On October 9, 2024, Biolase, which occupies the top spot in the world’s dental laser equipment, announced that it has signed an agreement to sell the majority of the company’s assets to rival Sonendo for $14 million. Biolase Company of United States, the world’s leading oral laser expert, has long been committed to the research and development and manufacturing of full-function lasers, with a global laser market share of 70%. However, due to long-term losses, the stock price continued to be depressed, and it was delisted from the Nasdaq in June this year and declared bankruptcy on October 1. The buyer of the acquisition, Sonendo, a dental giant dedicated to root canal treatment devices, sued Biolase in 2023 for a patent dispute, claiming no less than $59 million in damages. This acquisition not only marks the end of an era for the giant Biolase, but also announces the end of ...
Source: 21st Century Business Herald Has the cow arrived? The A-share market is booming, don’t miss the opportunity, open an account and layout now>> Recently, there has been a frequent wave of business development (BD) cooperation transactions between Chinese and foreign pharmaceutical companies. On October 9th, Baiaotai announced that it has reached an authorization license, production, supply, and commercialization agreement with Gedeon Richter Plc. for BAT2206 (ustekinumab) injection solution. According to the agreement, Baiaotai will license the exclusive commercial rights of the injection in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Australia, and other European markets to Gedeon Richter Plc for a fee. The amount involved in this transaction includes a down payment of $8.5 million, milestone payments up to a cumulative total of $101.5 million, and revenue sharing based on a double-digit percentage of net sales. In addition to Baiaotai, several Chinese pharmaceutical companies have also recently received positive news regarding BD ...
On October 9th, Johnson&Johnson announced plans to invest over $2 billion (approximately RMB 14.1 billion) in Wilson, North Carolina to build an advanced biopharmaceutical manufacturing facility to support its growing portfolio of biologic therapy products in oncology, immunology, and neuroscience. It is reported that this measure is in line with Johnson&Johnson’s broader strategy of submitting or launching over 70 new therapies and product expansions by the end of the next decade. The new facility will be equipped with cutting-edge technology, which will not only enhance global production capacity, but also provide approximately 420 high skilled full-time positions for the local area. The project will begin construction in the first half of 2025. In August of this year, in order to strengthen its position in the cardiovascular field, Johnson&Johnson announced the acquisition of V-Wave, a company specializing in heart failure treatment technology. Prior to this, Johnson&Johnson acquired for approximately $13.1 billion ...
On October 9, 2024, Biolase, which dominates the global dental laser equipment market, announced that it has signed an agreement to sell most of its assets to competitor Sonendo for $14 million. Biolase, a leading dental laser expert in the world, has long been committed to the research and manufacturing of fully functional lasers, with a global laser market share of 70%. But due to long-term losses, the stock price remained low, and it was delisted from NASDAQ in June this year, and declared bankruptcy on October 1st. The buyer of this acquisition case, Sonendo, is a dental giant dedicated to root canal treatment equipment. Its subsidiary sued Biolase in 2023 for a patent dispute and demanded compensation of no less than $59 million. This acquisition not only marks the end of an era for giant Biolase, but also declares the end of the aforementioned patent dispute. 01. The world’s ...
As of the first three quarters, there were 9 pharmaceutical stocks with a market value of 100 billion yuan, with Mindray Medical firmly in the top spot and Hengrui Medicine returning to a market value of 300 billion yuan. In terms of quantity, there were 4 more stocks compared with the first half of the year, with Aier Eye Hospital, Yunnan Baiyao, United Imaging Healthcare, and Wantai Biopharma returning to the 100 billion yuan market value echelon. Among the TOP20, 15 stocks have positive growth, with Hengrui Medicine, BeiGene, Yunnan Baiyao, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, China Resources Sanjiu, Baili Tianheng and 10 other stocks growing at a rate of more than 10%; while in the first half of the year, only 6 stocks had positive growth, with 4 other stocks growing at a rate of more than 10%, including Shanghai Pharmaceuticals and China Resources Sanjiu. Mindray Medical has firmly established itself as ...
