Galderma accelerates growth with two new launches in Japan

Galderma has announced the launch of Restylane Defyne and Restylane Refyne: the first Optimal Balance Technology (OBT)â€...

February 12, 2026 | Thursday | News
OneSource-Hikma partnership secures approval to commercialise generic version of Ozempic® in Saudi Arabia

  India's OneSource Specialty Pharma has received Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) approval of its generic Oze...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Madrigal expands MASH pipeline with siRNA therapies in $4.4 B deal

Madrigal Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a US-based biopharmaceutical company focused on delivering novel therapeutics for metabo...

February 12, 2026 | Thursday | News
medisana strengthens home healthcare access in Malaysia and Brunei through strategic partnership with DKSH

Germany-based medisana, a trusted global brand in home health and wellness solutions, has announced a strategic partners...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
SNAP-8: A Next-Generation Peptide Fragment in Molecular Communication Research

Glutamate-Glutamate-Methionine-Glutamine-Arginine-Arginine-Alanine-Aspartate-NHâ‚‚, has emerged as a notable synthetic p...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
GCCL and Medicover announce strategic collaboration to strengthen multinational clinical trial services

South Korea-based GCCL Co., a data-driven clinical trial services provider, and Germany-based Medicover Integrated Clini...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Takeda and Iambic ink $1.7 B deal to advance AI driven design of small molecules

Iambic, a US-based clinical-stage life science and technology company developing novel medicines using its artificial in...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Zuellig Pharma acquires brands from Bayer to strengthen consumer healthcare portfolio

Singapore-headquartered Zuellig Pharma has acquired all rights, title, and interest in and to the Zam-Buk® and Vapex...

February 10, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Innovent inks $8.5 B deal with Eli Lilly for oncology and immunology based medicines

China-based Innovent Biologics, Inc. has announced a strategic collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company, in the US, to a...

February 10, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Sky Labs inks distribution agreement with Otsuka Pharma for 'CART BP pro' in Japan

South Korea-based startup Sky Labs Inc. has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceut...

February 6, 2026 | Friday | News
Richter and Fuji strengthen strategic collaboration in women healthcare segment

Budapest-based Gedeon Richter Plc. and Japan's Fuji Pharma Co. have announced the expansion and further strengthening of...

February 5, 2026 | Thursday | News
First Promega companion diagnostic receives China's NMPA approval

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the OncoMate® Microsatellite Instability (MSI) Dete...

February 5, 2026 | Thursday | News
Korea's Samsung Biologics collaborates with CEPI to strengthen outbreak-ready vaccine production

Norway-based Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) and Samsung Biologics, a South Korea-based contract ...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Amgen ends Rocatinlimab collaboration with Japan's Kyowa Kirin

Kyowa Kirin, a Japan-based global specialty pharmaceutical company, has announced the termination of the current rocatin...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Korea's SK bioscience in-licenses RSV preventive mAb candidate from Gates Medical Research Institute

South Korea-based SK bioscience will advance a novel respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) monoclonal antibody (mAb) for glo...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Australia's AdvanCell partners with 48Hour Discovery to develop novel radiotherapeutic for gastrointestinal cancer

Australia-based startup AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing innovative targeted alpha the...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Cambridge Health Group advances specialised neurological rehabilitation in UAE

Cambridge Health Group, the GCC's leading provider of post-acute care, has renewed its long-standing partnership with th...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Frontage Labs strengthens early phase clinical capabilities across US and China

Frontage Laboratories, Inc., a global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), has announc...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
DHL expands capabilities in Singapore to elevate life science & healthcare logistics

DHL Group has announced the expansion of its life sciences arm—DHL Health Logistics—with the development of ...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Medical Corporation Nasukai forms strategic alliance with Daibi Medical Aesthetics

SBC Medical Group Holdings Incorporated, a global provider of comprehensive consulting and management services to medica...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
AstraZeneca inks billion-dollar deal with China's CSPC Pharma to expand weight management portfolio

AstraZeneca strengthens its weight management portfolio through a new strategic collaboration agreement with China-based...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Vetter Pharma to build new manufacturing site in Germany

Vetter, one of the world's leading pharmaceutical service providers for the production of injectable drugs, has confirme...

