GenScript Biotech and NSG Bio form strategic partnership to drive biotech innovation

GenScript Biotech Corporation, a global leader in biotechnology research services, and NSG Bio, Singapore's pr...

April 23, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Gene Solutions, Element Biosciences partner to advance NGS technology globally

Singapore-based startup Gene Solutions, specialising in advanced genetic testing, and Element Biosciences, a company dem...

April 23, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Ono collaborates with Jorna Therapeutics to generate novel RNA editing therapeutics

Japan-based Ono Pharmaceutical has entered into a research collaboration agreement with US-based startup Jorna The...

April 22, 2025 | Tuesday | News
BD deploys AI to build next generation hemodynamic monitoring solution

American medical technology firm BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) has launched a new advanced hemodynamic monitoring p...

April 22, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Wayfinder Biosciences and Daiichi Sankyo to develop novel RNA-targeting therapies for neurodegenerative diseases

US-based Wayfinder Biosciences has entered into a collaboration with Japanese pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo to develop RNA-...

April 18, 2025 | Friday | News
Hapatune expands global presence with new life science marketing subsidiary in Tokyo

Hapatune LLC, a leading global marketing boutique for bioprocess and life science tools and service providers, has annou...

April 17, 2025 | Thursday | News
Korea's LG expands advanced materials business globally focusing on antimicrobial properties

South Korea-based LG Electronics is accelerating the global expansion of its advanced materials business with LG PuroTec...

April 17, 2025 | Thursday | News
US-based biotech startup Cellino announces inaugural expansion into Asia-Pacific region

Cellino, a biotechnology company pioneering autonomous biomanufacturing for personalised regenerative medicine, has anno...

April 15, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Galderma launches Sculptra in China to fuel growth into aesthetics markets

Swiss firm Galderma has announced the launch of Sculptra, the first proven regenerative biostimulator with a unique poly...

April 15, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Australian startup AdvanCell gets $18M funding for defeating prostate cancer with targeted alpha therapy

AdvanCell, a clinical-stage radiopharmaceutical company developing innovative cancer therapeutics, has announced $18 mil...

April 14, 2025 | Monday | News
Shimadzu integrates two European group companies to strengthen analytical and measurement reagent biz

Jaoan-based Shimadzu has announced the merger of its reagent company, Alsachim SAS (France, abbreviated as ALC), as the ...

April 11, 2025 | Friday | News
China approves first hemophilia B gene therapy

Belief BioMed (BBM) and Takeda China have jointly announced that BBM-H901 (generic name: Dalnacogene Ponp...

April 11, 2025 | Friday | News
Korea's Seegene unveils next-gen fully automated PCR solution Cureca

Seegene Inc., a global leader in molecular diagnostics (MDx), is advancing its vision for innovation in laboratory ...

April 10, 2025 | Thursday | News
Korea's GC Biopharma receives regulatory approval for world's first recombinant anthrax vaccine

GC Biopharma has announced that the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has approved its anthrax vaccine...

April 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Asahi Kasei establishes life science unit to drive bioprocess businesses forward

To meet growing demand from the pharmaceutical industry, Japan-based Asahi Kasei has established Asahi Kasei Life Scienc...

April 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Thermo Fisher Scientific, NSG BIO collaborate to strengthen Singapore's biotech startup ecosystem

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world leader in serving science, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (M...

April 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
BioDuro opens new R&D and manufacturing campus in China to support biopharma sector

BioDuro is expanding its global contract research, development and manufacturing organisation (CRDMO) network with the o...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Nelipak invests in future of sterile barrier medical packaging in Asia-Pacific region

With over 70 years of experience in designing, developing, and delivering custom sterile barrier packaging solutions for...

April 7, 2025 | Monday | News
GSK signs £2 B deal with Korean startup ABL Bio for treatment of neurodegenerative diseases

South Korea-based startup ABL Bio Inc. has announced a worldwide licensing agreement enabling GlaxoSmithKline Pharm...

