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Taiwan Dr Hung-Kai Kevin Chen, co-founder and CEO of Elixiron Immunotherapeutics, an innovative rising biotech focused on immunotherapeutic solutions, describes the company’s unique approach to developing new treatment methods for two disease areas with massive unmet medical need: hard-to-treat cancer and chronic hepatitis B. Dr Chen goes on to share his…

Taiwan Johnsee Lee, chairman of Taiwan Bio Industry Organization, gives an update on the major developments of the country’s biotech environment over recent years, speaking about its new areas of focus, unique strengths, and the remaining amendments necessary to realize the industry’s global ambition. Lee also discusses the organization’s upcoming event…

Hong Kong With Hong Kong now established as the world’s second largest funding hub for biotech, at this week’s BIO 2019 conference in Philadelphia, the HKEX’s Michael Chan outlined some of the successes that the Hong Kong exchange has already seen and the exciting and diverse future listings in the pipeline.  …

Biotech Hong Kong is now the world’s second largest funding hub for biotech according to Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam. During her speech at the 2nd HKEx Biotech Summit on May 29, Lam stated that innovation and technology have become a clear priority in government policy.   We have invested…

Sweden Gothenburg-headquartered Cellink has gone from a start-up to one of the world’s leading 3D bioprinting firms in just four years; firmly positioning Sweden at the forefront of this potentially revolutionary new technology.   In the coming decade we would like to continue to push the boundaries of 3D bioprinting until…

China Carsten Lu of Chinese biotech Adlai Nortye outlines his strategy for navigating a crowded immuno-oncology field in China, his partnership strategy, and the firm’s early move to establish a footprint in the USA.   The Chinese biotech industry itself is already moving at supersonic speeds to catch up to international…

USA David Bearman makes the historical case to be once again considered as a medicine across the USA, noting that economic – rather than health – concerns were behind the creation of the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 and continue to persist to this day.   With all this history, why…

Egypt Dr Wafik Bardissi, chairman and CEO of Minapharm, the only company to offer biosimilars in Egypt, highlights how the company has successfully developed biotech know-how by partnering with and acquiring German companies. He also emphasizes the need for more local manufacturing and improving biosimilar infrastructure in Egypt.   As Minapharm…

Korea One of the indisputable economic success stories of the last half-century, South Korea now stands as the world’s 11th largest economy, with a reputation for industrial excellence and innovation. As the Korean state shifts its focus towards healthcare and the life sciences and Korean firms begin to internationalize with greater…

Croatia Lawyer Ira Perić Ostojić highlights recent regulatory updates in Croatia, where the legal status of cultivating and producing cannabis for medical purposes has been liberalised.   On 25 April 2019 the Amendments to the Act on Combating Drugs Abuse entered into force in Croatia, which liberalizes the cultivation and production…

USA Monica Weldon looks at the history of medicinal CBD, its current usages in the USA, and why robust scientific research on its efficacy need to be conducted in order to ensure the safety of rare disease patients – many of them children – who are using CBD products for their…

China TJ Deng, GM China and BioDuro Discovery; and Ian Wisenberg, CFO of BioDuro, share the strategic rationale behind Advent International’s 2019 investment into the company; the focus of BioDuro 4.0 on growth, particularly in the US and Chinese markets; the differentiated and value-added services BioDuro can offer clients; and their…