January 30, 2026 | Friday | News
AstraZeneca plans $15 B investment in China to expand medicines manufacturing and R&D

AstraZeneca has announced $15 billion investment in China through 2030 to expand medicines manufacturing and R&D. Th...

January 30, 2026 | Friday | News
Baird Medical accelerates global commercial roadmap in partnership with Stonewood Key Capital in New Zealand

China-based Baird Medical Investment Holdings, a market leader in minimally invasive Microwave Ablation (MWA) technology...

January 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
WuXi Biologics and HanchorBio advances next-generation Bi- and Multi-functional fusion protein pipeline

WuXi Biologics, a global leading Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), and HanchorBio I...

January 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
Roche launches AI-enabled predictive CGM solution for diabetes management in Middle East

Roche Diagnostics Middle East presented a landmark launch event revealing Accu-Chek SmartGuide, a breakthrough Continuou...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Hanmi Pharma secures export deal with Mexican partner Sanfer for GLP-1 obesity drug and more

Hanmi is accelerating its global market entry with efpeglenatide, Korea's first domestically developed GLP-1 c...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Veritas In Silico partners with SpiroChem for discovery of next generation RNA drugs

Swiss firm SpiroChem AG and Japan-based Veritas In Silico Inc. have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understandi...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Boehringer Ingelheim, Simcere Pharma collaborate on €1,058 M IBD antibody deal

China-based Simcere Pharmaceutical Group and Germany-headquartered Boehringer Ingelheim have announced a license and col...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
PGxAI and Novo Genomics scale AI‑enabled pharmacogenomics across Saudi Arabia

Palo Alto‑based PGxAI, a leader in AI-powered pharmacogenomics, and Saudi Arabia’s Novo Genomics ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Otsuka and Towa form strategic partnership in pharmaceutical manufacturing

Japan-based companies Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. and Towa Pharmaceutical Co. have entered into an agreement to establish ...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
SK bioscience, MSD, and Hilleman Labs advance Zaire ebolavirus vaccine development

South Korea-based SK bioscience has announced that it is advancing the development of a Zaire ebolavirus vaccine under a...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
HistoIndex teams up with Houston Research Institute to expand advanced MASH diagnostic services

Singapore based HistoIndex, a pioneer in AI-driven digital pathology solutions for chronic liver disease, has announced ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
MS Pharma Group signs exclusive biosimilars collaboration agreement with Hetero

MS Pharma Group, a leading regional pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, has signed...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Sisram Medical partners with Sinmait Medical Technology to build manufacturing hub in China

Sisram Medical, a global wellness group offering Energy-Based Devices (EBD), injectables, and other complementary soluti...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo unveils new Toronto headquarters to accelerate investment and innovation in oncology

Japan-based pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has further established its presence in Canada with the official opening ...

January 23, 2026 | Friday | News
GSK and Shionogi agree to replace Pfizer's stake in ViiV Healthcare

GSK plc and Shionogi & Co. have reached an agreement together with Pfizer Inc. for the 11.7% economic interest in UK...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Pacira partners with LG Chem to make EXPAREL® available in select APAC markets

US-based Pacira BioSciences, Inc. has entered into an agreement with South Korea's LG Chem designed to expand access to ...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News
AdCella and Shanghai Cell Therapy Group launch global collaboration on groundbreaking cancer therapy

Australia-based AdAlta Limited, developer of next generation cell and protein therapeutic products, and its cellular imm...

January 15, 2026 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's Leadgene Biosolutions expands product portfolio for metabolic research

Taiwan-based startup Leadgene Biosolutions has announced the expansion of its product portfolio following its strategic ...

January 14, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Rakuten Medical and Lotte Biologics ink agreement to support biopharma in global oncology programme

US-based Rakuten Medical, Inc. and South Korea's Lotte Biologics have signed a biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing ...