April 7, 2025 | Monday | News
Astellas pushes translational and clinical oncology research in Japan

Astellas Pharma Inc. and Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research have entered into a strategic collaboration to accelera...

April 4, 2025 | Friday | News
GE HealthCare and FPT to drive AI-powered healthcare innovation in Vietnam

Global IT firm FPT and GE HealthCare have announced a Strategic Cooperation Agreement, expanding their commercial allian...

April 2, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Lunit partners with National Cancer Institute to advance AI-powered biomarker research

South Korea-based Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and...

April 1, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Thermo Fisher Scientific collaborates with Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced Biological Imaging

Thermo Fisher Scientific has announced a Technology Alliance Agreement with the Chan Zuckerberg Institute for Advanced B...

March 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Alcon acquires majority interest in Aurion Biotech to advance first-ever corneal cell therapy candidate

Alcon, the global leader in eye care, has acquired a majority interest in Aurion Biotech, Inc., a clinical-stage co...

March 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
Alumis and Kaken Pharma announce collaboration worth $140 M for dermatology treatment in Japan

Alumis Inc., a US-based clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and Japan's Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. have entered into ...

March 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
US-based Alamar Biosciences expands commercial support in Asia Pacific region

Alamar Biosciences, a US-based company powering precision proteomics to enable the earliest detection of disease, has an...

March 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Japan's Taiho Pharma buys ADC firm Araris Biotech for $740 M

Japan-based Taiho Pharmaceutical and Araris Biotech AG, a Swiss biotechnology company developing next-generation antibod...

March 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Novotech strengthens clinical trial capabilities in South Korea

Novotech, a global leading full-service clinical Contract Research Organization (CRO), and Acrostar, a provider of Site ...

March 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Lunit secures 5-year contract with SEHA in UAE for AI-based breast cancer screening programme

South Korea-based Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and...

March 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Indian pharma firm Cipla signs multi-regional licensing deal for ophthalmic care with Taiwan's Formosa

India-based Cipla has announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals for the comme...

March 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Illuccix receives approval for prostate cancer imaging in Brazil

Australia-based Telix Pharmaceuticals has announced that the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Agencia Nacional d...

March 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
ABL Diagnostics partners with Riken Genesis to expand microbiology genotyping in Japan

ABL Diagnostics, a Euronext-listed leader in molecular diagnostics, has announced an exclusive distribution agreement wi...

March 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Proteomics International launches predictive test for diabetic kidney disease in Australia

Proteomics International Laboratories, a pioneer in precision diagnostics, has announced the launch of its first...

March 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
GE HealthCare expands invasive cardiology solutions portfolio with AltiX AI.i

American medtech firm GE HealthCare has announced the launch of the AltiX AI.i edition of Mac-Lab, CardioLab and ComboLa...

March 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Gene Bio Medical to manufacture high-quality diagnostic test kits for South Asian market

Gene Bio Medical (GBM), a leading Canadian biotechnology company specialising in molecular diagnostics, has signed a&nbs...

March 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
AstraZeneca buys EsoBiotec for $1 B to advance cell therapy ambition

British pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Belgium-based biotech startup...

March 17, 2025 | Monday | News
Teva enhances pharma distribution system in China

Teva Hong Kong has announced a strategic partnership with Kerry Pharma, the subsidiary of Kerry Logistics Network (KLN)....

March 14, 2025 | Friday | News
Shimadzu and DxD Hub establish joint lab to advance diagnostics innovation in Singapore

Shimadzu Corporation, a global leader in the precision instrumentation industry, and Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD Hu...

March 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Sheba Medical Center partners with Tethis to advance AI-powered liquid biopsy in rectal cancer

Italy-based Tethis S.p.A., a pioneer in standardised liquid biopsy platform development, and Sheba Medical Center, ...

