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Japanese drugmaker Takeda has launched Fruzaqla (fruquintinib) in its home country. 22 November 2024
Biotechnology
Chinese biopharma CStone Pharmaceuticals has announced a strategic commercial collaboration with Pharmalink Store, a prominent pharmaceutical company based in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 22 November 2024
Biotechnology
Zhongshan-based biopharma company Akeso will await the verdict of the Chinese medicines regulator on a penpulimab-based combo therapy. 22 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Shanghai-based Zai Lab and New York’s Pfizer are to work together on the commercialization of Xacduro (sulbactam-durlobactam) in China. 22 November 2024
Biotechnology
Hong Kong-based Sino Biopharm has signed an equity investment and strategic collaboration agreement with LaNova Medicines, advancing its oncology focus. 22 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drugmaker Eisai has announced that the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment Rozebalamin for Injection (mecobalamin) has been launched in Japan as a treatment for slowing progression of functional impairment in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. 21 November 2024
Biotechnology
San Diego-based Kura Oncology and Japan’s Kyowa Kirin have entered into a global strategic collaboration to develop and commercialize ziftomenib. 21 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Shanghai-based Leading Tac Pharmaceutical has announced the successful completion of a series A financing round, raising over 100 million yuan ($14 million). 21 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Ascentage Pharma will see its investigational BCL-2 selective inhibitor, lisaftoclax, assessed under China’s Priority Review scheme. 20 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
California, USA-based biotech Cytokinetics saw its shares fall as much as 4% to $9.67 yesterday, after it announced a deal with Germany’ Bayer. 20 November 2024
Biotechnology
Californian oncology-focused biotech Avenzo Therapeutics has announced a pair of important updates. 19 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
Big pharmas are not deterred by China’s increasingly complex business environment. Instead, they are changing strategies to minimize risks while continuing to benefit from China, said speakers at ChinaTrials held last week in Shanghai. 18 November 2024
Biosimilars
Following US approval in May this year, South Korea’s Samsung Bioepis and US biotech Biogen have now won approval from the European Commission (EC) for their Opuviz 40mg/mL solution for injection in a vial, a biosimilar referencing Regeneron and Bayer’s Eylea (aflibercept). 18 November 2024
Biotechnology
Shanghai-based Junshi Biosciences has received UK regulatory approval for Loqtorzi (toripalimab) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC). 18 November 2024
Biotechnology
Chinese biotech Keymed Biosciences has entered an exclusive licensing agreement with Platina Medicines for its bispecific antibody candidate, CM336. 18 November 2024
Pharmaceutical
In yet another sign of the mounting interest in radiopharmaceuticals, Tongrui Biopharma, a Chinese innovator in this area, has announced the completion of a $100 million series A+ financing round. 18 November 2024
Biotechnology
Shanghai-based biopharma Zai Lab has announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering at $25.50 per share, aiming to raise around $200 million. 15 November 2024
Biosimilars
South Korean biosimilars company Celltrion today announced its acquisition of iQone Healthcare Switzerland a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on distribution, sales, and marketing in Switzerland. 15 November 2024
Biotechnology
Merck & Co has entered into an exclusive global license to develop, manufacture and commercialize LM-299 from China-based clinical-stage biotech LaNova Medicines, bringing the US pharma giant into the newly attractive PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody space. 15 November 2024
Biotechnology
Japanese drugmaker Nippon Shinyaku and USA-based Atsena Therapeutics have entered into an exclusive license agreement for the commercialization of ATSN-101 in the USA and Japan for advancing Atsena’s first- in-class, investigational gene therapy ATSN-101 for Leber congenital amaurosis caused by biallelic mutations in GUCY2D (LCA1). 13 November 2024
Biotechnology
California, USA-based biotech AcuraStem has entered into a license agreement with Japan’s largest pharma company Takeda to develop and commercialize AcuraStem's PIKFYVE targeted therapeutics including AS-202, an innovative antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) for the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 26 September 2023
Biotechnology
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) ha approved Phesgo, a fixed-dose combination of Perjeta (pertuzumab) and Herceptin (trastuzumab) with hyaluronidase. 26 September 2023
Biotechnology
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has granted approval for Rystiggo (rozanolixizumab) and for Zilbrysq (zilucoplan). 26 September 2023
Biotechnology
The Japanese Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the use of Cuvitru (immune globulin subcutaneous [human], 20% solution). 25 September 2023
Biotechnology
China’s tension between the US-led West, its down-sliding economy and the increasingly wayward policy making all added to the factors that made investors seek different ways to grow their businesses in the country, said speakers at ChinaBio partnering forum held on September 20 in Shanghai. 25 September 2023
Biotechnology
China-based immuno-oncology-focussed biotech I-Mab Biopharma revealed in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing that US pharma major AbbVie had totally terminated their September 2020 collaboration, relating to certain CD47 antibody compounds and products. 25 September 2023
Biotechnology
Having gained US and Taiwan regulatory approval for its hematology drug Altuviiio (efanesoctocog alfa) earlier this year, French pharma major Sanofi has now bagged marketing clearance in Japan. 25 September 2023
Pharmaceutical
French biopharma company Inventiva saw its US traded shares jump 11.1% to $4.19 yesterday, after it announced a deal with Japan-based Hepalys Pharma, a company incubated by Catalys Pacific. 22 September 2023
Biotechnology
AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo have reported positive high-level results from the Phase III TROPION-Breast01 study. 22 September 2023
Biotechnology
A new collaboration will see Californian biotech Kezar Life Sciences and China’s Everest Medicines working together on an immunoproteasome blocker, zetomipzomib. 21 September 2023
Biotechnology
According to a statement from China’s National Health Commission (NHC), mpox will now be treated under a higher level of threat protocol, after hundreds of new cases were detected in the country. 20 September 2023
Biotechnology
Japanese biopharma firm PeptiDream saw its share rise almost 5% to 1,714 yen, after it revealed a potentially lucrative licensing deal with US biotech Genentech. 20 September 2023
Pharmaceutical
Japanese drug major Astellas Pharma announced positive 24-month top-line results from the Phase III GATHER2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of Izervay (avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution), a complement C5 inhibitor for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD). 19 September 2023
Biotechnology
Sino-American biotech BeiGene today announced that it has entered into an agreement with Novartis to regain worldwide rights to develop, manufacture, and commercialize Tevimbra (tislelizumab). 19 September 2023
Biotechnology
Korean biotech 1ST Biotherapeutics has announced a clinical trial collaboration and supply agreement with US pharma giant Merck & Co. 19 September 2023
Biotechnology
South Korean contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) Samsung Biologics has announced a new agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for large-scale manufacturing of the US pharma major’s commercial antibody cancer drug substance. 18 September 2023
Biotechnology
Taiwan-based BRIM Biotechnology today announced that 22,500 shares have been issued at a premium of NT$65 (~US$2.03), raising a total of NT$1.4625 billion (~US$45.8 million). 13 September 2023
Pharmaceutical
US genomics-based drug discovery company Exelixis has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Sino-American firm Insilico Medicine for global rights to develop and commercialize the latter’s ISM3091. 13 September 2023
Pharmaceutical
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated Japanese pharma major Astellas Pharma’s Type II variation for Xtandi (enzalutamide) for the treatment of patients with non-metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer (nmHSPC). 13 September 2023
Biotechnology
Chinese biopharma Hutchmed today announced positive results from the confirmatory Phase IIIb clinical trial of savolitinib in patients with mesenchymal epithelial transition factor (MET) exon 14 skipping alteration non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). 12 September 2023
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