Biotechnology
Everest Medicines Acquires Exclusive Greater China and Other Asian Country Rights to VIS-101, a Novel Bifunctional Biologic for Serious Eye Disorders
* Everest Medicines acquired an exclusive license to develop, manufacture, and commercialize VIS-101 inGreater China, Singapore, South Korea, and certain Southeast Asian countries. * Under the assigned exclusive license, Everest Medicines will make an upfront payment ofUS$7 million (equivalen...
LOTTE BIOLOGICS and SK pharmteco Sign Strategic Partnership to Strengthen Global ADC CDMO Capabilities
* Two global CDMO leaders have joined forces to strengthen their presence in the rapidly growing antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market. * The collaboration will deliver integrated, one-stop CDMO services spanning antibody drug substance, linker–payload production, and bioconjugation, supported...
ArkBio Initiates Phase II Clinical Trial of AK0610, a Preventive Monoclonal Antibody for Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
SHANGHAI, Oct. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("ArkBio") today announcedthe initiation of a Phase II clinical study of AK0610, a fully human monoclonal antibody designed to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. Building on ArkBio's previous experi...
Ascletis Selects a Best-in-Class Once-Monthly Subcutaneously Administered Amylin Receptor Agonist, ASC36, for Clinical Development
-In head-to-head non-human primate (NHP) studies, average observed half-life of ASC36 was approximately15 days, 3-fold longer than petrelintide, which supports once-monthly subcutaneous (SQ) dosing in humans. -ASC36 demonstrated approximately 91% greater relative body weight reduction compared t...
I-MAB (Nasdaq: IMAB) Transitions to NovaBridge Biosciences (Nasdaq: NBP) with Trading Effective October 30, 2025 New Brand and Logo to Reflect Strategic Transformation to a Global Biotech Platform
* New corporate brand reflects strategic transformation to a global biotech platform accelerating access to innovative medicines for patients worldwide * Strategy centers on broadening access to global capital and innovation through a plannedHong Kong initial public offering (IPO), and holding...
Study Finds ELISAs in Milk Samples Less Reliable for Johne's Disease Detection -- $198M in Dairy Losses Underscore Need for More Accurate Milk Testing
Peer-reviewed (in-press) study finds serum-based antibody tests align, but milk results vary—calling for improved milk-specific diagnostics to strengthen herd surveillance and profitability CARLSBAD, Calif., Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pictor Holdings Inc. today announced new peer-reviewed dat...
ICHORtec and Johns Hopkins University Expand Collaboration to Enhance CRISPR Gene Editing Specificity Using Quantum FMB® Technology
BERLIN and BALTIMORE, Oct. 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ICHORtec GmbH is pleased to announce an expanded research collaboration with the laboratory of Professor Gregory A. Newby in the Department of Genetic Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. This partnership, aligned with the...
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In the news release, Five social service agencies join Singapore's shingles awareness movement, issued29-Oct-2025 by GSK over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the one of the community partner's name, should read "Lions Befrienders" rather than "Lion Befrienders" as originally issue...
Alphamab Oncology Announces Biparatopic HER2-targeting ADC JSKN003 Was Granted Fast Track Designation by FDA for the Treatment of PROC
SUZHOU, China, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphamab Oncology (stock code: 9966.HK) announced that the biparatopic HER2-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) JSKN003 has been granted Fast Track Designation (FTD) by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of advanced or...
JSBio Strengthens Commitment to Power Cellular Agriculture Commercialization
Building on biopharma expertise, JSBio drives scalable innovation and partnerships to advance the cellular agriculture industry. SHANGHAI, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- JSBio, a leading cell culture media manufacturer and service provider in the APAC region, is deepening its commitment to cellu...
Onward Therapeutics Exercises Exclusive Option and Signs Worldwide License Agreement with Institut du Cancer de Montpellier for Novel Onco-Metabolism Program
EPALINGES, Switzerland, Oct. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Onward Therapeutics SA, a clinical stage oncology company, today announced that its French subsidiary, Onward Therapeutics France, has exercised its exclusive option and entered into a worldwide license agreement with Institut du Cancer de Mon...
Shanton Pharma Completes EOP2 Meeting with US FDA for Refractory Gout Program
SAP-001 is Shanton's lead investigational compound with First- and Best-in-Class potential in uncontrolled gout SINGAPORE and PRINCETON, N.J., Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanton Pharma, a clinical-stage biotech developing a novel treatment for gout, today announced the successful completion o...
China's NMPA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody Candidate Gotistobart (BNT316/ONC-392)
Designation granted for gotistobart (BNT316/ONC392) for the treatment of patients with squamous non-small cell lung cancer (sqNSCLC), an aggressive subtype of lung cancer Breakthrough Therapy designation will allow for an expedited development and regulatory review of gotistobart inChina Globa...
Raffles Medical Group Partners Gene Solutions to Expand Access to Global Cancer Clinical Trials
SINGAPORE, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Raffles Medical Group
CSL Honoured as Overall Winner of the 2025 Facility of the Year Awards by the International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering (ISPE)
Setting new standards in responsible innovation, CSL's Broadmeadows facility
blends Pharma 4.0™ principles with sustainable design to transform plasma
manufacturing
BROADMEADOWS, AUSTRALIA, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CSL
Antengene Presents Latest Preclinical Data of ATG-201 (CD19 x CD3 TCE) at ACR 2025
SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Oct. 27, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biotech company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercialising first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for autoimmune dis...
Indonesia's Legacy in the Global Vaccine Landscape, Bio Farma and DCVMN Strengthen Health Resilience Through Global Partnership
BANDUNG, Indonesia, Oct. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Through PT Bio Farma (Persero),Indonesia has played a strategic and sustained role in the Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers' Network (DCVMN), working to ensure equitable access to safe, high-quality, and affordable vaccines. Since DCVMN's...
A Self-Reliant Future through HPV 9-Valent Vaccine Alliance: INNOVAX details Localization Strategy in Thailand at IPVS 2025
BANGKOK, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On October 23, 2025, Dr. Zhiming ( Tiffany) Jiang, General Manager of Wantai Group, and Dr. Huirong (Harry) Pan, General Manager of Xiamen Innovax Biotech Co., Ltd. ("Innovax"), participated in the 37th International Papillomavirus Society (IPVS) Conference i...
Ribo Granted EMA Orphan Drug Designation for siRNA Therapeutic RBD1016 for Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) Infection
BEIJING and GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Suzhou Ribo Life Science Co., Ltd. and Ribocure Pharmaceuticals AB (Ribo), today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to RBD1016 for the treatment of Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) infec...
Pfizer and BioNTech Receive Health Sciences Authority Approval for SARS-CoV-2 Sublineage LP.8.1-Adapted Monovalent COVID-19 Vaccine in Singapore
* The updated COVID-19 vaccine is expected to be available in Singapore at selected polyclinics and private general practitioner (GP) clinics inOctober 2025 for individuals 6 months of age and older. SINGAPORE, Oct. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Pfizer Singapore and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, "BioNT...
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