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Advancing Pharma Innovation & Drug Development | Thermo Fisher Scientific | ISPE 2026 | Pharma Focus Asia

Senior Director, Head of Business Development APAC, Thermo Fisher Scientific
Koji Tanimoto is Senior Director of Biotech Account Management APAC at Thermo Fisher Scientifics Pharma Services Group Previously he served as Senior Director and Head of Business Development for Asia Pacific and Japan at Patheon also holding the title of Director at Patheon In Japan Since he led business development across both Patheons CDMO operations and Fisher Clinical Services clinical trial...

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Integrated by Design

Combination products which integrate a drug andor biologic component with a medical device component are increasing globally Because they do not fit neatly into a single category regulation of these products can be difficult to navigate

Research Insights

Immune Signatures of SARS-CoV-2 Infection Resolution in Human Lung Tissues

While human autopsy samples have provided insights into pulmonary immune mechanisms associated with severe viral respiratory diseases the mechanisms that contribute to a clinically favorable resolution of viral respiratory infections remain unclear

Case Studies

Cyclodextrins as Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients for The Treatment Of GM1-Gangliosidosis: A Feasibility Case Study

Abstract GMgangliosidosis is a rare lysosomal storage disorder characterized clinically by a wide range of variable neurovisceral ophthalmological and dysmorphic features Without enough functional galactosidase GMgangliosides cannot be degraded in lysosomes and accumulate to toxic levels in many tissues and organs particularly in the brain In s

Techno Trends

Bristol Myers Squibb Introduced Breakthrough Breyanzi ® CAR T Cell Therapy

Bristol Myers Squibb has introduced Breyanzi as the first CAR T cell therapy designed specifically for adults facing relapsed or refractory chronic lymphocytic leukaemia

White Papers

Cloud Computing in the Laboratory Informatics Solutions and Validation Approaches

In the modern business environment, a significant portion of work is conducted using computerized systems. Many solutions are used to complete tasks, including simple desktop programs like email and Microsoft Office to enterprise-wide, global systems like ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), MES (Manufacturing Execution System), and LIMS

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A BITTER PILL: Exploring the Realm of Drug Counterfeiting

Stephen Ward

Stephen Ward is Pinkerton’s the Vice President of East Coast USA. Established in 1850, Pinkerton National Detective Agency offers organizations in today’s modern age, a range of corporate risk management services from security consulting and investigations to executive protection, employment screening and protective intelligence.

Angelo Krizmanic

Angelo Krizmanic is Pinkerton’s Vice President of Asia Pacific. Established in 1850, Pinkerton National Detective Agency offers organizations in today’s modern age, a range of corporate risk management services from security consulting and investigations to executive protection, employment screening and protective intelligence.

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Detangling the Diagnostic Odyssey in Neurodevelopmental Disorder by Genomic Consultancy

Emili Banerjee Bhattacharjee

Emili is a well-known genetic consultant with vast experience in cytogenetics, molecular biology with special emphasis in neurobiology. She is doing human genetics for past 22 years and now is practising genetic counselling as well as continuing her passion for research.

 

Koutilya Bhattacharjee

Koutilya basically is an academician in Zoology and has research interest in areas like anti-microbial peptides of amphibians, bio-active components of amphibians and genetic aspects of human reproductive disorder.

 

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The Role of Bioinformatics in Accelerating Translational Research

Vasundhara Dauneria

Vasundhara Dauneria is a biotechnology professional with over six years of experience spanning genomics, next-generation sequencing, and bioinformatics. She has worked across wet-lab and computational research environments, with hands-on expertise in NGS workflows, assay development, and multi-omics data analysis. Her work focuses on applying data-driven approaches to support translational research and precision medicine initiatives.

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Demystifying Lead-time bias and Length-time bias in Clinical Trials

Jefry Winner G

Jefry Winner G has completed his MBBS from Vinayaka Missions Medical College. He is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Medicine in Pharmacology at JIPMER Puducherry. He is interested in clinical research and is currently involved in an academic clinical trial involving Epilepsy. He has four years of clinical experience in healthcare and Academia. His area of interest includes Clinical trials, Pharmacotherapeutics, Drug safety, and clinical pharmacology. He also has over 15 publications in peer-reviewed journals.

