Transcenta Holding Limited ("Transcenta") (HKEX: 06628), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company with fully-integrated capabilities in discovery, research, development and manufacturing of antibody-based therapeutics, and Agilent Technologies, announce a collaboration to develop a Claudin18.2 (CLDN18.2) companion diagnostic to support TranStar301 global Phase III pivotal trial of Osemitamab (TST001) in combination with Nivolumab and chemotherapy as first-line treatment in patients with CLDN18.2 expressing locally advanced or metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma.

Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, will significantly expand local operations in Indonesia with the opening of its first official office. The inauguration of the new facility in Jakarta is scheduled for April, signifying a key milestone as the company transitions from its current representative office to a larger workspace.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO.N) said on Thursday it would acquire healthcare data provider CorEvitas for $912.5 million in cash, as the medical products maker looks to boost its portfolio of services offered to pharmaceutical clients.

GenScript Biotech, a preeminent global provider of life sciences services, and Boan Biotech, an integrated biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development, manufacturing and commercialization of biologics, announced a collaboration for the development and production of GenCircleTM dsDNA, a small circular double-stranded DNA vector without resistance markers, a key ingredient in gene and cell therapy.

Agilent Technologies Inc. announced a strategic partnership with PathAI, a leading provider of AI-powered research tools and services for pathology, to deliver biopharmaceutical organizations a solution that combines Agilent’s assay development expertise and PathAI’s algorithm development capabilities.

Ibex Medical Analytics has received CE mark for its pathology diagnostics platform, Galen Prostate, under the European Union’s (EU) In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR).

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) and Global Blood Therapeutics, Inc. (GBT) (NASDAQ: GBT) today announced the companies have entered into a definitive agreement under which Pfizer will acquire GBT, a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development and delivery of life

Recently, Wuhan YZY Biopharma Co., Ltd completed a 200 million CNY Pre-C round of financing. This round of financing was completed by the joint investment of Wuhan Hi-Tech, Hubei Science Technology Investment and Optics Valley Financial Holding Group.

The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has published guidance MDCG 2021-21 “Guidance on performance evaluation of SARS-CoV-2 in vitro diagnostic medical devices” – the document is critical for all manufacturers who manufacture and have CE marked COVID-19 tests under the IVD Directive (IVDD).

4D pharma, a pharmaceutical company headquartered in the United Kingdom, announced on April 20, 2020 that it has received expedited acceptance from the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency to launch a phase-II study of MRx