Asia

Despite geopolitical tensions, the pharmaceutical industry sees China as a land of opportunity and some largely surmountable challenges.
Tessa Therapeutics, Synklino, Anagenex and Charm Therapeutics raise tens of millions of dollars in Series A financing.
Degron Therapeutics, based in Shanghai, announced Thursday that it has secured $22 million in Series A financing for its unique molecular glue-based targeted protein degradation platform GlueXplorer.
Legend Biotech and J&J, Adicet Bio, Curis and Immutep present optimistic early and mid-stage results at ASCO.
Four life sciences companies posted previews of their respective programs ahead of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting on June 5, 2022.
Shares of Cleveland-based Athersys, Inc. are plunging Friday after the company announced a strategic restructuring that will result in the slashing of 70% of its workforce.
Most of Samsung’s investment will be in South Korea, and it expects to create 80,000 new jobs through 2026, or about 16,000 positions annually.
ShouTi believes many targets addressed by biologic and peptide therapeutics can be reached by innovative, rationally-designed, best-in-class small molecules that don’t need refrigeration or injection.
The changes are unlikely to help people in developing countries but could reduce innovation among biopharma companies and ultimately do more harm than good.
There is always a fair amount of interest in anti-aging potential treatments, with an almost cyclical round of investment in the area. Here’s a look at some new research into aging.
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