Polarean expands commercial reach and advances lung imaging innovation in Asia-Pacific

US-based Polarean Imaging plc, a commercial-stage medical imaging technology leader in functional Magnetic Resonance Ima...

November 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's Jyong Biotech announces partnership in Korea to evaluate in‑licensing of plant-derived MCS drugs

Jyong Biotech, a science-driven biotechnology company based in Taiwan committed to developing and commercialising innova...

November 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's Prestige Biopharma to commercialise cancer drug Tuznue® in Latin America

Singapore headquartered Prestige Biopharma, a biopharmaceutical company specialising in antibody therapeutics, has annou...

November 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korean startup Neurophet advances Alzheimer's Disease diagnosis in partnership with The Florey Strengthen Research

South Korea-based Neurophet, an artificial intelligence (AI) solution startup for brain disorders diagnosis and treatmen...

November 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Recursion’s New Chapter Begins with a Clear Promise: AI Built the Platform, Now It Must Deliver Medicines

When Najat Khan steps into her new role as CEO and President of Recursion, she inherits more than a celebrated...

November 24, 2025 | Monday | News
Telix Pharma opens first cyclotron facility in Asia Pacific region

Australia's Telix Pharmaceuticals has announced the official opening of Telix Manufacturing Solutions (TMS) in Yoko...

November 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Nxera announces restructuring to focus pipeline on obesity and metabolic diseases

Japan-headquartered Nxera Pharma has announced a focused restructuring designed to concentrate investment and resources ...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Abbott acquires Exact Sciences in $21 B deal to transform cancer care

American firms Abbott and Exact Sciences have announced a definitive agreement for Abbott to acquire Exact Sciences, whi...

November 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Australia's CSL to invest approximately $1.5 B in US to manufacture plasma-derived therapies

Global biopharma leader CSL has announced plans to expand its US presence over the next five years, resulting in approxi...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Bayer E-Town Open Innovation Centre launches in Beijing

As a key step in Bayer’s “In China, for Global” strategy, the Bayer E-Town Open Innovation Center offi...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Thermo Fisher unveils Advanced Therapies Collaboration Centre in US

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has announced the grand opening of its East Coast flagship Advanced Therapies Collaboratio...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Puerto Rico’s Global Comeback: How Lilly’s Expansion Strengthens the Island’s Biopharma Future

Puerto Rico’s transformation into a powerhouse of advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing is gaining new momentum...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
AI Powered ClearStain Advances the Next Era of Digital Pathology

  Artificial intelligence is rewriting the language of pathology, and Pictor Labs stands firmly at t...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
China's Cornerstone Robotics secures $200 M in oversubscribed funding

China-based startup Cornerstone Robotics, a leading global innovator in surgical robotics, has announced the closing of ...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Meiji to establish Singapore subsidiary to expand biz in ASEAN region

Japan's Meiji Seika Pharma has decided to establish a local subsidiary in Singapore to strengthen its presence and exp...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's EirGenix partners with Sandoz for breast cancer biosimilar in $152 M deal

Taiwan-based EirGenix Inc. has entered into a second global exclusive licensing agreement with international biosimilar ...

November 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
API China 2025 Opens Bringing Together the Global Pharmaceutical Ecosystem

API China, the China International Pharmaceutical Ingredients, Intermediates, Packaging and Equipment Trade Fair, offici...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Sanyou Bio and Yugong Bio team up to accelerate expansion in high-end synthetic enzyme market

China-based startups Sanyou Bio and Yugong Bio have announced the signing of a strategic cooperation agre...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Insilico and Lilly enter $100 M research and licensing collaboration to advance AI-driven drug discovery

Hong Kong-based Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery compan...

November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Kaigene partners with Celltrion for novel antibody therapeutics in autoimmune diseases for $736 M

Kaigene Inc., a US-based biotechnology startup pioneering next-generation antibody therapeutics for autoimmune disorders...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Samsung Epis Holdings establishes new subsidiary to advance next-gen biotechnology platforms

South Korea-based Samsung Epis Holdings Co. has announced the establishment of Epis NexLab Co., a new subsidiary that wi...

