As geopolitical tensions rise between the U.S. and China, building cross-border relationships is more important than ever, said panelists during the Chinabio Partnering Forum in Shanghai Sept. 10.
Regulatory snapshots, including drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations in Asia-Pacific: Amneal, Hutchmed, Moebius, Simcere, Skyline, Yoltech.
Biopharma happenings in Asia-Pacific including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Allist, Ashahi, Bora Biologics, Calliditas, ENA, Jacobio, Kissei, Rigel, Simcere Zaiming, Targetrx,Tanvex.
Researchers at China Pharmaceutical University and Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have disclosed short transient receptor potential channel 5 (TRPC5) and/or short transient receptor potential channel 4 (TRPC4) ligands reported to be useful for the treatment of cancer and more.
Jacobio Pharmaceuticals Group Co. Ltd. out-licensed rights for two lung cancer assets in China to Shanghai Allist Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd. through a potential ¥900 million (US$126.4 million) deal. Beijing-headquartered Jacobio said Aug. 30 that it signed off development, regulatory and commercial milestone rights to both glecirasib, a KRAS G12C inhibitor first targeting non-small-cell lung cancer, and a SHP2 inhibitor called JAB-3312.
Navigator Medicines Inc. is charting a course through the autoimmune disease drug landscape, having raised $100 million in a series A funding round to advance an OX40 ligand (OX40L)-targeted portfolio licensed from South Korea’s Imbiologics Corp.
After initially reporting that Xanamem failed to meet the primary endpoint in cognitive attention in the phase IIa Xanacidd cognition and depression trial, Actinogen Medical Ltd. CEO Steven Gourlay said a new analysis shows clinically and statistically significant benefits in depression.