January 14, 2026 | Wednesday | News
China's WuXi Biologics unveils new platform to transform bioprocessing and manufacturing

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

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Curi Bio launches Asia-Pacific hub following full acquisition of Quvit Bio in South Korea

US-based Curi Bio, the leader in delivering human-relevant functional data for drug discovery and development, has annou...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Novartis to build 4th radioligand therapy facility in US, expanding $23 B investment

Novartis, a leading global innovative medicines company, has announced plans to build its fourth US radioligand therapy ...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Nuvation Bio and Eisai license Taletrectinib rights outside US, China and Japan for $230 M

US-based Nuvation Bio Inc., a global oncology company focused on tackling some of the toughest challenges in cancer trea...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Taiwan's OBI Pharma inks agreement US-based TegMine Therapeutics for glycan-targeting ADC

Taiwan based OBI Pharma has entered into a commercial license agreement with TegMine Therapeutics, Inc., a San Francisco...

January 13, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Takeda partners with Halozyme to continue advancing Vedolizumab with ENHANZE® drug-delivery technology

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda has announced a global collaboration and license agreement with US-based Halozyme Th...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
China's MediLink signs additional exclusive licensing deal with Roche for $570 M

China-based MediLink Therapeutics has entered into a new collaboration and exclusive licensing agreement with Roche for ...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
Revvity collaborates with Eli Lilly to expand access to AI drug discovery models

US-based Revvity, Inc. has announced a collaboration with Eli Lilly and Company (Lilly) that expands acce...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
SK bioscience and Sanofi launch MenQuadfi meningococcal vaccine in Korea

SK bioscience has announced the new domestic launch of MenQuadfi Injection (MenQuadfi, MenACWY-TT), a quadrivalent menin...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
Santhera licenses AGAMREE to Japan's Nxera Pharma in $205 M Asia-Pacific deal

Swiss firm Santhera Pharmaceuticals has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Nxera Pharma UK for the development...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Taiwan’s Foresee Pharma inks $584.5M deal with Primevera Therapeutics

Taiwan-based Foresee Pharmaceuticals has announced that Foresee Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., the company's fully-owned US s...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Korea's Sky Labs secures European approval for ring-type blood pressure monitor

South Korea based startup Sky Labs has announced that its ring-type blood pressure monitor, 'CART PLATFORM,' recent...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Ribo Life Science successfully lists on Main Board of Hong Kong Stock Exchange

Ribo Life Science Co., a leading company in small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics, has successfully listed on the M...

January 9, 2026 | Friday | News
Kyorin and Lunatus partner to launch Lasvic tablets in nine Middle Eastern countries

Japan's Kyorin Pharmaceutical has entered into an exclusive distribution agreement with Lunatus Marketing & Consulti...

January 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
Xellar, Woojung Bio to advance AI-enabled organ-on-a-chip preclinical models

US-based startup Xellar Biosystems, a globally leading innovator in next-generation artificial intelligence (AI)- a...

January 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
Sanofi announces sales transfer of anticancer agent JEVTANA to Taiho in Japan

Sanofi K.K. and Taiho Pharmaceutical have announced that the sales of the anticancer agent Jevtana® I.V. Infusion 60...

January 6, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Singapore's Hyphens Pharma out-licences Cerapro® MED to six European countries

Singapore-based Hyphens Pharma International has granted the rights to commercialise its innovative product, Cerapro®...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Insilico Medicine announces $888 M multi-year collaboration with Servier for drug discovery in oncology

Hong Kong headquartered Insilico Medicine, a leading artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, has ann...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Taiwan's ScinoPharm secures US FDA approval of Glatiramer Acetate Injection for MS treatment

ScinoPharm Taiwan has announced a landmark achievement in the global pharmaceutical landscape, securing US Food and Drug...

