SAFE Raises RMB 500M in Series D Financing to Expand CRO Services
Serve Accurate Faithful Evaluation (SAFE), a contract research organization (CRO) co-founded by the Chinese Academy...
Gene therapy
Kanghong Pharma Receives FDA Approval for KH631 Gene Therapy Trial
China-based Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd (SHE: 002773) has announced receiving clinical trial approval...
China’s First Gene Therapy for Deafness, RRG-003, Begins Clinical Study
RRG-003, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy co-developed by China’s Shanghai Dingxin Gene Technology Co.,...
BRL Medicine Raises RMB 200M in Series B Financing for CGT Development
BRL Medicine Inc., a cell and gene therapy (CGT) developer based in Shanghai, has reportedly...
Yiming and Vitalgen’s Gene Therapy VGR-R01 Receives CDE Approval for Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy
China-based Yiming (Beijing) Cell Biotechnology Co., Ltd (also known as Ubrigene) and its partner Shanghai...
Kactus Biosystems Raises RMB 200M in Series B Financing for Protein and Enzyme Development
Kactus Biosystems, a Shanghai-based firm specializing in target proteins and raw enzymes, has raised RMB...
Cyagen Biosciences Partners with Neurophth for Ophthalmology AAV Capsid Development
Cyagen Biosciences, a provider of custom-engineered mouse and rat models with operations in the US...
VectorBuilder Raises $56.6M in Series C to Expand Life Science R&D
Guangzhou-based VectorBuilder, a genetic engineering specialist incubated by the state-owned Guangzhou Industrial Investment and Capital...
NeuShen Therapeutics Closes $20M Series Pre-A Financing for CNS Drug Development
NeuShen Therapeutics has announced the successful closure of a $20 million Series pre-A financing round...
Neurophth Biotechnology Doses First Patient in Phase III Trial for NR082
China-based gene therapy specialist Neurophth Biotechnology Ltd has announced that the first patient has been...
Synthgene Partners with Micor&Nano for Comprehensive Solutions in Nucleic Acid Drugs
China-based Jiangsu Synthgene Biotechnology Co., Ltd has entered into a partnership with compatriot firm Micor&Nano...
Suzhou Weiyou Gene Bio Raises Pre-Series A Funding for Gene Therapy Pipeline
China-based Suzhou View Gene Biotechnology Co., Ltd has reportedly raised “tens of millions” of renminbi...
MegaRobo and Danaher Life Sciences Partner on Lab Automation in China
Beijing-based MegaRobo Technologies, a robotics and AI firm in life sciences, has partnered with Danaher...
Mayo Clinic Launches Mayflower BioVentures to Accelerate Cell and Gene Therapies
The Mayo Clinic, a leading US hospital group, has launched Mayflower BioVentures, a cell and...
Lab Direct Raises USD 10M in Series A+ to Expand Digital Supply Chain Platform
Shanghai-based life science digital supply chain platform Lab Direct has raised USD 10 million in...
China-Based Firms Form Partnership to Advance Cell and Gene Therapy Ecosystem
Six China-based companies—Porton Advanced Solutions Ltd, Shanghai Sequanta Biological Technology Co., Ltd, QuaCell Biotechnology Co.,...
BRL Medicine’s BRL-101 Receives Clinical Trial Approval for Beta-Thalassemia
Shanghai-based BRL Medicine Inc. has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the...
WuXi ATU Licenses TESSA Technology to Janssen Biotech for AAV Production
WuXi Advanced Therapies (WuXi ATU), the gene and cell therapy-focused CTDMO unit of WuXi Apptec,...
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Partners with HKSTP and Shanghai Biomedicine Fund on R&D Collaboration
Shanghai Pharmaceuticals (HKG: 2607, SHA: 601607), a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company, has entered into a...
Frontera Therapeutics Raises $160M in Series B to Advance Gene Therapy FT-001
Sino-US gene therapy specialist Frontera Therapeutics has closed a $160 million Series B funding round,...