US-China tensions, the increasing importance of Singapore as a doorway to the Asia-Pacific region, growing AI innovation in South Korea and a changing clinical trials landscape in Japan are just some of the recent developments in APAC. 

Concerns over the impact of the proposed US BIOSECURE Act on the CRO and CDMO segments linger despite proponent Mike Gallagher’s plan to leave Congress soon. Which global manufacturers could gain, what determines a shift away from Chinese companies and how imminent is this? Scrip brings insights from industry feedback and other sources.

Trade group’s break from WuXi Apptec allows BIO to reset its lobbying approach under its new CEO but doesn’t negate the business and supply chain disruptions that biopharma would feel from the proposed legislation.

Hologic made its third big acquisition of 2021 and Agilent agreed to pay up to $695m for Resolution Bioscience to extend its precision oncology capabilities.