ASEAN A roundup of some of the most important recent pharma news from the dynamic ASEAN region, including a big new investment from Novartis in its antibody plant in Singapore, the establishment of ‘pharmaceutical ecozones’ to streamline the drug application process in the Philippines; Vietnam’s journey to attaining WHO Level Four…
APAC The latest pharma and healthcare news from APAC, including Celltrion’s plans to sell its Takeda portfolio to CBC; reforms to the South Korean national insurance system that may lead to shorter reimbursement timelines; Novartis’ early-stage HDAC6 Inhibitor deal with Chong Kun Dang Pharmaceutical; Astellas Pharma’s gastric cancer FDA fail; Daiichi…
APAC The latest pharma and healthcare news from Southeast Asia, including the partnership between KPJ Healthcare and Samsung; Specialised Therapeutics’ immuno-oncology therapy; Singapore biotech CytoMed Therapeutics’ IPO, the Malaysian approval of Astrazeneca’s Evusheld and CAR T-cell immunotherapy innovation in Thailand. Singapore-Sweden research reveals promising stem cell approach for restoring vision…
APAC The latest pharma and healthcare news from Southeast Asia, including the proposed healthcare programs of Thailand’s political parties for the upcoming election; Singapore’s approval of Pfizer’s 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine; the collaboration between Amgen and NSG BioLabs; Indonesian startup Etana’s new round of financing and Pharmaniaga’s financial woes. Thailand develops…
Asia-Pacific The biggest pharma stories from Southeast Asia, including GSK’s new HPF manufacturing investment, license suspensions for Samco Farma and Ciubros Farma after Indonesia’s acute kidney injury crisis, Kalbe’s Aventis share purchase, China-based MGI Tech’s participation in Thailand’s genomics initiative and Boston Scientific’s expanded operations in Malaysia. GSK invests SGD…
APAC The latest pharma news from Southeast Asia, including the Singaporean Health Sciences Authority (HSA) being awarded the highest maturity level in the WHO’s classification of global regulatory authorities, as well as highlights from Indonesia, the Philippines, and Malaysia Singapore medicines regulator world’s first to achieve highest maturity level in…
Singapore Writing in the December edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine, Agnes Ho, Cindy Zen, and Tan Kwee Lan of Boehringer Ingelheim give an overview of the current regulatory framework for orphan drug registration in four ASEAN countries and what more could be done to improve it. Regulatory authorities such…
Asia-Pacific The latest from the pharma industry in Southeast Asia, including underwhelming results from Kalbe Pharma, Indonesia’s largest pharma company; Novavax’s vaccine manufacturing plans in the Philippines; the promising future of cannabis in Thailand; and the first Vietnamese coronavirus vaccine candidate’s Phase III trials. Indonesia’s Kalbe Farma sales underwhelm investors…
Asia-Pacific The latest from Southeast Asian pharma, including soaring output in Singapore, tax breaks for research in Indonesia, Thai firm Factorytalk’s UK expansion, and the potential for a Russian COVID-19 vaccine manufacturing facility in the Philippines. Singapore Factory Output Surges At Fastest Pace In Nine Years On Pharma Boost (Business…
Roundup The latest news from Asia-Pacific pharma, including Alovtech and DKSH’s biosimilar commercialisation partnership, Samsung Biologics and AstraZeneca’s joint move to strengthen their manufacturing collaborations, and whether President Duterte’s vaccine diplomacy can kickstart the domestic Filipino pharma industry. Alvotech and DKSH have expanded their partnership to commercialize six new biosimilar…
India Below is a selection of the top stories in Indian pharma from recent months, ranging from efforts to counter the coronavirus, to regulatory reform, the spike in USFDA warning letters to Indian pharma manufacturers, promising export markets, and the growth of the Indian domestic market. Repurposing HIV drugs to…
Philippines Ramon Aristoza, acting President and CEO of PhilHealth, discusses the current challenges the organization is facing in terms of realizing the goal of universal healthcare for the Filipino population, their strategies moving forward, as well as the successes the program has seen over the years. He also discusses the need…
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