Evopoint and Kaken also ring in the new year with multiple deals. Biocytogen licenses antibodies against a specified target derived from its RenMice platform technology to Hansoh Pharma.

In a significant policy shift and following recent public unrest, China now appears to be moving away from its strict "COVID Zero" restrictions to salvage a floundering economy hard hit by repeated lockdowns, as part of which it is looking to accelerate the approval of new vaccines and increase vaccination rates in the elderly.

Transactions involving Biocon/Zentiva, CrystalGenomics/PanGen, Umoja/IASO, Marinus/Tenacia, Ono/Captor and Daewoong/HitGen plus deals in brief.

Two acquisitions of brands in as many months, Lupin has stepped up its game in the Americas. A buyout of nine established Bausch Health brands follows rights to two from Sunovion. While it awaits news on generic(g) Spiriva, the launch of gPerforomist will help expand Lupin’s respiratory franchise