Just three years after its founding, Chinese cell therapy developer IASO Bio already has two assets in clinical development and the Nanjing firm has recently attracted $60m in financing. In an exclusive interview, its R&D head told Scrip that speed and partnerships are propelling Chinese developers on a trajectory to quickly catch up with the west in the emerging cell-therapy arena.

Updated guidance from England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says two neurostimulation systems for treatment-resistant depression and epilepsy should only be used under special conditions. See what LivaNova’s VP of difficult-to-treat depression, Jonathan Walker, said about it here.

Samsung BioLogics’ construction of a fourth, large-scale manufacturing plant reflects increasing orders amid robust global COVID-19 R&D activities and further cements the Korean firm's position as the world's biggest contract biologics producer.