March 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Indaptus Therapeutics extends patent portfolio in China, Japan, and Israel

US-based biotech firm Indaptus Therapeutics, Inc. has secured new patent approvals in China, Japan and Israel for its De...

March 7, 2025 | Friday | News
Lunit expands partnership with Saudi Arabia's largest medical group to deploy AI chest X-ray solution

South Korea-based startup Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnos...

March 7, 2025 | Friday | News
Sanofi Successfully Prices €1.5 Billion Offering Under Euro Medium Term Note Program

  The offering includes: €850 million floating rate notes, due March 2027, bearing interest at 3-month Eur...

March 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Astellas and Yaskawa to establish joint venture in Japan focused on cell therapy manufacturing

Japan-headquartered Astellas Pharma Inc. and Yaskawa Electric Corporation have signed a definitive agreement t...

March 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
SK Chemicals inks agreement with Viatris to expand pain management portfolio in Korea

SK Chemicals, which developed Korea's first herbal medicine product for osteoarthritis, Joins, has expanded its pai...

March 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Antengene expands commercial presence in APAC with XPOVIO's approval in Indonesia for cancer treatment

China's oncology firm Antengene Corporation has announced that the Indonesia National Agency of Drug and Food Control (B...

March 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Health2Sync secures over $20 M in Series C round, paving way for public listing in Taiwan market

Taiwan-based Health2Sync, a leading digital health company specialising in chronic disease management, has raised over $...

March 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
China Bans Illumina, Deepening U.S.-China Trade Rift and Reshaping Global Biotech

  Amid intensifying U.S.-China trade tensions, Beijing has escalated its retaliatory measures by banning U.S. biot...

March 5, 2025 | Wednesday | Analysis
Boehringer Ingelheim enhances biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing services in China

Boehringer Ingelheim’s biopharmaceutical facility in Shanghai, China, meets the conditions to participate in a reg...

March 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Olympus to launch single-use hemostasis clip in US, with plans for global expansion

Japan-headquartered Olympus, a global medical technology company committed to making people's lives healthier, safer and...

March 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
WuXi Biologics introduces new platform to boost recombinant protein and plasmid DNA production

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

March 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Callio Therapeutics launches with $187 M Series A round to advance multi-payload ADC platform

Callio Therapeutics, a Singapore and US-based biotechnology startup focused on realising the promise of multi-payload an...

March 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
A Wake-Up Call for International Women’s Day

It is never lost on me or my team at MTPConnect that there is a paucity of funding allocated to women’s health res...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
Empowering Women in STEM: Viet Nam’s Journey Towards Innovation and Equality

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the International Day of Women in STEM, highlighting a decade of progress in clo...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
How Degrader-Antibody Conjugates Are Transforming Precision Medicine for Oncology & Beyond

Degrader-antibody conjugates (DACs) represent a natural evolution in targeted precision medicines for oncology and other...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
Rise of ADCs: Expanding Applications and the Road to Commercialisation

Over the past decade, interest in Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) has surged, driven by their promise for patients, adva...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
“Personalised medicine is now a reality, not just an aspiration”

Can you share how the company’s focus has evolved since its founding, and what areas are central to Terumo's curre...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
“Biotech sector in Taiwan moves fast, making it easier to pivot and innovate”

Which products are currently under development? 2025 will be a defining year for Caliway as we push ahead with key clin...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
Mitigating Patent Cliff Fallout

By 2030, pharmaceutical companies are expected to lose over $236 billion in revenue due to the impending ‘patent c...

March 1, 2025 | Saturday | Analysis
Alpro Foundation & Universiti Teknologi MARA join hands to address Malaysia's pharmaceutical waste

Malaysia is facing a growing environmental and public health threat due to improper disposal of pharmaceutical wast...

February 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Korea's SK bioscience secures additional PAHO contract to supply varicella vaccine to Latin America

South Korea-based SK bioscience had received prior notification from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), a spec...

