Eisai gains Philippines approval for Aricept in new license
by Ben Adams
Seventeen years after the Philippines first approved Eisai and Pfizer’s Alzheimer’s drug Aricept, the country has now granted a new license for patients with…
Touts thwart top-level reforms at China's public hospitals
by EJ Lane
China's repeated efforts to reform the public hospital system by getting patients to smaller clinics first and curbing graft in a system under intense…
Quality issues not behind sight loss in off-label Avastin use in India
by EJ Lane
Roche has checked a batch of Avastin (bevacizumab) in India linked to partial loss of sight for 15 patients and did not find any quality-related issues, though…
Dong-A ST gains Korean rights to potential NASH candidate
by Ben Adams
Dong-A ST has signed a new licensing deal with Tobira Therapeutics that will allow it to research and sell the California company's fatty liver disease…
BGI's latest listing plan targets A-shares in Mainland China
by EJ Lane
Shenzhen-based genomics powerhouse BGI is now said to be looking at Mainland China to launch an initial public offering (IPO) by the end of 2016, FinanceAsia…
Germany's Merck has sold Bangalore reagents, peptides, biopharmaceuticals manufacturer GeNei back to its founder S Chandrashekaran a year after shuttering…