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Qilu nabs China rights to Minghui’s B7-H3 ADC for up to $186M

May 12, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Minghui Pharmaceutical Ltd. is out-licensing its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) MHB-088C to Qilu Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for China rights for up to ¥1.345 billion (US$186.44 million). Under terms of the deal, Qilu gains rights to develop and manufacture the ADC in greater China, including mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.
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Bio Korea 2025

FDA shift from animal testing fuels organoid, organ-on-chip demand

May 9, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
The U.S. FDA’s decision to phase out animal testing for INDs is driving a new market of alternative, nonanimal testing technologies like organoids and organs-on-a-chip, speakers at Bio Korea 2025 said.
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Cynata’s MSC cells show positive results across variety of delivery systems

May 9, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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The promise of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) to heal heart disease could be around the corner thanks to a new delivery method tested by regenerative medicine company Cynata Therapeutics Ltd.
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Oncosil’s brachytherapy device outperforms SBRT in pancreatic cancer

May 8, 2025
By Tamra Sami
Oncosil Medical Ltd.’s brachytherapy device outperformed stereotactic body radiation therapy plus chemotherapy in patients with unresectable or borderline-resectable locally advanced pancreatic cancer, according to a comparative analysis.
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US legal issues to track in pharma, biotech: Bio Korea 2025

May 8, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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Ongoing policy issues in the U.S., including the Inflation Reduction Act and recent proposals under President Donald Trump’s administration, have wide ranging implications for the global biopharmaceutical industry, speakers at Bio Korea 2025 said May 8, including a heightened need for all biotechs to draft regulatory strategies.
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Shionogi to acquire Japan Tobacco pharma companies for $1.1B

May 8, 2025
By Tamra Sami
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Shionogi & Co. said it plans to acquire Japan Tobacco Inc. (JT) subsidiaries Torii Pharmaceutical Co. and Akros Pharma Inc. for ¥160 billion (US$1.1 billion) to expand its global R&D business. The two companies have been negotiating since early 2024, and the deal is structured such that a tender offer will begin on May 8 and end on June 18 with an offer price of ¥6,350 per share to buy at least 11.89% of the minority stake, JT told BioWorld.
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South Korea urges US to exempt pharma, allies from tariffs

May 7, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
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South Korean government and biopharmaceutical industry representatives urged American policymakers May 7 to refrain from imposing tariffs on pharmaceutical imports, and to spare allies if pharma tariffs are deemed necessary. Both Korea’s Ministry of Health and Welfare on May 4 and the Korea Biotechnology Industry Organization on May 6 submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce in response to its ongoing investigation of pharmaceutical imports.
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Nuevocor draws $45M series B for gene therapy in rare heart disease

May 7, 2025
By Nuala Moran
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Nuevocor Pte. Ltd. has closed a $45 million series B, enabling it to move lead gene therapy NVC-001 into the clinic in the treatment of an inherited form of cardiomyopathy.
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South Korea approves record number of biosimilars in 2024

May 6, 2025
By Marian (YoonJee) Chu
South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety approved 18 biosimilar products in 2024, making it a record year for domestic biosimilar approvals since the agency’s first nod of Celltrion Inc.’s Remsima, a reference product of Remicade (infliximab), in 2012.
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Dimerix strikes $601M Amicus deal for kidney disease drug DMX-200

May 6, 2025
By Tamra Sami
Dimerix Ltd. sealed an exclusive license agreement with Amicus Therapeutics Inc. for commercialization of its phase III kidney disease candidate, DMX-200, in a deal valued at AU$940 million (US$601.22 million).
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