 

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Waters Launches AI Link, Advancing AI-Enabled LC-MS Workflows from Research to Release

Waters Corporation announced that it has launched Waters AI Link a software capability that brings Anthropics Model Context Protocol MCP to its informatics platform and has joined Anthropics Model Hardware Standard MHS research program

Takeda’s ORZEYFUL (oveporexton) Launches Simultaneously in Japan and China Giving Physicians First Access to Prescribe Novel Orexin Agonist to Patients with Narcolepsy Type 1

Takeda announced that ORZEYFUL oveporexton is now available in Japan and China for the treatment of narcolepsy type NT providing first access to clinicians to prescribe treatment with the new class of medicine ORZEYFUL is a firstinclass orexin receptor OXR agonist in tablet form designed to treat...

Merck Inaugurates State-of-the-Art ADVANCE Bioanalytical Facility on West Point, Pennsylvania, Campus

Merck known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada today inaugurated its stateoftheart ADVANCE research facility on its West Point Pennsylvania campus signaling a new chapter in global scientific discovery Pennsylvania Gov Josh Shapiro joined Merck executive leadership federal and state gove...

Alvotech and Advanz Pharma announce first known regulatory submission worldwide for proposed biosimilar to Eylea® 8 mg

Alvotech a global biotechnology company specializing in the development and manufacture of biosimilar medicines for patients worldwide and Advanz Pharma Holdco Limited a global pharmaceutical company with a strategic focus on specialty hospital and rare disease medicines today announced the submissi...

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Announces Commercial Launch of IMCIVREE® (setmelanotide) in Japan for Patients with Acquired Hypothalamic Obesity

Rhythm Pharmaceuticals Inc a global commercialstage biopharmaceutical company focused on transforming the lives of patients living with rare neuroendocrine diseases today announced the commercial launch of IMCIVREE setmelanotide in Japan to treat patients living with acquired hypothalamic obesity HO...

Scinai Expands CDMO Business with $5.1 Million Development and Clinical Manufacturing Agreement

Scinai Immunotherapeutics Ltd a biopharmaceutical company operating a growing contract development and manufacturing organization CDMO alongside an immunologyfocused therapeutic development platform today announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Scinai Biopharma Services Ltd has entered into a def...

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Nxera Pharma Partners with Synmosa to Commercialise QUVIVIQ

Nxera Pharma has entered into an exclusive licensing supply and commercialisation agreement with Synmosa Biopharma to expand access to QUVIVIQ daridorexant a medicine used to treat insomnia across eight AsiaPacific markets QUVIVIQ was discovered and developed by Idorsia Pharmaceuticals

Vir Biotechnology Enters into Collaboration with Gilead Sciences to Develop T-cell Engagers for Solid Tumours

Vir Biotechnology has entered into a collaboration and licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences to discover and develop three novel Tcell engager TCE candidates for the treatment of solid tumours Tcell engagers are designed to direct T cells a type of immune cell towards cancer cells and help destro...

Zealand Pharma Enters into Collaboration with Generate Biomedicines on AI-Designed Protein Therapies for Metabolic Diseases

Zealand Pharma and Generate Biomedicines have entered into a multitarget collaboration and licensing agreement to develop proteinbased treatments for obesity and other metabolic diseases using artificial intelligence AI The collaboration will combine Zealand Pharmas expertise in metabolic diseases w...

Enodia Therapeutics Enters into Collaboration with Pfizer to Develop Small-Molecule Sec61 Inhibitors

Enodia Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Pfizer to discover and develop smallmolecule inhibitors targeting Sec a protein complex involved in the movement of newly formed proteins across cell membranes

InnoCare Announces Approval of Clinical Trial of Bispecific Antibody ICP-B161 Targeting TL1A and IL-23p19 in China

InnoCare Pharma a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases announced today that the Center for Drug Evaluation CDE of Chinas National Medical Products Administration NMPA has approved its Investigational New Drug IND application for ICPB a bispeci...

Mint Pharmaceuticals and Bayer Expand Medicine Distribution in Canada

Mint Pharmaceuticals and Bayer have expanded their distribution partnership in Canada to include several additional medicines across womens health cardiovascular care and anticoagulation