BEIJING – China has finally written all its drug-related reforms into law, as it passed the amendment of its drug administration law in late August, the amendment to take effect on Dec. 1. Those moves carry one goal: to bring more and better drugs into the Chinese market as quickly as possible. Read More
BEIJING – Chinese T-cell immunotherapy specialist Immunotech Biopharm Ltd., of Beijing, has become the seventh pre-revenue biotech on the waiting list to go public on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX). In an application filed last week, the specific amount was not disclosed, but company said much of the proceeds are expected to advance its lead candidate targeting liver cancer. Read More
BEIJING – The ongoing trade war between the U.S. and China has helped put the biotechnology field on the U.S. foreign investment restriction list, causing a chilling effect on the market. Read More
BEIJING – China's position as a global power in active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) could be jeopardized by the ongoing and worsening trade war with the U.S. Perhaps more worrisome for the pharma industry, any disruption to Chinese supply chains could have a serious impact on drug manufacturing and accessibility globally. Read More
PERTH, Australia – Stem cell therapy has failed to deliver on its promises, according to Exopharm Ltd. founder and CEO Ian Dixon, who said he believes that exosomes, or the extracellular vesicles released by stem cells, could be a disrupter in the regenerative medicine space. Read More
BEIJING – Despite tensions between the U.S. and China, especially in the tech sector, Oncologie Inc. maintains its plans to pursue drug development in both markets. The clinical-stage startup, led by U.S. scientists and funded with Chinese capital, has stationed itself in both Boston and Shanghai to focus on developing innovative cancer therapies simultaneously in China and the U.S. Read More
Daiichi Sankyo Co. Ltd., of Tokyo, reported through its European arm one-year outcomes results from a study of 24,962 patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) treated with Lixiana (edoxaban), including elderly NVAF patients and those with and without a history of intracranial hemorrhage. Read More
Eisai Inc., of Woodcliff Lake, N.J., the U.S. pharmaceutical subsidiary of Tokyo-based Eisai Co. Ltd., appointed Priya Chaturvedi vice president of global clinical quality assurance. Read More
Japan's Sumitomo Dainippon Pharma Co. Ltd. plans to pay $3 billion to acquire Roivant Sciences Ltd.'s ownership interests in five biopharma companies, plus options to acquire up to six more from the prolific company-builder. The deal, slated to close in October, would give Sumitomo Dainippon controlling interests in Myovant Sciences Inc., Urovant Sciences Inc., Enzyvant Therapeutics Inc. and Altavant Sciences Inc., as well as an equity stake of more than 10% in Roivant itself. Read More
