Clinical updates from Asia, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications, including: Astellas, Astrazeneca, Beigene, Cstone, Daiichi Sankyo, Epygenix, Hutchison China Meditech, Isofol Medical, Oric

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Cognita Labs, Jubilant Pharma, Imricor Medical Systems, Mauna Kea Technologies

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications, including: Saluda Medical, Soliton

Med-tech happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Abbvie, Allergan, Anika Therapeutics, Bioivt, Electrocore, Halma, Parcus Medical, Suntech Medical, Ucyte Technologies, Valencell

Med-tech firms raising money in public or private financings, including: Loop+, Pharmaceutical Product Development, Ulab Systems, Valencell

New hires and promotions in the med-tech industry, including: Biotronik

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications, including: Anavex, Astellas, Astrazeneca, Aveo, Daiichi, Deinove, Epygenix, Evolus, Faron, Hansa, Innovation, Khondrian, Lilly, Nucana, Oncimmune, Oric, Sun Biopharma, Trovagene

Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief, including: Abbvie, Aeterna Zentaris, Akari, Allergan, Anika, Asahi Kasei, Aska, Aytu, Bavarian Nordic, Berlin-Chemie, Bionical, Biotheus, Bravovax, Emmaus, Eyepoint, Geovax, Genentech, Helsinn, Innovus, Lexicon, Nanthealth, Novo Nordisk, Ocumension, Oncoceutics, Oncolytics, Pharmamar, Pieris, Sorrento, Taiho, Tilt, Veloxis

Biopharmas raising money in public or private financings, including: Adaptimmune, Arix, Beam, Quench Bio, Nanoviricides, Vaccibody, Zymeworks