Japan's Ono Pharma enters into drug discovery partnership with Aitia for neurological diseases treatment

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a drug discovery partnership agreement with US-based Aitia, Inc. Under t...

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
Samsung Bioepis gains marketing approval in Japan for 130mg intravenous infusion of Ustekinumab Biosimilar

South Korea-based Samsung Bioepis has announced the marketing approval of Ustekinumab BS Intravenous Infusion 130mg...

September 3, 2026 | Thursday | 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
Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL 2026 Opens in Bangkok, Putting Asia’s Lab and Life Sciences Innovation in Focus

Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL 2026 kicks off today at the Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre (BITEC), brin...

September 2, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Two Days That Mapped the Next Phase of APAC Dealmaking

EVENT WRAP-UP | ASIA BIO PARTNERING FORUM 2026 A forum that met the moment Some conferences describe the industry. The...

September 2, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Most Assets Die on Fit, Not on Data

"Almost every company preparing for a partnering conversation prepares for the wrong gate. The rejection usually happens...

September 2, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Bridges Are Not Symmetrical: Reading the Asia Bio Cross-Border Keynote

Cross-border partnership is usually discussed as two parties meeting in the middle. The more accurate picture is a struc...

September 2, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Medtronic inks $700 M partnership deal with Hong Kong's Cornerstone Robotics

Medtronic, a global leader in healthcare technology, has announced a strategic partnership with Hong Kong based startup ...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Korea's GC Biopharma collaborates with French firm Osivax to develop next-gen influenza vaccine

Osivax, a France based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing differentiated influenza vaccines designed to...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | News
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
Five Allocators, No Founders: What the Asia Bio Dealmaking Panel Was Really Pricing

A session billed as a conversation about partnering was, on closer inspection, something rather more useful: a pricing s...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | News
The New APAC Healthcare Equation: Innovation, Capital, AI and Global Scale

The most useful thing about an opening plenary is usually not what gets said. It is who the organisers decided to put on...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | 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
Korea's Samsung Biologics announces approx $2 B rights offering to fund next-phase expansion

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

August 28, 2026 | Friday | 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
“Success in APAC region requires local knowledge and globally consistent execution”

What are Caidya’s major highlights for 2026 that will strengthen its presence in the global CRO market? And what a...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
“Our long-term vision is to establish Singapore as a worldwide hub for allogeneic cell therapy”

How will the new investment accelerate the development of TAVST01? When do you plan to launch the product in the market?...

September 1, 2026 | Tuesday | Opinion
Singapore's MuseCell Innovations announces manufacturing collaboration with Celularity in US

US-based Celularity Inc., a longevity-focused regenerative and cellular medicine company, and Singaporean startup M...

August 27, 2026 | Thursday | News
Cytrellis launches full-body skin resurfacing technology in Australia

Cytrellis Biosystems, Inc., a medical aesthetics company bridging the gap in skin health and restoration, has annou...

August 27, 2026 | Thursday | News
PENTAX Medical and MAGENTIQ EYE expand global partnership to advance AI-assisted colonoscopy

Japan-based PENTAX Medical, a HOYA Group company, has announced the expansion of its partnership with MAGENTIQ EYE, exte...

August 27, 2026 | Thursday | News
Shimadzu invests in OptQC to advance next-generation R&D infrastructure for drug discovery

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in OptQC Inc., a startup originating from The University of Tokyo, through...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News
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
China's Haisco Pharma enters into agreement worth $1.5 B with US-based Sentivera

Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co. has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Sentivera, a new US venture found...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News