January 5, 2026 | Monday | News
Shionogi expands rare disease presence with acquisition of global rights to Tanabe’s RADICAVA for $2.5 B

Japan's Shionogi & Co. will acquire a newly established company that Tanabe Pharma Corporation will create to hold t...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
Insilico Medicine lists on Hong Kong Stock Exchange, showing largest Hong Kong biotech IPO

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company driven by generative artificial intelligence ...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
Mabwell's Adalimumab Biosimilar receives marketing approval in Indonesia

China-based Mabwell, an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company with a fully integrated industry chain, has announce...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
Korean startup KLMBio accelerates global expansion in bone graft market

South Korea-based KLMBio, a manufacturer and exporter of human tissue-based medical devices, is accelerating its global ...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
“There are talent shortages in specialised modalities such as ADCs, peptides, and computational biology”

How would KBI Biopharma highlight its achievements in 2025? Which key projects strengthened the company’s global C...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Momentum in Motion: What Will Shape APAC’s Life Sciences Landscape in 2026?

Asia-Pacific’s life sciences landscape has always been shaped by contrasts. It is a region where scale and sophist...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Lupin signs agreement with Gan & Lee Pharma for novel GLP-1 receptor agonist

Indian pharma major Lupin Limited has entered into an exclusive License, Supply and Distribution agreement with Gan &...

December 29, 2025 | Monday | News
Fujifilm announces opening of one of Japan’s largest Bio CDMO facilities

Fujifilm Corporation has announced the completion of one of Japan’s largest bio CDMO facilities (the new plan...

December 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Sanofi buys Dynavax for $2.2 B to augment presence in adult immunisation sector

French biopharmaceutical firm Sanofi has entered into an agreement to acquire US-based Dynavax Technologies Corporation,...

December 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore-based startup Aevice Health announces expansion into Australian market

AeviceMD Monitoring System, a non-invasive wearable respiratory monitoring solution developed by Singapore-based Aevice ...

December 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Asahi Kasei Pharma to relocate global R&D hub to Shonan iPark in Japan

Asahi Kasei Pharma Corporation has announced plans to relocate its R&D hub from Izunokuni City, Shizuoka Prefecture ...

December 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Meiji Seika Pharma collaborates with MBC BioLabs for global innovation in drug discovery

Japan-based Meiji Seika Pharma has entered into a partnership agreement with MBC BioLabs which is a private organisation...

December 19, 2025 | Friday | News
US-based Hyperfine receives regulatory approval of Swoop® System in India for brain imaging

US-based Hyperfine, Inc., the groundbreaking health technology company that has redefined brain imaging with the fi...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's PRISM BioLab partners with US-based startup Talus Bioscience for AI-based drug discovery

Japan-based PRISM BioLab and US-based startup Talus Bioscience, Inc. have entered into a collaboration to discover novel...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
Harbour BioMed, Bristol Myers Squibb strike $1B multi-specific antibody deal

China and US based Harbour BioMed has announced a multi-year, global strategic collaboration and license agreement ...

December 19, 2025 | Friday | News
Korea's Galux joins hands with Boehringer Ingelheim to advance AI-driven protein design

Galux, a South Korean biotech startup pioneering AI-driven protein therapeutics discovery, has signed a research agreeme...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
Korean startup MEDI&GENE partners with Lilly to advance next-generation obesity therapeutics

MEDI&GENE, a South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for metabolic diseases, has entered...

December 19, 2025 | Friday | News
Glenmark bags multi-regional rights to Hansoh Pharma’s oncology drug for $1 B

Glenmark Specialty S.A. (GSSA), a wholly owned subsidiary of India-based Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, has entered into an e...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
numares Health enters ASEAN region with regulatory approval in Malaysia

Germany-based numares Health, the transformative metabolomics company pioneering multidimensional biomarker insights tha...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
Merz Aesthetics launches XEOMIN® and RADIESSE® in China

Germany-based Merz Aesthetics, the world’s largest dedicated medical aesthetics business, has launched flagship pr...

