan-based PharmaEssentia’s BESREMi® to treat rare blood disorder

PharmaEssentia USA Corporation, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based PharmaEssentia Corporation, has announced that th...

September 3, 2026 | Thursday | News
DualityBio and Genentech partner on next-generation ADCs in deal worth over $1 billion

Shanghai-based DualityBio has entered a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Genentech to develop next-gene...

August 31, 2026 | Monday | News
DKSH expands pharma biz through acquisition of P.R. Chemicals in Thailand

DKSH has signed an agreement to acquire P.R. Chemicals, a specialties distributor of Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (...

August 28, 2026 | Friday | News
Building Digital Foundation for Biomanufacturing

Biopharmaceutical manufacturing is entering a period of significant change. With over 2000 biological therapeutics in de...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
Malaysia’s Evolving Rare Disease Ecosystem and the Future of Orphan Drug Access

Rare diseases/orphan diseases affect a very small fraction of the population and are frequently debilitating. World Heal...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals partners with Biohaven for epilepsy treatment

US-based Biohaven and SK Biopharmaceuticals, based in South Korea, have announced a strategic global licensing and ...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News