May 13, 2020
Takeda posts positive net profit of JPY 44 billion ($411M) for FY2019
Takeda has reported FY2019 revenue JPY 3,291 billion ($30.75M), up 57% in first full year following acquisition of Shire.
Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and Life Sciences
Category: Asia
May 11, 2020
PharmaCyte Biotech in final audit of manufacturing site
PharmaCyte Biotech said Monday that cGMP Validation, the company’s GMP consultant, is conducting its final audit of the manufacturing facility…
May 7, 2020
Canbridge gets marketing approval of Nerlynx in China
Puma Biotechnology, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBYI), a biopharmaceutical company, announced that its licensing partner CANbridge Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has received marketing approval of NERLYNX® (neratinib) in mainland China from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China.
May 6, 2020
DongWha Pharm’s plans testing new drug candidate to treat COVID-19
DongWha Pharm’s said it is getting ready for second phase of clinical trials of new drug candidate DW2008 to treat COVID-19.
April 24, 2020
– BIO KOREA 2020 International convention virtual
CHEONGJU, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#BIOKOREA—BIO KOREA 2020 International Convention, where global bio experts correspond, is shifting to an online-only event.
April 24, 2020
Positive outcome from study for Chugai’s satralizumab
Satralizumab monotherapy significantly reduced risk of relapse in patients with NMOSD, following a previous positive study where satralizumab was added to baseline immunosuppressant therapy.
March 18, 2020
Yokogawa Releases SU10 Single Cellome Unit for Use in Biological Research
Yokogawa has developed the SU10 Single CellomeTM Unit, a device that uses a nanopipette*1 to inject substances such as genes and drugs and aspirate intracellular materials at target locations in individual cells
March 18, 2020
The Lancet publishes papers from two studies of Takeda’s dengue vaccine candidate
– Results published in first paper from 18-month analysis of ongoing pivotal Phase 3 trial were generally consistent with overall…
March 16, 2020
BioNTech, Fosun Pharma, Pfizer working on COVID-19 vaccine. Clinical testing in Germany in April
BioNTech SE said Monday its development a potential vaccine to induce immunity and prevent COVID-19 infection in response to the growing global health threat posed by the disease has seen rapid progress. BioNTech’s product candidate, BNT162, is a potential first-in-class mRNA vaccine in the worldwide effort against COVID-19.
March 15, 2020
WHO: How to control and prevent COVID-19 in schools
The World Health Organisation has issued a guideline to keep safety in schools. We have outlined the most important keys…