February 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Lunit announces leadership transition at Volpara, Craig Hadfield steps in as CEO

South Korea-based startup Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnos...

February 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
GE HealthCare names new president and CEO for China biz

GE HealthCare (GEHC), a leading global healthcare solutions provider, has announced that Yihao Zhang, president and Chie...

February 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
ZEISS VISUMAX 800 with SMILE pro software receives approval in China

ZEISS Medical Technology has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) in China has a...

February 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
Florricks Lifecare expands global footprint with $95 M investment in Europe and Hong Kong

Florricks Lifecare, a leading research-driven pharmaceutical company in India, involved in R&D, production, and sale...

February 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
Sunflower Therapeutics announces commercial launch of Daisy Petal Perfusion Bioreactor System in Asia

US-based Sunflower Therapeutics has announced its first distribution agreement with PharmNXT Biotech, an ...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Olympus plans launch of iTind device in Korea for expanded availability across APAC markets

Olympus Corporation of Asia Pacific (APAC) has announced a milestone for its iTind device with expanded availability acr...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
WuXi XDC and LigaChem Biosciences expand MoU to accelerate ADC development

China-based WuXi XDC Cayman Inc., a leading global CRDMO (Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization...

February 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Israel-based CollPlant expands distribution for VergenixSTR in Europe and Asia

Israel-based CollPlant Biotechnologies, a regenerative and aesthetics medicine company developing innovative technologie...

February 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore's Lucence inks strategic collaboration with Agilus to advance cancer testing services in India

Agilus Diagnostics, India’s largest diagnostic company and Lucence, a global pioneering molecular diagnostics comp...

February 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
South Korea's Coreline Soft enters Australian market for lung cancer screening

South Korea-based Coreline Soft, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-based medical solutions, has annou...

February 21, 2025 | Friday | News
First major licensing deal for an exosome therapeutics in Korea

Brexogen, a leading biotechnology company specialising in exosome-based therapeutics, has announced a technology transfe...

February 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, Elevates Leadership for a Future of Innovation and Growth

"This transition is a testament to our commitment to both continuity and innovation," announced Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, G...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's NEC invests in Aetion, US-based provider of healthcare analytics platforms

NEC Orchestrating Future Fund, an ecosystem-based corporate venture capital (CVC) fund, has invested in Aetion, Inc., a ...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Saudi German Health partners with BD to introduce rapid diagnostic solutions

Saudi German Health (SGH) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
SingHealth and Philips join hands to advance digital-first healthcare with AI integration

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and SingHealth, Singapore's largest public healthcare clu...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Novotech inks MoU with Wonju Severance Christian Hospital to drive clinical research excellence in Korea

Novotech, a global full-service clinical Contract Research Organisation (CRO) that partners with biotech and small to mi...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
HMRI partners with Novartis Australia to supercharge heart health

The Hunter Medical Research Institute (HMRI) has announced a new partnership with Novartis Australia, formalised through...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Hanmi Pharma introduces new automated vial dispensing solution in Canada and US

South Korea-based Hanmi Pharmaceutical's Global Business Headquarters Overseas Sales Team is making significant strides ...

February 15, 2025 | Saturday | News
Qiagen strengthens global bioinformatics leadership with new centre in APAC region

Qiagen has announced the official opening of a new data centre in Melbourne, Australia, designed to strengthen its globa...

February 14, 2025 | Friday | News
Korea's SK bioscience collaborates with WHO to strengthen infectious disease response

South Korea-based SK bioscience has announced that it is the only private company to participate in the World Health Org...

February 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Australian startup ENA Respiratory secures $5M to develop nasal powder against viral infections

ENA Respiratory, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing antiviral host defence immune enhancers to minimise ...

February 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Zydus and Synthon to commercialise novel 505(B)(2) oncology product in US market

India-based Zydus Lifesciences (including its subsidiaries and affiliates), has signed an exclusive development, licensi...

