Isomorphic Adds To Growing AI War Chest With First External Funding Round

Roche Pharmaceuticals’ area head, Asia Pacific, outlines how the Swiss group is helping nurture the wider ecosystem and setting itself up for a bigger play in the ophthalmology space by combining scientific expertise with regional insights.

InSilico will leapfrog Phase IIb to progress its AI-generated candidate for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis directly into a Phase III trial in China, as it prepares for an IPO in Hong Kong.

Houman Ashrafian tells delegates at Swiss Biotech Day that ‘literally only two things matter in our industry – target credentialing and differentiated pharmacology. The rest is execution.’

In the final part of an interview with Scrip, Menarini’s Asia-Pacific CEO talks about the group’s digital capabilities, including their impact on a shortage issue in Australia, and leveraging RWE to inform healthcare practices across the region. The Italian company is also revving up its business development and alliance engine.