November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore approves Boehringer Ingelheim's MetalyseR (tenecteplase) for thrombolytic treatment of acute ischemic stroke

Boehringer Ingelheim, one of the world’s leading research-driven pharmaceutical companies, has announced that the&...

November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
China’s Healthcare Evolution: Policy Stability, Biotech Ambition, and the March Toward Global Healthcare Leadership

In a special conversation with BioSpectrum Asia, Yang Huang, Head of China Healthcare Research at J.P. Morgan, shares sh...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Clariant invests CHF 80 M to expand pharma excipients and specialty chemicals manufacturing in China

Clariant, a global specialty chemicals leader, has announced the completion of its state-of-the-art facility expansion a...

November 7, 2025 | Friday | News
Mölnlycke establishes first wound care manufacturing site in China

Mölnlycke® Health Care, a global leader in MedTech, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, is celebrating the com...

November 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Harbour BioMed and Evinova China announce strategic collaboration to accelerate AI-enabled drug development

Harbour BioMed, a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of novel antibod...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Omron invests in South Korean healthcare startup Sky Labs

South Korea-based healthcare startup Sky Labs has attracted investments with OMRON Ventures, Omron Group's ent...

November 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Onward Therapeutics completes share exchange and establishes global headquarters in Taiwan

Onward Therapeutics has announced the completion of a share exchange, under which Onward Therapeutics, Inc. (Onward Taiw...

November 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy in Hong Kong for weight management

Novo Nordisk has announced the launch of Wegovy® in Hong Kong, now available at private clinics and selected pharmac...

November 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
4DMT and Otsuka ink deal worth $336 M to advance eye disease treatment in APAC

4D Molecular Therapeutics has announced a strategic partnership with Otsuka Pharmaceutical to develop and commercialise ...

November 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Thailand’s Life Sciences Push Gains Business Momentum

Over the past few years, it has become evident that Thailand is undergoing a significant transformation into a hub of li...

November 2, 2025 | Sunday | Opinion
Boehringer Ingelheim acquires license of autoimmune drug from Japan's Kyowa Kirin for € 640 M

German firm Boehringer Ingelheim has licensed a pre-clinical programme from Japan's Kyowa Kirin to develop a potential f...

November 3, 2025 | Monday | News
Roche inks nearly $1 B deal with China's Qyuns Therapeutics for respiratory disease treatment

China's Qyuns Therapeutics has entered into a global exclusive collaboration and license agreement with F. Hoffmann-La R...

November 3, 2025 | Monday | News
Thermo Fisher buys Clario for $8.9 B offering deeper clinical insights

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Clar...

October 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Everest Medicines inks $89 M deal with NovaBridge for treating eye disorders in Asia

Everest Medicines, a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing, and commer...

October 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Korea's SK pharmteco and LOTTE BIOLOGICS partner to strengthen global ADC CDMO capabilities

South Korea-based SK pharmteco and LOTTE BIOLOGICS have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) for a strategic collaboration to...

October 30, 2025 | Thursday | News
IASO Bio partners with GC Cell to bring CAR-T therapy to Korea

Nanjing IASO Biotechnology has signed an agreement with Korea's GC Cell to introduce the CAR-T therapy "Fucaso" (Equecab...

October 31, 2025 | Friday | News
Co-Diagnostics partners with Arabian Eagle to localise Co-Dx™ PCR platform across Middle East

US-based Co-Diagnostics, Inc., a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of m...

October 29, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Olympus launches new surgical energy device for hemostatic cutting and Vessel Sealing

Japan-based medtech company Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of THUNDERBEAT™ II, the next generation h...

October 28, 2025 | Tuesday | News
SK Biopharma launches JV with Eurofarma for AI-based epilepsy management platform

South Korea-based SK Biopharmaceuticals has announced the establishment of Mentis Care, Inc., a joint venture (JV) with ...

October 23, 2025 | Thursday | News
Chinese startup Phrontline Biopharma joins hands with Samsung Bioepis to co-develop ADC assets

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. and Chinese startup Phrontline Biopharma, a clinical-stage biotechnology com...