December 17, 2025 | Wednesday | News
South Korea's ADEL signs $1.04 B deal with Sanofi for novel Alzheimer's therapy

ADEL, Inc., a South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing therapies for neurodegenerative diseas...

December 17, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Insilico Medicine, TaiGen collaborate for AI-driven PHD inhibitor for CKD-related anaemia

Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company headquartered ...

December 15, 2025 | Monday | News
ALZpath and Siemens Healthineers enhance global access to blood-based Alzheimer's Disease diagnostic testing

US-based ALZpath, Inc., a leading developer of innovative diagnostic tools for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias...

December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Rhinocare Korea accelerates global expansion with Singapore joint venture

Rhinocare Korea, a medtech innovator specialising in drug-free respiratory care, has announced plans to establish a join...

December 11, 2025 | Thursday | News
“Industry needs to evolve and invest in ADC payloads with more differentiated mechanisms of action”

What were the key highlights at Sygnature Discovery in 2025? Please elaborate upon the company's plans for 2026. Despit...

December 10, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
Yao Pharma licenses oral GLP-1R agonists to Pfizer for $1.93 B

China's Fosun Pharma announced that its subsidiaries, Chongqing Yao Pharmaceutical Company, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutica...

December 10, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Pillar Biosciences and AstraZeneca expand liquid biopsy access partnership to China

Pillar Biosciences and AstraZeneca have announced an expansion of their existing laboratory access programme for NG...

December 9, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Immutep inks oncology deal worth $349.5 M with Indian pharma firm Dr. Reddy’s

Australia-based Immutep Limited and Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, based in India, have announced that their ...

December 8, 2025 | Monday | News
Menarini Asia-Pacific expands production facilities in Indonesia

Leading European biopharmaceutical company, Menarini Asia-Pacific, has announced the expansion of its export manufacturi...

December 4, 2025 | Thursday | News
CSL opens cell-based influenza vaccine and antivenom manufacturing facility in Melbourne

Australia’s onshore vaccine manufacturing capabilities took a leap forward as Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health,...

December 6, 2025 | Saturday | News
Samsung Bioepis announces launch of Denosumab Biosimilars, OBODENCE™ and XBRYK™, in Europe

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis Co. has announced the launch of OBODENCE™ (60 mg pre-filled syringe) a...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Zuellig Pharma opens state-of-the-art clinical trial support innovation centre in South Korea

Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare solutions company in Asia, has announced the grand opening of its new state-of-the-...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Fujitsu develops multi-AI agent collaboration technology to optimise pharma supply chains

Japan's Fujitsu Limited has announced the development of a multi-AI agent collaboration technology that enable...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
India's SAI Parenterals acquires Australia-based Noumed Pharma for Rs 125 Cr

SAI Parenterals Limited (SPL), an India-based pharmaceutical formulation company, has announced the acquisition of a 74....

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore's Patronus Biotech receives grant to evaluate novel malaria vaccine and adjuvant

Singapore-based startup Patronus Biotech has announced a grant from the Gates Foundation to accelerate the development o...

November 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Rise of Global MedTech Innovation in APAC

According to reports, the APAC MedTech market is valued at $16.3 billion in 2025, with a potential to reach $18.6 billio...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Analysis
Life Sciences Trends 2026: From Regulatory Agility, AI and Investments to Digital Health Transformation

2025 was the year when China’s stratospheric rise on the global biotech stage continued. According to a report fro...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | Analysis
Korea's SK Biopharmaceuticals expands radiopharmaceutical therapy portfolio

SK Biopharmaceuticals, a South Korea-based biotech company specialising in research, development, and commercialisation ...

November 28, 2025 | Friday | News
US FDA approves Novartis' gene therapy for treatment of spinal muscular atrophy

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Itvisma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-brve) for the treatment of spin...

November 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Hikma partners with DGI Group to bring Claritag® to MENA region's dermatology sector

Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, the multinational pharmaceutical company, has signed an exclusive licensing agreement wi...

November 27, 2025 | Thursday | News

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