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BioWorld Asia

Dec. 28, 2021

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Antibodies attacking cancer cell

Legochem licenses out ADC to Iksuda in $1B deal

Legochem Biosciences Inc. has licensed out its antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) LCB-14 to Iksuda Therapeutics Ltd. in the duo’s latest deal that is worth $1 billion. Daejeon, South Korea-based Legochem will receive $50 million in an up-front payment and near-term milestones, and up to $950 million in developments, regulatory and commercial milestones. Read More
Concept of business partnership

ITM is made in China with potential $589M+ radiopharmaceutical deal

DUBLIN – ITM Isotope Technologies Munich (ITM) SE has secured its first radiopharmaceutical licensing deal in China, a pact with Grand Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. involving two radiopharmaceutical candidates, as well as a companion diagnostic for one of them. Read More
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Ji Xing acquires rights to heart failure treatment from Cytokinetics in $400M deal

RTW Investments LP-backed Ji Xing Pharmaceuticals Ltd. has acquired greater China rights to Cytokinetics Inc.’s omecamtiv mecarbil in a deal worth up to $400 million. Read More

Cstone’s PD-L1 antibody wins NMPA approval in NSCLC

China’s NMPA has given thumbs up to Cstone Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd.’s Cejemly (sugemalimab), an anti-PD-L1 monoclonal antibody. It was approved for use in treatment-naïve metastatic (stage IV) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients in combination with chemotherapy. Read More
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Antengene receives China’s first approval for oral exportin 1 inhibitor

Antengene Corp. Ltd. received marketing approval from China’s NMPA for ATG-010 (selinexor), a drug that was in-licensed from Karyopharm Therapeutics Inc. It was approved for use in combination with dexamethasone to treat adults with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma. Read More

Former Harvard researcher with undisclosed China contracts found guilty

A U.S. federal jury convicted Charles Lieber, the former chair of Harvard University’s chemistry and chemical biology department, on charges related to lying to federal authorities about his affiliation with China’s Thousand Talents Plan and the Wuhan University of Technology, as well as failing to report the income he received from the institute. Read More

Top Trends of 2021: BioWorld looks back as we head into 2022

Every year, the BioWorld team takes time to look back and assess the market-moving and life-changing stories and trends of the year. Without a doubt, COVID-19 shook humanity to the core, again. And like glioblastoma, the tentacles of COVID-19 invaded far beyond the obvious and ultimately changed the world. So that’s our top story of the year. But the biopharmaceutical industry is resilient and responsive. Even though there were tectonic shifts in efforts to bring an armamentarium of COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics to patients with record-breaking speed, work continued on other fronts. Read More

Appointments and advancements for Dec. 28, 2021

New hires and promotions in the biopharma industry in Asia-Pacific, including: Shouti, Zai Lab. Read More

Financings for Dec. 28, 2021

Biopharmas in Asia-Pacific raising money in public or private financings: Northview Acquisition. Read More

In the clinic for Dec. 21-27, 2021

Clinical updates from Asia, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Akston, Alphamab, Antengene, Henlius, Kissei, Mereo, Novavax, Rigel, Statera, Sumitomo Dainippon, Telix, Urovant. Read More

Other news to note for Dec. 28, 2021

Biopharma happenings in Asia-Pacific, such as deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Aerogen, Affiris, Astrazeneca, Basilea, Biondvax, Chemrar, Claritas, Cocrystal, Cyrus, Enzene, Frontier, FS Development, Hemogenyx, Merck, Neurocrine, Nuance, Pardes, Pfizer, Piramal, Rapid Dose, RDIF, Replicel Life Sciences, Ridgeback, Salzman Group, Shiseido, Sosei, Sutro, Tasly, Theramex, Westvac, Wuxi Apptec, Yapan. Read More

Regulatory actions for Dec. 21-27, 2021

Regulatory snapshots, including drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations in Asia-Pacific: Bioartic, Biogen, Biontech, Cstone, Daiichi Sankyo, Eirgenix, Eisai, Everest, Gilead, I-Mab, Innovent, Lianbio, Lion TCR, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, Providence, Sandoz, Takeda, Telix, Vaxine, Zogenix. Read More

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