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South Korea’s Alteogen has signed an exclusive licensing agreement with Japanese pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo for its human hyaluronidase, ALT-B4. 9 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Pfizer has announced plans to invest $1 billion in China by 2030, targeting accelerated innovation, diagnostics improvements, and support for the local biotechnology sector. 8 November 2024
Biotechnology
Japanese ophthalmology company Santen Pharmaceutical has crossed the East China Sea in its latest collaboration, announced on Thursday. 8 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
UK pharma major AstraZeneca, which has invested heavily in China, hosted a sell-side analyst call on Wednesday (November 6) to discuss the recent media reports about ongoing investigations in China. 7 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Photocure, a Norway-based bladder cancer-focused company, has announced that Jiangsu Yahong Meditech, the parent company of its partner Asieris Pharmaceuticals, has received marketing authorization for Hexvix (hexaminolevulinate) in China. 5 November 2024
Biotechnology
Japan’s Nxera Pharma – formerly known as Sosei – and Antiverse, a UK techbio company designing antibodies for challenging targets, have today announced a multi-target partnership and licensing agreement to design antibodies for G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). 5 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Denmark’s privately-held dermatology specialist LEO Pharma and Japan’s Kyowa Kirin have revealed that they will terminate the distribution and co-promotion agreement for the psoriasis vulgaris treatment Dovobet Ointment, Gel, and Foam (calcipotriol hydrate / betamethasone dipropionate) in Japan on December 31, 2024. 1 November 2024
Biotechnology
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has approved the medicine sugemalimab (trade name Eqjubi) to treat adult patients with a type of cancer called non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC ). 31 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese pharma major Takeda today announced earnings results for the first half of fiscal year 2024 (six months ended September 30, 2024), with continued momentum in its Growth & Launch Products driving growth. 31 October 2024
Biosimilars
The US unit of South Korea-based biosimilar drug developer Celltrion
has announced a late-breaking post hoc analysis of the pivotal LIBERTY studies (LIBERTY-CD and LIBERTY-UC) of Zymfentra (infliximab-dyyb), during the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) 2024 Annual Scientific Meeting. 30 October 2024
Biotechnology
Takeda has release positive interim results from a Phase III-enabling proof-of-concept study for mezagitamab (TAK-079), a potential best-in-class anti-CD83 monoclonal antibody, in patients with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN). 29 October 2024
Biotechnology
South Korea’s GemVax & KAEL has reported positive top-line results from a Phase IIa trial of GV1001, for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). 29 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Corxel Pharmaceuticals and LENZ Therapeutics have reported encouraging topline results from a Phase III trial in China testing LENZ’s aceclidine-based eye drop, LNZ100. 29 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drugmaker Shionogi saw its shares rise 2.3% to 2,173 yen today after it released positive research findings. 29 October 2024
Biotechnology
Yongyin-based biopharma company GC Biopharma has announced a partnership with Novelty Nobility for the joint development of a new treatment for geographic atrophy (GA). 28 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drugmaker Astellas Pharma revealed it has decided to withdraw its marketing authorization application from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution (ACP). 28 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drugmaker Chugai Pharmaceutical has announced its financial results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2024. 28 October 2024
Biotechnology
Biostar Pharmaceuticals has announced its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, aiming to raise funds to advance its growing oncology pipeline and support its global expansion efforts. 25 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
US privately-held drug developer NImmune Biopharma has acquired development and commercialization rights for omilancor in Asia from Sino-American biotech LianBio. 25 October 2024
Biotechnology
Legend Biotech has removed Genscript Biotech as its majority shareholder, in a move coinciding with rising US concerns over Chinese ties within the biotech sector. 24 October 2024
Biotechnology
Japanese medium-sized drugmaker Asahi Kasei Pharma yesterday revealed it has acquired the exclusive distribution rights in Japan for two products developed by Swedish Orphan Biovitrum. 16 September 2022
Biotechnology
A research note from GlobalData suggests that AstraZeneca, the British pharma major responsible for the coronavirus vaccine Vaxzevria and antibody therapy Evusheld, can expect positive uptake for the latter in Japan. 12 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
PT Bio Farma, the holding company for state-owned pharmaceutical companies in Indonesia, announced a new milestone in the manufacturing of IndoVac, a Covid-19 vaccine brand it has developed since November 2021. 9 September 2022
Biotechnology
