IPO
Hong Kong biotech Prenetics tumbles after Nasdaq debut
CEO warns key COVID-19 testing business to drop as pandemic recedes
Health Care
Health Care
Hong Kong biotech Prenetics rides COVID wave to Nasdaq
Virus test provider helped soccer's Premier League resume play
COVID vaccines
Japan pharma cranks up output of COVID vaccine materials
Global supplies shortage and dependence on West spell urgency, opportunity
Health Care
Japan Inc. bets on sleep tech to help reduce insomnia
Big names, startups race for ways to offer comfort, data and right mindset
Health Care
Sony gamifies home rehab with new medical venture
Smartphone app guides users through stroke recovery with help from AI
Coronavirus
Shionogi in talks with U.S. to supply COVID oral drug
Japanese drugmaker also says vaccine proven effective in trials
Business deals
KKR-led group makes $14.8bn bid for Australia's Ramsay Health Care
Would mark country's biggest deal so far this year
COVID vaccines
Japan approves Novavax COVID vaccine, adding fourth option
Jab, different from Pfizer and Moderna's mRNA vaccines, provides 'diversity'
Health Care
South Korea senior care industry gets smart boost
Aging population sparks need for services but cost pressures limit profitability
Pharmaceuticals
Eisai reboots search for blockbuster Alzheimer's drug
Failure to strike gold with Aduhelm prompts renewed focus on successor
Coronavirus
New COVID-19 'deltacron' variant confirmed in Brazil
Mixed variant has traits of delta and omicron, but details still scarce
Companies
Top Glove sees little impact from Ukraine war, monitors payments
2Q profit plunges 97% as selling prices decline for medical-grade products
Health Care
'Walking' wheelchair takes step toward 2023 launch in Japan
Mobility startup LifeHub raises more than $800,000 in seed funding
Pharmaceuticals
Kirin leans into health products and drugs, pouring in $900m
Majority of growth investment set aside for these segments for 1st time
The Big Story
Asia's femtech revolution: the quest for better women's health
Underserved by mainstream health care, women from India to Japan turn to technology
Health Care
Japan COVID crisis shows flaws in medical system: Nikkei and JCER
Research group urges tighter rein on hospitals and speedier drug authorization
Coronavirus
Chinese healthcare companies hit COVID jackpot with home-test kits
Overseas sales boom as omicron rages, but pandemic's end will clip windfall
Coronavirus
Xi raises pressure on Lam over Hong Kong COVID surge
Chinese leader calls for 'all necessary measures' to stop city's worst outbreak
Coronavirus
Pfizer COVID pill approved in Japan, following Merck treatment
Concerns over supply emerge as nations race to secure drugs for their people
Beijing Winter Olympics
Beijing district orders 2m people to test for virus ahead of Olympics
People in risk areas shall not leave the capital, city spokesperson says