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
Advent acquires majority stake in New Zealand Clinical Research Group

US-based Advent, a leading global private equity investor, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a majority share...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News
GC Biopharma's Hunter Syndrome treatment 'Hunterase' receives drug approval in India and Taiwan

GC Biopharma, a leading global pharmaceutical company based in South Korea, has announced that its Hunter syndrome treat...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
Korea's Hanmi Pharm signs $2.3 B deal with Genentech for novel obesity therapy

South Korea-based Hanmi Pharm has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Genentech, a member of the Roche Gr...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | News
China Biotech’s Global Breakout: Innovation, Deals and the Next Investment Cycle

China’s biotech and pharmaceutical sector is entering a new phase of global relevance. A surge in out-licensing de...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | Influencers
Global CRO Novotech strengthens presence in Japan with new Tokyo office

Novotech, a leading global biotech CRO and full-service clinical research organisation, has strengthened its established...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
Taiwan's Lotus Pharma inks biosimilars agreement with Alvotech for US and selected Asian markets

Taiwan-based Lotus Pharmaceutical Co. has announced a strategic licensing and commercialisation agreement with Alvotech,...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Korea's Rznomics joins Lilly Gateway Labs in US to accelerate RNA Therapeutics

South Korea based Rznomics Inc, a biopharmaceutical company specialising in the development of RNA-based gene therapies,...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
Genentech injects $750 M in new device fill-finish manufacturing facility in US

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, has announced plans to invest approximately $750 million in a new device fill-fi...

August 21, 2026 | Friday | News
Charles River Laboratories collaborates with Taiwan's Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp

US-based Charles River Laboratories International, and Medigen Vaccine Biologics Corp. (MVC), headquartered in Taiwan, h...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
Taiwan's Astron Medtech receives Presidential Award, accelerates US commercial expansion

Aztron Medtech Corporation, a US-based orthopaedic device company, has announced that its Taiwan subsidiary, Astron Medt...

August 21, 2026 | Friday | News
Australia's OncoSil Medical secures US FDA approval for cancer radiation device

Australia-based OncoSil Medical, a medical device company developing targeted radiation therapies for difficult-to-treat...

August 21, 2026 | Friday | News