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China The latest China pharma news, including the upcoming first domestic approval for a foreign COVID-19 vaccine in June; the potential of Western China as a manufacturing hub; and EpimAb’s plan for a public stock offering in 2022 amid a booming global bispecific antibodies market.   Pharma Not Immune From Coming…

Switzerland Michael Altorfer, CEO of the Swiss Biotech Association, a membership organisation representing the interests of the Swiss biotech industry, discusses the evolution of the biotech sector in Switzerland, how the country’s ecosystem has helped foster success stories like Actelion, and the multilateral work being done to improve intellectual property protection…

Switzerland In a recent conversation with PharmaBoardroom, Michael Sidler of Redalpine Venture Partners, a venture capital (VC) firm aiming to support founders and start-ups in Europe, highlighted how the European VC & the Switzerland Biotech Investment space has evolved over the past decade and the funding challenges that remain. He also…

Switzerland Redalpine Venture Partners’ Dr Michael Sidler highlights some of the key trends in the European biotech VC space, the funding and operational strategies that successful start-ups in Europe are utilising, and the Swiss innovation ecosystem.   What has happened in Europe over the last couple of decades has been truly…

Switzerland This article forms part of Healthcare & Life Sciences Review: Switzerland February 2021, a comprehensive up-to-date country report on the Swiss pharma market, featuring data snapshots, feature articles, exclusive interviews and more. Click here to download.   Long heralded as an innovation powerhouse able to hold its own against the…

Switzerland Biotech veteran Brian O’Callaghan introduces ObsEva – a Swiss-based firm focused on women’s health –, his motivations to join the company – which is on the verge of transforming into a commercial-stage outfit –, and the strategy he has put in place moving forward. O’Callaghan also shares his insights on…

Switzerland Dr Nicolas Fischer introduces Light Chain Bioscience, a Swiss biotech company focusing on the discovery and development of bispecific antibodies using proprietary technology. Fischer also outlines the competitiveness of Light Chain’s platform, the company’s partnership strategy, and his goals for future growth.   There is no question that bispecific and…

Switzerland Alessandro Riva, MD joined biotech Ichnos Sciences as its founding CEO in 2019, leaving behind a storied career in oncology R&D at Novartis and Gilead. In an exclusive interview, Riva outlines his motivations behind taking on this new challenge, how the company’s approach to oncology treatment differs from  – and…

China The latest from Chinese pharma, including a new deal between AstraZeneca and Junshi Biosciences; Innoforce and dMed’s R&D collab; and investment news on Clover Biopharmaceuticals, Sciwind Biosciences, and Gensciences.   AstraZeneca signs deal with Chinese biotech Junshi Biosciences to market anti-PD-1 cancer drug in China https://www.biopharma-reporter.com/Article/2021/03/01/AstraZeneca-betting-on-China-s-PD-1-cancer-market AstraZeneca has signed a…

Singapore ASLAN Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage immunology-focused biopharmaceutical company. CEO Dr Carl Firth reveals why the company has shifted its focus from oncology to autoimmune diseases. He explains why their lead asset has the potential to compete with Sanofi’s blockbuster Dupixent and why ASLAN decided to delist from the Taiwan Stock…

China One of the largest domestic pharma companies in China (ranking number one from 2014 to 2019), Yangtze River Pharmaceutical Group (YRPG) is so-named for its location in Taizhou, Jiangsu Province, part of the Yangtze River Delta, where the Yangtze River feeds into the East China Sea. Founded initially in 1971,…

USA Following on from our profile on five of the most promising clinical-stage biotech companies developing orphan therapies in Europe, here we move to the world’s biggest biopharmaceutical market and R&D hub, shining the spotlight on five of the most important and innovative rare-disease start-ups in the USA.   The US…