October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Chugai inks $1.08 B deal with Rani Therapeutics for multiple high-value therapeutics

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical and US-based Rani Therapeutics, LLC, a subsidiary of Rani Therapeutics Holdings, Inc., hav...

October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Algorae teams up with Cadila Pharma to launch two generic medicines in Australian and New Zealand markets

Australia-based AI-enabled pharmaceutical company Algorae Pharmaceuticals has entered into a binding term sheet with Cad...

October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Samsung partners with Grail in $110 M deal to expand early cancer testing across Asia

South Korea's Samsung C&T (SCT), Samsung Electronics (SEC), and US-based GRAIL, Inc. have signed a binding Letter of...

October 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Boehringer Ingelheim inks $991 M deal with Korea's AimedBio for cancer antibody-drug conjugate portfolio

Germany's Boehringer Ingelheim and Korean biotech startup AimedBio have announced a global collaboration and licensing a...

October 17, 2025 | Friday | News
Sumitomo, Novo Nordisk to co-promote obesity drug Wegovy in Japan

Sumitomo Pharma and Novo Nordisk Pharma have entered into a co-promotion agreement in Japan for Wegovy® Subcutaneous...

October 16, 2025 | Thursday | News
Owlet secures approval for infant health monitoring tech in India

US-based Owlet, Inc., the pioneer of smart infant monitoring, has announced that the Central Drugs Standard Control...

October 15, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Malaysia's UCrest Berhad receives first patent in Taiwan for AI-powered digital health platform iMedic™

UCrest Berhad has been granted its first patent in Taiwan for its flagship product iMedic™, an Artificial Intellig...

October 15, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Optain Health sets up Asia-Pacific HQ and expands R&D hub in Australia

A world leader in artificial intelligence-enabled medical technologies is expanding its global footprint in Victoria, Au...

October 15, 2025 | Wednesday | News
AccuGenomics and 1Cell.Ai team up to bring ultra-sensitive liquid biopsy testing across Asia

AccuGenomics, Inc., a US-based leader in next-generation sequencing (NGS) quality standards, and 1Cell.Ai, a US-based pr...

October 14, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore's Nanyang Biologics plans NASDAQ listing through $1.5 B biz combination

Nanyang Biologics (NYB) has entered into a business combination agreement (BCA) with RF Acquisition Corp II (RFAI), a pu...

October 14, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Waters launches charge detection mass spectrometry technology

US-based Waters Corporation has unveiled the Waters Xevo Charge Detection Mass Spectrometer (CDMS), delivering...

October 14, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Israel's ProSpecBio launches Activin-A recombinant protein for brain injury research

Israel-based ProSpecBio, an evolving biotech company dedicated to providing highly purified proteins to the global resea...

October 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Roche collaborates with OASES to strengthen Hong Kong's position as global healthcare hub

Roche has announced its strategic collaboration with the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) to accelera...

October 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Korea's Samsung Biologics introduces optimised manufacturing framework ExellenS™

South Korea-based Samsung Biologics, a leading contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), has unveiled ...

October 10, 2025 | Friday | News
Gunze Medical and HistoSonics enter into distribution agreement in Japan for non-invasive ultrasound therapy devices

Gunze Limited has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Gunze Medical Limited and US-based HistoSonics, Inc. have ...

October 10, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Alpha Fusion and Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital establish At-211 investigational drug supply system

Japan's startup Alpha Fusion Inc. has announced a joint initiative with the Kobe City Medical Center General Hospital (K...

October 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
Taiwan's Lotus Pharma to commercialise Semaglutide injection for obesity in multiple Asian markets

Taiwan based Lotus Pharmaceutical, a leading global pharmaceutical company, has entered into a License and Supply Agreem...

October 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Hikma and Celltrion strengthen partnership to expand biosimilar access in MENA

UK-based Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, the multinational pharmaceutical company, and its long-standing partner Celltrion In...

October 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
RedHill Biopharma signs $1.8 M deal to accelerate Talicia's entry into new Middle East markets

RedHill Biopharma, a US-based specialty biopharmaceutical company, has announced the licensing of Talicia for new Middle...

