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BioWorld Asia

Aug. 27, 2024

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UCB sells off China mature products to CBC Group for $680M

UCB SA is divesting its mature neurology and allergy business in China, selling those products to CBC Group and Mubadala Investment Co. for $680 million so it can refocus on innovation and partnerships in China. The deal includes UCB’s manufacturing site in Zhuhai in Guangdong province. Read More
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Adcendo licenses Multitude’s phase I-ready ADC for $1B+

Adcendo ApS has inked a deal with Multitude Therapeutics Inc. and is licensing Multitude’s phase I-ready antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), ADCE-T02, which targets tissue factor. Under the deal, Copenhagen, Denmark-based Adcendo gains exclusive development and commercialization rights for the ADC globally, excluding greater China (mainland China, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan) where Multitude retains all rights. Read More
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Good Tryp: Psilocybin trial brings pain relief for fibromyalgia

All patients dosed in a phase IIa trial with Tryptamine Therapeutics Ltd.’s (Tryp) oral psilocybin (TRP-8802) trial reported an improvement in fibromyalgia pain severity, sleep, and pain interference. Read More
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Huadong gets China rights to Imbiologics’ Oxtima program for ₩430B

Imbiologics Inc. scored a potential ₩430 billion (US$315.5 million) deal with China’s Hangzhou Zhongmei Huadong Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. for Oxtima, an autoimmune disease program with two assets co-developed by Seoul, South Korea-based HK Inno.N Corp. Read More

Stocks rise along with concerns of global mpox outbreak

Following the World Health Organization’s escalation of mpox to a public health emergency of international concern on Aug. 14 and the emergence of what appears to be a more severe strain of the orthopoxvirus, the spotlight has focused on a handful of companies working on vaccines and antivirals. Shares of Geovax Labs Inc., Emergent Biosolutions Inc. and Tonix Pharmaceuticals Inc. were all trading up Aug. 19. Read More
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Pfizer urges Australia to establish clear vision for life sciences

Pfizer Inc. is calling on the Australian government to establish priorities for the life sciences sector to attract more investment into research, clinical trials and manufacturing in Australia. The new report recommends that the government issue a life sciences vision akin to the one issued by the U.K. in 2021 to make the country more competitive to attract investment. Read More
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TYK Medicines raises $74M in HKEX IPO to launch EGFR inhibitor

TYK Medicines Inc. made a strong debut on the main board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), raising HK$579 million (US$74.32 million) to commercialize its lead compound, EGFR inhibitor TY-9591, now in pivotal trials in patients with EGFR mutation-positive lung cancer. Read More
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US lawmakers flag clinical trials with ties to China military

Drug and device sponsors conducting clinical trials in China to support U.S. FDA approval may want to reconsider their choice of trial sites, as trials conducted at hospitals and clinics affiliated with China’s military or in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region could be in for increased scrutiny. Read More

Financings for August 27, 2024

Biopharmas in Asia-Pacific raising money in public or private financings: Pharmazz, Sun Pharamceutical. Read More

In the clinic for August 27, 2024

Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Biovaxys, Innovo. Read More

Other news to note for August 27, 2024

Biopharma happenings in Asia-Pacific including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Aurigene, Bridge Biotherapeutics, Dr. Reddy’s, Hitgen, Kainomyx, KE Sdn, Kelun-Biotech, Merck, Novo Nordisk. Read More

Regulatory actions for August 27, 2024

Regulatory snapshots, including global submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Astellas, Astrazeneca, Bioacrtic, Kelun-Biotech, Ractigen. Read More

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