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Biomedicine: Companies
Pfizer, Chinese biotech firm 3SBio complete licensing deal for cancer drug
Pfizer agreed to an upfront payment of US$1.25 billion, US$150 million for mainland rights and a US$100 million equity investment in 3SBio.
25 Jul 2025 - 5:10PM
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Hong Kong firms eye Chinese medicine opportunities on the mainland: HKTDC
24 Jul 2025 - 8:30PM
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China approving innovative drugs at record pace, shifting momentum from West
24 Jul 2025 - 5:00PM
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As Hong Kong suicides rise, AI start-up targets ‘hidden’ depression
Existing government efforts are not sufficient to find ‘hidden patients’, such as those with mild symptoms, co-founder says.
23 Jul 2025 - 4:31PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
CUHK start-ups eye silver economy’s need for ‘wearable robotics’
Start-ups seek to enter the growing markets for elderly care and rehabilitation by selling their ‘wearable robotics’ technologies.
21 Jul 2025 - 8:30AM
Biomedicine: Companies
Chinese biotech firms eye foreign pharma’s fat profits in weight loss drug market
Over 60 novel drug candidates are in late-stage clinical trials in China, and these will potentially compete directly with US drugmakers.
12 Jul 2025 - 2:56PM
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Artificial intelligence
Hong Kong’s IntelliGen AI takes on Google DeepMind in drug discovery
The start-up, which aims to raise tens of millions of US dollars in an angel funding round, hopes to compete globally, founder says.
10 Jul 2025 - 7:50PM
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Why dozens of Chinese firms are joining the weight loss drugs fray
In China, over 60 late-stage drugs are undergoing clinical trials, and may compete with those from incumbents Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly.
10 Jul 2025 - 2:00PM
Science
Mammals could regenerate tissue by turning on ‘genetic switch’: Chinese team
Scientists studying ability of mice to regenerate ear damage say therapies based on retinoic acid might work across various tissue types.
27 Jun 2025 - 9:00PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
China’s drug innovators bank on AI to hasten discovery to commercial success
A deal between Shenzhen-based XTalPi and US firm DoveTree shows Chinese biotech AI capabilities are gaining recognition.
26 Jun 2025 - 7:30AM
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Health & Fitness
MingMed seeks Hong Kong listing to fund research and launch Botox alternative
Drug developer says it will set up an incubation centre in the Hong Kong Science and Technology Park in the third quarter.
18 Jun 2025 - 9:30AM
Hong Kong economy
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Hong Kong must reform its degree offerings to attract West’s brightest
Universities must evolve and burnish their offerings in the latest disciplines, from AI to cybersecurity, as US crackdowns send more to the East.
5 Jun 2025 - 5:30AM
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Biotech firm touts new AI drug discovery amid third Hong Kong IPO attempt
Insilico Medicine said results of a clinical trial in China showed positive results in treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.
4 Jun 2025 - 6:00PM
Science
China boosts Southeast Asian populations overlooked in Human Genome Project
Before China took a role in the research, fewer than 200 indigenous genomes from MSEA existed in global databases, according to Nature paper.
2 Jun 2025 - 4:09PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
Chinese biotech firm Akeso sinks after US partner’s cancer-drug setback
FDA says a ‘statistically significant’ benefit on overall survival is required to approve the ivonescimab antibody.
2 Jun 2025 - 7:33PM
Artificial intelligence
XPrize founder Diamandis projects hope for AI, biotech amid US-China tech war
The entrepreneur says biotech should be less contentious than AI, as a breakthrough in Beijing is just as usable in Boston.
2 Jun 2025 - 9:00AM
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Robotics
Hong Kong surgical robot start-up Cornerstone takes aim at da Vinci
Company aims to raise US$70 million to develop its systems, which it claims rival the market-leading da Vinci units at lower cost.
26 May 2025 - 3:46PM
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Chinese biotech firm secures Pfizer deal despite trade tensions
Pfizer will produce the drug, which targets lung and colorectal cancers, in the US and take a US$100 million stake in China’s 3SBio.
21 May 2025 - 6:00PM
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Biomedicine: Companies
Hong Kong’s Phase Scientific gets US$34 million to advance test for HPV
Company says its test is the world’s first urine-based screening for the virus that causes 95 per cent of cervical cancer cases.
20 May 2025 - 9:00AM
Biomedicine: Companies
China’s weight-loss drug market to lure entrants as Eli Lilly, Novo dominate
Drug manufacturers to focus on China and Japan, where penetration is low and innovation continues to emerge, Morgan Stanley says.
19 May 2025 - 12:06PM
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Hong Kong healthcare investor looks for biotech’s ‘DeepSeek moment’ in China
ORI Capital is planning a US$350 million fund to focus on Chinese biotech, with hopes that AI will help beat the market.
17 May 2025 - 9:00AM
United States
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Trump’s attack on science risks dismantling a century of innovation
Restrictive visa policies, rhetoric targeting academic institutions and proposed budget cuts to scientific agencies mark the start of US retreat.
14 May 2025 - 8:30PM
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Drug trial offers hope for patients with hard-to-treat lung cancer in China, US
New medication appears to be safer and more effective than standard therapy, according to trial led by Chinese and US scientists.
12 May 2025 - 3:24PM
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Pharus, an AI-powered cancer test developer, taps Hong Kong funds
Pharus Diagnostics, backed by Li Ka-shing, seeks Hong Kong funds for AI-driven cancer tests.
4 May 2025 - 3:30PM
Quantum computing
Chinese quantum computing firm tackles breast cancer screenings, drug design
Hefei-based Origin Quantum has demonstrated its computer’s ability to process medical imaging data ‘exponentially faster’ than classical machines.
28 Apr 2025 - 10:22PM
China property
Beijing, Shanghai lead global construction of life sciences centres, CBRE says
Construction of nearly 14 million sq ft of R&D facilities is under way in China’s top two cities, report says.
23 Apr 2025 - 2:00PM
Science
Beijing almost ready to switch on world’s most powerful X-ray light source
As construction finishes on China’s High Energy Photon Source, scientists are lining up to use it to further their research.
31 Mar 2025 - 10:00AM
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