October 7, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Lupin invests $250 M to build new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in US

Global pharmaceutical leader Lupin has announced its plans for a new state-of-the-art pharmaceutical manufacturing plant...

October 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Kubota to introduce myopia management device in Thailand

Japanese pharmaceutical company Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd. will introduce Thailand to its ground...

October 7, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Agilent and Chungnam National University to build Open Biopharma Research Hub in South Korea

Agilent Technologies Inc. has recently announced a strategic partnership with Chungnam National University&nbs...

October 3, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Daiichi Sankyo establishes third research institute in US

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Daiichi Sankyo has established Daiichi Sankyo Research Institute in San Diego, US represent...

October 3, 2025 | Friday | News
South Korea's Boryung to acquire global rights to Taxotere from Sanofi for €175 M

South Korea's Boryung Corporation has signed an asset purchase agreement with the global biopharma company Sanofi to acq...

October 6, 2025 | Monday | News
“AI holds enormous promise to aid clinicians in making informed decisions among many different treatment pathways”

How does the Oncomine Dx Express Test Multi-CDx System improve on your earlier Oncomine Dx Target Test, and what impact ...

October 2, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
How Asia is Pioneering Longevity Biotech

Ageing — the elusive truth of life, has long been debated by philosophers and tapped by the cosmetic industry. Mor...

October 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
Navigating, manufacturing, infrastructure & regulatory hurdles in CAR T-Cell therapy growth

Global demand for cell and gene therapies is rising, with the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region playing an increasingly signifi...

October 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
AbbVie begins construction on $70 M expansion to increase biologics manufacturing and R&D presence in US

AbbVie has announced the start of construction of a $70 million expansion at its AbbVie Bioresearch Center (ABC) in...

October 1, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Fosun Pharma deepens global layout with new office in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

The inauguration ceremony for the Fosun Pharma Middle East Office and Fosunhenlius Middle East United Company was recent...

October 1, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Australia's Cell Therapies partners with Teijin to expand access to advanced cell and gene therapies in Japan and APAC region

Australia-based Cell Therapies and Japan's Teijin Limited have signed a Memorandum of Understanding ...

October 1, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Hong Kong's Health Hope Pharma enters into virology deal with Gilead Sciences

Health Hope Pharma (HHP), a clinical-stage oncology biopharma company headquartered in Hong Kong, has entered into ...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Lantheus divests rights of prostate cancer PET tracer in Japan to GE HealthCare

Lantheus Holdings, Inc. and GE HealthCare have announced an exclusive licensing agreement for GE HealthCare to develop, ...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Korea's Celltrion buys Eli Lilly plant in US for KRW 460 B

South Korea-based Celltrion has signed an agreement with Eli Lilly to acquire a biopharmaceutical drug substance (DS) ma...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Korean startup Sky Labs unveils ring-type cuffless blood pressure monitor

Sky Labs has announced the official launch of CART BP, a ring-type personal blood pressure monitor designed for eve...

September 26, 2025 | Friday | News
WuXi Biologics launches targeted integration cell line platform to accelerate biologics development

China's WuXi Biologics, a leading global Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), has ann...

September 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Fujifilm Biotechnologies opens commercial-scale cell culture manufacturing site in North Carolina

Fujifilm Biotechnologies has announced the opening of its manufacturing site in Holly Springs, North Carolina, US. The n...

September 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan's Hitachi partners with ELITech for molecular testing for infectious disease

Japan's Hitachi High-Tech Corporation, and Italy-based ELITechGroup S.p.A. have entered a Collaboration, Manufacturing a...

September 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Glenmark strengthens oncology portfolio with Hengrui’s HER2 targeting ADC for multiple regions

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

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
eXmoor Pharma and Siam Bioscience to establish leading cell & gene therapy services in Southeast Asia

UK-based eXmoor Pharma, the integrated cell and gene therapy CDMO with embedded consultancy expertise, and Thailand's Si...