Industry analyst GlobalData has presented context on recently-approved inhalable coronavirus vaccines, indicating that the method of administration could be key to combating the spread of infections. 8 September 2022
Biotechnology
CanSino Biologics has announced that the National Medical Products Administration of China (NMPA) has granted the company emergency use authorization for its recombinant COVID-19 vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5 Vector) for Inhalation, trade name Convidecia Air, to be used as a booster dose. 6 September 2022
Biotechnology
Chinese biotech Hutchmed is continuing its transition from a development stage company into a global commercial organization, according to analyst Trinity Delta. 5 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drug major Astellas Pharma today announced positive top-line results from the Phase III MOONLIGHT clinical trial in women in mainland China evaluating the long-term safety and tolerability of fezolinetant, an investigational oral, non-hormonal compound being studied for the treatment of moderate to severe vasomotor symptoms (VMS) associated with menopause. 5 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
Japan’s Teijin Pharma has obtained manufacturing and sales approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for its Ostabalo (abaloparatide acetate) subcutaneous injection Cart 1.5mg. 5 September 2022
Pharmaceutical
UK pharma major AstraZeneca says its Forxiga (dapagliflozin), a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor, has been approved in China to reduce the risk of sustained estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline, end-stage kidney disease (ESKD), cardiovascular (CV) death and hospitalization for heart failure (hHF) in adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) at risk of progression with and without type-2 diabetes (T2D). 5 September 2022
Biotechnology
Clover Biopharmaceuticals, a Chinese vaccines and biologics company, has announced positive Phase II/III trial data demonstrating that its lead COVID-19 vaccine candidate, SCB-2019, elicited a robust immune response to the Omicron BA.5 subvariant, the dominant SARS-CoV-2 variant circulating globally today. 31 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
Taiho Pharmaceutical, a subsidiary of Japanese drugmaker Otsuka Holdings, says it has launched the oral heat shock protein (HSP) 90 inhibitor Jeselhy (pimitespib) tablets 40mg in Japan. 31 August 2022
Biotechnology
Sino-American RNAi therapeutics company Sirnaomics has announced that the cohort receiving the 180μg dose in its Phase II trial of STP705 (cotsiranib) for cutaneous basal cell carcinoma (BCC) achieved a 100% complete response (CR), indicating the promising viability of the treatment. 30 August 2022
Biotechnology
AstraZeneca's (LSE: AZN) Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab, formerly AZD7442), a long-acting antibody combination, has been approved in Japan for both prevention (pre-exposure prophylaxis) and treatment of symptomatic disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 infection. 30 August 2022
Generics
It was not so very long ago that Indian drugmakers were facing headwinds due to the spike in prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) and intermediates being imported from China. From being dependent on China for APIs in the past, India has now swung to the opposite end of the spectrum and is imposing anti-dumping duties on several APIs and key starting materials that come from China, reports The Pharma Letter’s India correspondent. 30 August 2022
Biotechnology
In just three months, Henlius’ heavily invested PD1 blockbuster Hansizhuang (serplulimab) rewarded the company with nearly 80 million renminbi ($11.6 million) since its launch in March 2022 in China to treat microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H). 27 August 2022
Biotechnology
Finch Therapeutics yesterday announced that it will regain full development and commercial rights to FIN-524 (previously known as TAK-524) and FIN-525 from Japanese pharma major Takeda Pharmaceutical. 26 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
As China seeks to increase its population size, another priority is to combat diseases prevalent in its population, such as human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-negative/hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (HER2-/HR+ BC). 26 August 2022
Biotechnology
UK pharma major AstraZeneca this morning announced that it has received marketing approval from the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for three of its pharmaceutical products, sending the firm’s shares edging up 1.3% to 11,497.12 pence. 25 August 2022
Biotechnology
Japanese drugmaker Chugai Pharmaceutical today announced receipt of approval from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) for the anticancer agent/antimicrotubule binding anti-CD79b monoclonal antibody Polivy intravenous infusion (polatuzumab vedotin (genetical recombination) for an additional indication of treatment of patients with previously untreated diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). 24 August 2022
Pharmaceutical
Japanese pharma major Takeda announced the company’s dengue vaccine, Qdenga (dengue tetravalent vaccine [live, attenuated]; formerly known as TAK-003), was approved by the Indonesia National Agency for Drug and Food Control, Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM), for the prevention of dengue disease caused by any serotype in individuals six years to 45 years of age. 23 August 2022
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