Tagged with biotech

Hong Kong CK Life Sciences, under the leadership of CEO Lance Yuen, is reshaping its identity through a renewed focus on early-stage oncology innovation powered by next-generation cancer vaccines, AI-enabled design and a growing network of regional partnerships. Stable commercial revenues give the organisation unusual freedom to pursue high conviction science, while…

France Alnylam is reshaping therapeutic possibilities through RNA interference, and France has become one of the strategic environments where this shift is most visible. In this interview, Jean-Baptiste Caquelin reflects on the scientific foundations of RNAi, the strengths and pressures of the French rare-disease ecosystem, and the conditions needed to ensure…

Taiwan Yenchen Huang, Head of Investment, VP at Diamond Biofund, one of Taiwan’s pioneering evergreen venture capital funds focused on life sciences, our interviewee brings a unique perspective combining scientific training with financial expertise. Since joining the fund in 2014, shortly after its 2013 establishment, Huang has helped guide early-stage biotechnology…

France argenx has moved from an antibody engineering start-up to one of Europe’s most closely-watched biotechs, advancing a pipeline that spans multiple autoimmune diseases. In this interview, François Rauch reflects on argenx’ growing position in France, , the lessons drawn from navigating France’s evolving access landscape and the broader policy conditions…

China Founded in 2016, Mabgeek Biotech has quickly emerged as a promising innovator in immunology, pioneering long-acting antibody therapies for allergic and autoimmune diseases, particularly Th2-driven conditions such as atopic dermatitis and asthma. In this interview, Founder and CEO Dr Chenghai Zhang shares how a lean, discovery-driven model and a focus…

Taiwan With its thriving innovation ecosystem and growing global visibility, Taiwan is fast emerging as one of Asia’s most dynamic biotechnology hubs. At the forefront of this transformation is Wallace Lin, Secretary-General of Taiwan Bio, who has spent his career bridging science, policy, and industry to strengthen the nation’s life sciences…

Hong Kong After a challenging few years, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX)’s IPO market bounced back strongly in 2025. By the end of Q3 2025, HK listings raised USD 23.9 billion across 66 IPOs (up 192 percent vs the previous year). Pre-revenue biotech listings, predominantly from mainland China, are also up…

Switzerland For a tiny Alpine nation nestled deep in the interior of continental Europe, Switzerland boasts a spectacularly vibrant biotech scene. This is because “the country manages to leverage its compact geography to achieve unprecedented levels of collaboration across key innovation hubs, rendering it possible to forge strong networks and partnerships…

Denmark Drawn from Healthcare & Life Sciences Review Denmark 2025, this selection captures the major forces now reshaping one of Europe’s most dynamic life science hubs. From Denmark’s bid to double the sector’s economic weight by 2030, to its sweeping “Health Closer to You” reform, biotech surge, clinical-trials strategy, and evolving…

Taiwan After more than two decades in Silicon Valley, Dr Jeng Her returned to Taiwan with a bold ambition: to help transform its emerging biotech sector into a globally recognised force in antibody innovation. As Founder and CEO of AP Biosciences, he has positioned the company at the forefront of bispecific…

Taiwan Dr Wen-Liang Huang, General Manager of Ever Supreme Biotechnology, brings over 40 years of clinical cardiology experience to biopharmaceutical leadership. Recruited by the company’s founder, his medical background informs the translation of cell therapy innovations into meaningful patient treatments. Under his guidance, Ever Supreme has become Taiwan’s pioneering cell therapy…

Taiwan Dr Chiu-Heng Chen (John), CEO of LaunXP, brings a unique perspective to oncology drug development shaped by his personal experience with cancer during his PhD in the UK. Holding advanced degrees from British and Taiwanese institutions in tumour oncology, he founded LaunXP in 2015 to bridge academia and clinical practice,…