CDMOs & ATMP Growth Upswing in APAC

The rise of advanced therapies is fundamentally reshaping the contract manufacturing landscape, pushing CDMOs to evolve ...

June 2, 2026 | Tuesday | Analysis
SK bioscience secures $230 M from Korea Growth Fund to accelerate Ph 3 development of pneumococcal vaccine

SK bioscience is accelerating late-stage development of its innovative pneumococcal vaccine candidate targeting the glob...

May 29, 2026 | Friday | News
Samsung Epis Holdings establishes new R&D centre in China

Samsung Epis Holdings Co., an investment holding company dedicated to innovation in biopharmaceuticals and biotechnology...

May 29, 2026 | Friday | News
TFBS Bioscience and QIMR Berghofer sign MoU to advance global CGT collaboration

Taiwan-based startup TFBS Bioscience, Inc. and Australia's QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute have jointly announ...

May 28, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's Asahi Kasei acquires license for novel ADC technology from Noguchi Institute

Japan-based Asahi Kasei Life Science has acquired the license rights for a novel antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technolog...

May 28, 2026 | Thursday | News
PREMIA and Lind expand AI-powered clinical trial screening across Asia-Pacific

Japanese startup Precision Medicine Asia (PREMIA) and US-based Lind have announced the formation of ...

May 29, 2026 | Friday | News
Japan's Olympus buys BioProtect for $270 M to expand portfolio of urological technologies

Japan-based medtech firm Olympus Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire BioProtect, a medica...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Mevion Medical Systems marks entry of first-ever proton therapy in Vietnam

US-based Mevion Medical Systems has signed a definitive purchase agreement to bring the MEVION S250-FIT Proton Therapy S...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Insilico Medicine and Human Longevity to co-develop industry-first AI foundation model for longevity science

Insilico Medicine, a Hong Kong-headquartered clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven biotechnology...

May 28, 2026 | Thursday | News
Hanmi Pharma partners with Organon to export combination therapies to Southeast Asia

South Korea-based Hanmi Pharmaceutical has signed a supply agreement with global healthcare company Organon to export th...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
SK bioscience collaborates with Colombia’s government-led $260 M vaccine localisation initiative

South Korea-based SK bioscience has signed an agreement with Colombia's state-owned pharmaceutical company VECOL for vac...

May 27, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Inbiomotion brings MAF Test® for breast cancer prognosis in South Korea

HJ HyupJin, a South Korean healthcare and precision diagnostics company, and Inbiomotion, proprietors of MAF Test® f...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Jardine buys I-MED Radiology Network for $2.4 B

Jardine Matheson Holdings has agreed to acquire a 100% interest in I-MED Radiology Network (I-MED), a global leader in d...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Japan’s Nissha acquires Vietnam's medical devices manufacturer USM Healthcare

Japan-based Nissha has acquired the shares of USM Healthcare Medical Devices factory joint stock company making it a sub...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Medtronic Singapore partners with Society of Colorectal Surgeons to strengthen surgical training

Medtronic plc, a global leader in healthcare technology, has announced that Medtronic Singapore and the Society of Color...

May 26, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong's Cornerstone Robotics receives European Union CE mark

Cornerstone Robotics (CSR), a leading global innovator in surgical robotics based in Hong Kong, China, has announced tha...

May 25, 2026 | Monday | News
Australia approves OncoSil™ for treatment of locally advanced pancreatic cancer

OncoSil Medical has received approval from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the OncoSil™ ...

May 25, 2026 | Monday | News
Cytiva introduces next-gen Biacore 8 series SPR systems for drug discovery

US-based Cytiva, a Danaher company, is introducing the next generation of its Biacore 8 series SPR systems, enabling sci...

May 25, 2026 | Monday | News
Hyundai Bioscience to supply antiviral drug in event of Ebola or Hantavirus spread

South Korea-based Hyundai Bioscience has announced that it can supply clinical trial doses of its broad-spectrum antivir...

May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Samsung Bioepis launches Ustekinumab biosimilar in Japan

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has announced the launch of Ustekinumab BS 45 mg Syringe for S.C. Injection「&nb...

May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Chinese startup Accro Bioscience raises $50 M to advance clinical pipeline for immune mediated diseases

Accro Bioscience Inc., a China-based clinical-stage biotechnology startup pioneering the development of novel thera...

May 21, 2026 | Thursday | News
Agilent and Singapore's NATi partner to advance lipid-conjugated oligonucleotide research

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced a two-year research collaboration agreement with Singapore's Nucleic A...

May 20, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Jordan's MS Pharma announces strategic growth investment from Olayan Financing Company

Jordan headquartered MS Pharma has announced that Olayan Financing Company (OFC) has made a minority equity investment i...

May 19, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Fujifilm launches balloon-less endobronchial ultrasound bronchoscope for pulmonary care

Fujifilm Healthcare Americas Corporation, owned by Japan-based Fujifilm Holdings Corporation, has announced the launch o...

May 19, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Korean startup AITRICS obtains medical device approval in Malaysia

AITRICS, a medical artificial intelligence (AI) startup in South Korea, has obtained medical device approval from the Me...

May 19, 2026 | Tuesday | News