Recently, according to the official website of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Danaher subsidiary Beckman Coulter Life Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Beckman) announced the appointment of Joe Fox as president, effective immediately. It is understood that Joe Fox is a veteran of Danaher. He served as president of Danaher subsidiary Sciex, and before becoming president, he held several leadership positions in the company, including senior vice president of global sales and services. In 13 years, Joe Fox has held positions with increasing responsibilities until he became president recently. Before joining Sciex, Joe Fox held technical and commercial positions at Bruker and Shimadzu, and Joe Fox also holds a degree in biochemistry from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. After taking office, Joe Fox will lead a global team of more than 3,300 employees to promote product and service innovation to provide solutions in ...
In May this year, the National Health Commission and 14 other departments issued the “Notice on Printing and Distributing the Key Points for Correcting Unhealthy Trends in the Field of Pharmaceutical Purchase and Sale and Medical Services in 2024”, which includes 5 parts and 15 items. The local level has also successively issued the key points for correcting unhealthy trends in 2024. Judging from the above-mentioned “Notice” issued by Shanghai, the key points for Shanghai’s corrective work in 2024 are basically consistent with the national documents, and some new content has also been added, totaling 5 parts and 18 items. The “Notice” clearly states that the city’s centralized rectification of corruption in the pharmaceutical field and the centralized rectification of unhealthy trends and corruption around the masses should be carried out in a coordinated manner, and the construction of systems in the field of pharmaceutical purchase and sale should be ...
October 11, 2024 09:03 Source: 21st Century Business Herald Has the cow arrived? The A-share market is booming, don’t miss the opportunity, open an account and layout now>> Recently, there has been a frequent wave of business development (BD) cooperation transactions between Chinese and foreign pharmaceutical companies. On October 9th, Baiaotai announced that it has reached an authorization license, production, supply, and commercialization agreement with Gedeon Richter Plc. for BAT2206 (ustekinumab) injection solution. According to the agreement, Baiaotai will license the exclusive commercial rights of the injection in the EU, UK, Switzerland, Australia, and other European markets to Gedeon Richter Plc for a fee. The amount involved in this transaction includes a down payment of $8.5 million, milestone payments up to a cumulative total of $101.5 million, and revenue sharing based on a double-digit percentage of net sales. In addition to Baiaotai, several Chinese pharmaceutical companies have also recently received ...
Recently, according to the official website of Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a subsidiary of Danaher, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences announced the appointment of Joe Fox as President, effective immediately. Following the promotion of Chen Xiaoxiao, former General Manager of Beckman Clinical Diagnostics China, to President of Danaher China Medical Diagnostic Platform in the first half of the year, Beckman has once again announced personnel changes. It is understood that Joe Fox is a veteran of Danaher and has served as the president of Danaher’s subsidiary, Sciex. Prior to becoming president, he held multiple leadership positions at the company, including Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Service. Over the course of 13 years, Joe Fox’s responsibilities have increased, until he recently became president. Prior to joining Sciex, Joe Fox held technical and business positions at Bruker and Shimadzu, and also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry from the ...
Recently, BeiGene announced that its PD-1 inhibitor Trastuzumab (US trade name: TEVIMBRA) has been officially commercialized in the United States for the treatment of adult patients with unresectable or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) who have previously received systemic chemotherapy (excluding PD-1/L1 inhibitors). Global pharmaceutical companies consider the US market as a battleground for going global. At the end of October 2023, Junshi Biotech’s trastuzumab (US trade name: LOQTORZI) obtained FDA approval, becoming the first nasopharyngeal carcinoma drug to be marketed in the United States, as well as the first biologically innovative drug and PD-1 inhibitor from China approved by the FDA. In March 2024, BeiGene’s Trastuzumab was approved for its first indication in the United States, following closely behind. After more than six months of FDA approval, Trastuzumab has finally been officially launched for sale in the United States. In the industry’s view, Chinese pharmaceutical companies such as ...
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