HONG KONG – China's proposed biosimilar guidelines could open the door for more competition among domestic and foreign producers even though some issues remain unclear, such as the development of more complex next-generation products and how regulators will deal with naming issues. Read More

SHANGHAI – China's hospitals are now required to centralize financial management of clinical trials, set up an enhanced supervision system and strengthen their use of project management tools. Read More

HONG KONG - A team of Japanese scientists has discovered a new single gene mutation that can cause infertility, which not only sheds new light on the causes of that condition, but could also lead to its early detection and treatment based on genetic diagnosis. Read More

NEW DELHI – As India grapples with its annual bouts of post-monsoon dengue outbreaks, Sanofi Pasteur said it hopes to roll out the world's first dengue vaccine in the second half of 2015. Read More

Novabay Pharmaceuticals Inc., of Emeryville, Calif., and China Pioneer Pharma Holdings Ltd., of Shanghai, said Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration cleared Novabay's Neutrophase skin and wound cleanser for sale in Taiwan. Novabay plans to ship Neutrophase to Taiwan in the fourth quarter to support Pioneer's launch in early 2015. Neutrophase previously was approved for sale in mainland China, Singapore, Malaysia and the U.S. Read More