February 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Bio X Cell expands global reach with new distribution centre in China

Bio X Cell, the world's leading provider of functional antibodies for translational research, is strengthening its globa...

February 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Australia's AdvanCell partners with Lilly to develop new targeted alpha therapies for cancer treatment

AdvanCell, a radiopharmaceutical company specialising in targeted alphaherapias, has announced the expansion of the scop...

February 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
OliX Pharma and Lilly to develop treatment for metabolic-associated steatohepatitis

South Korea-based OliX Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a leading developer of RNAi therapeutics, has announced a global licensing...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Japan's PHC partners with CCRM in Canada to develop primary T-cell expansion culture processes

Japan-based PHC Corporation has signed a Master Collaboration Agreement with CCRM (based in Canada) to work together on ...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Korean firm LG to develop AI model for protein multistate structure prediction

LG AI Research recently signed a joint research agreement at the Global Lounge of LG Science Park in Magok, Gangseo-gu,&...

February 9, 2025 | Sunday | News
Bain Capital to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation for $3.3 B

Bain Capital, a leading global private investment firm, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Mitsubishi Tanabe P...

February 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Dr. Reddy’s Lab inks oncology deal of $131 M with Shanghai Henlius Biotech

Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories SA, wholly-owned subsidiary of India-based Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories Ltd. has entere...

February 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
BD announces intent to separate biosciences and diagnostic solutions business

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company headquartered in the US, has announ...

February 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
ValGenesis and Hitachi join forces to digitally transform Japan’s life sciences sector

US-based ValGenesis Inc., the global leader in enterprise validation lifecycle management systems (VLMS), and Hitachi In...

February 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore-based startup Gene Solutions to introduce smart blood test for lung screening in early 2025

Gene Solutions (GS), a pioneer genomic testing company in South-East Asia, aims to introduce a smart blood test to ...

February 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
MediBuddy partners with Japan's Elecom to launch smart health devices in India

MediBuddy, India's largest digital healthcare company, has announced a strategic partnership with ELECOM, a leading Japa...

February 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Northern Ireland: A Global Leader in Life and Health Sciences Driving Innovation and Collaborative Partnerships with India

The region is focusing on innovation, collaboration, and commercialisation, to become a hotspot for healthcare solutions...

January 23, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
KPMG and SID release recommendations for Singapore's Budget 2025 for building value and strengthening global leadership

KPMG in Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) have unveiled the joint Budget 2025 Proposal, which cha...

January 8, 2025 | Wednesday | Analysis
Seeing Brilliance in APAC: Alcon’s Vision Care Innovations and Eye Health Mission

The global leader in eye care for over 75 years, Alcon strives to help eye care professionals strengthen their practices...

January 2, 2025 | Thursday | News
Avance Clinical’s CEO Yvonne Lungershausen on Expanding Footprint in Asia-Pacific: A Strategic Focus on South Korea’s Clinical Excellence

In a recent conversation with Ankit Kankar from BioSpectrum Asia, Yvonne Lungershausen, CEO of Avance Clinical, shared i...

November 11, 2024 | Monday | News
Trump’s Trade Tango Returns: Will China’s Biotech Dance Through Another Round of Tariffs or Stumble?

With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the U.S.-China trade relationship is once again in the spotlight. T...

November 9, 2024 | Saturday | News
EVŌQ Nano CEO Shaun Rothwell Discusses Advanced Antimicrobial Solution EVQ-218 and Its Impact on AMR

In an insightful interview with BioSpectrum Asia, Shaun Rothwell, CEO of EVŌQ Nano, reveals the transformative potentia...

November 6, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Pharma and Biotech Layoffs Signal Strategic Shift Towards Efficiency Amid Industry Restructuring

The current wave of layoffs across the pharmaceutical and biotech sectors, affecting major companies like Pfizer...

November 5, 2024 | Tuesday | Opinion

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