Regulatory snapshots, including drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations in Asia-Pacific: Hyundai, Innocare, Mesoblast, Sarepta, Sihuan.
Clinical updates from Asia, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Alerity, Ark Biopharmaceutial, Carsgen, Immutep, Innovo, Mediwound, Radiopharm, Remegen, Takeda.
Cancer cachexia is a devastating condition that affects up to 80% of advanced cancer patients and causes approximately 2 million deaths worldwide annually. Cancer cachexia is characterized by uncontrolled weight loss and severe muscle wasting. Despite its significant impact, effective treatments remain elusive.
Biopharma happenings in Asia-Pacific including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: AFT Pharmaceuticals, Casi, Eli Lilly, Hyloris, Intron, Kaixin, Qliniq, Rznomics.
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.
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.
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.
Sirius Therapeutics Inc. raised nearly $50 million in a series B2 financing round May 9 to support its pipeline of small interfering RNA (siRNA) molecules for cardiovascular disease indications. SRSD-107, a long-acting Factor XI anticoagulant for thromboembolic disorders, is its lead candidate waiting on EMA clearance to begin a phase II study in Europe.
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