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Genomenon and Compass Bioinformatics to transform genomic diagnostics in US and Japan

US-based Genomenon, a leading genomic intelligence company, has announced a strategic partnership with Taiwan headquarte...

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's GCCL partners with Frontage Labs to strengthen global clinical trial capabilities

GCCL (Global Clinical Central Lab), a South Korea-based leading provider of clinical trial sample analysis, and Fro...

September 24, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Taiwan's EirGenix to co-create future of smart biomanufacturing with Merck

Taiwan-based EirGenix has announced a new milestone in collaboration with Merck. What began as a trusted supplier–...

September 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Revvity and Profluent to launch AI-enhanced adenine deaminase pin-point base editing systems

US-based Revvity, Inc. has announced a strategic collaboration with Profluent, also based in the US, brin...

September 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Angelini Pharma secures $550 M deal with Korea's Sovargen for brain health asset

US-based Angelini Pharma, part of the privately owned Angelini Industries, and Sovargen, a South-Korean biotechnology co...

September 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Hanahealth partners with Kai Health to bring AI-powered embryo tech to IVF labs across India

Hanahealth, the IVF vertical of DSS Imagetech, has recently partnered with South Korea’s Kai Health to enable IVF ...

September 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Pfizer buys Metsera and its next-generation obesity portfolio for $4.9 B

US-based pharma giant Pfizer Inc. and Metsera, Inc., a startup based in the US, have entered into a definitive agreement...

September 22, 2025 | Monday | News
China approves world's first dual GCG/GLP-1 receptor for glycemic control in type 2 diabetes

Innovent Biologics, Inc. has announced that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved mazduti...

September 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Lunit and Agilent join hands for AI-powered companion diagnostics

South Korea-based Lunit and US-based Agilent Technologies Inc. have announced a non-exclusive collaboration to develop a...

September 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Australia's Starpharma announces collaboration worth $564 M with Genentech for cancer therapies

Starpharma, an Australian biotechnology company, has announced the signing of a collaboration and license agreement with...

September 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Aurobindo Pharma incorporates new wholly owned subsidiary in Malaysia

Aurobindo Pharma (Malaysia) SDN. BHD. has been incorporated as a wholly owned subsidiary of Helix Healthcare B.V., The N...

September 19, 2025 | Friday | News
China's MGI Tech unveils next-gen 'Data Mining Machine' for genomics

China-based MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (MGI), a company dedicated to developing core tools and technologies that drive innovatio...

September 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Medipal and JCR Pharma to co-develop novel therapy for rare lysosomal storage disorder

Medipal Holdings Corporation and JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., have signed an exclusive global licensing deal ...

September 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Amgen to invest more than $600 M in new innovation centre in US

Amgen has announced plans to invest more than $600 million in a new, state-of-the-art centre for science ...

September 3, 2025 | Wednesday | News
DHL Strategy 2030: EUR 500 million Investment into Asia Pacific under DHL Health Logistics

To effectively address the growing needs and evolving structure of this sector, DHL is investing €500 million into ...

September 1, 2025 | Monday | News
DHL Strengthens Healthcare Logistics Capabilities in Singapore

In an exclusive conversation with BioSpectrum Asia, Christopher Ong, Managing Director of DHL Express Singapore, shares ...

September 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's Celaid, AGC partner on stem cell technology expansion and evaluation research

Japan-based startup Celaid Therapeutics Inc. has executed a collaborative research agreement with AGC Inc. to advance&nb...

August 29, 2025 | Friday | News
Partnership in Korea for precision immuno-oncology therapeutics

South Korea-based ACROBiosystems, a global biotechnology company dedicated to accelerating the drug development process ...

August 29, 2025 | Friday | News
DHL adds new facility in Malaysia catering to APAC’s life science and healthcare sector

To meet the growing demand for temperature-sensitive pharmaceutical logistics, DHL Global Forwarding continues to enhanc...

August 28, 2025 | Thursday | News
Abbott receives regulatory approval for first denosumab biosimilar in Thailand

Abbott, the global healthcare leader, has received regulatory approval for the first denosumab biosimilar in Thaila...

August 27, 2025 | Wednesday | News

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