Industry Trends

December 2022

See what has been happening in Asia’s pharma and personal care industries over the last weeks. What are experts and industry magazines talking about?

What has been happening?

Positive results from skin cancer vaccine, Skinification: the art of treating hair like skin, Rising toll of antibiotic-resistant infections costs thousands of lives and billions, and more. See what industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Moderna, Merck see positive results from skin cancer vaccine
Manila Bulletin

The Moderna and Merck drug makers on Tuesday announced positive results from a trial in which messenger RNA technology was used for the first time to make personalized vaccines for skin cancer patients. The mRNA technology proved vital in the development of vaccines against Covid-19, and scientists have long believed it could help fight other viruses and diseases like cancer.
What is skinification, or the art of treating your hair like your skin?
The Malay Mail Online

It’s a phenomenon that is becoming increasingly impossible to ignore. While shampoos, masks, and various oils used to be enough for taking care of our manes, now a new generation of hair care products is emerging to pamper our hair like we do our skin. It’s a trend that places the scalp at the centre of our new beauty routine. Welcome to the era of ‘skinification.’ Everyone has their own hair routine.
Rising Toll of Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Costs Thousands of Lives and Billions in Healthcare Dollars Annually
Business Wire Health

The Partnership to Fight Infectious Disease (PFID) has released new data, analysis and projections into 2035 on the human and economic toll of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), specifically related to hospital-acquired infections. The data show that treating people who acquired AMR infections in healthcare settings incurred costs of $5.8 billion in direct medical care and another $7.2 billion in economic losses relating to premature death.
How the founder of SiriusXM wants to tackle an organ shortage with 3D-printed hearts and lungs
Business Insider

Martine Rothblatt, CEO of United Therapeutics, previously founded the satellite-radio pioneer SiriusXM. Martine Rothblatt is hoping to eventually 3D-print organs that could be used in humans. She is the CEO of the $12 billion biotech United Therapeutics and founder of SiriusXM. Rothblatt was named one of Insider’s 100 People Transforming Business in 2022.
Recommendations Updated for Treatment, Prevention of HIV
Drugs.com

In a special communication article published online Dec. 1 in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the International Antiviral Society-USA Panel presents updated recommendations for the use of antiretroviral drugs…
Neutrogena faces class action over high cost of ‘identical’ baby sunscreen
Global Cosmetics News

A consumer has launched a class action lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson-owned Neutrogena alleging that its SPF50 sunscreen for babies is identical to the adult equivalent but being sold at a higher price, according to a report published by Top Class Actions. The baby version is said to carry numerous label statements but is basically identical to the product targeted at adults and being sold at a dramatically different price, the suit alleges.
PureTech readies oral CBD capsule for clinic to challenge Jazz's Epidiolex
FiercePharma News

PureTech Health has spied an opportunity to improve on Jazz Pharmaceuticals’ Epidiolex. Armed with its Glyph chemistry platform, the biotech has created an oral capsule formulation of cannabidiol (CBD) that it plans to take into the clinic late next year.
Healthier Diets Cut ASCVD Risk by 10 Percent in Eight Weeks
Drugs.com

Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) and fruit and vegetable (F/V) diets reduce 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk scores by about 10 percent over eight weeks, according to a study…
UN: Philippines increased HIV fund amid gender aid mismatch
BusinessWorld

The Philippines was among the countries that have increased public spending on HIV, according to a United Nations (UN) report, which noted that civic groups played key roles in HIV prevention in some Southeast Asian nations amid a coronavirus pandemic. But the Philippines just like other nations in the Asia-Pacific region, faces mismatch issues in terms of public investment in HIV response, denying key population segments of state support.
SGH develops test for doctors to monitor antibiotic levels in critically ill patients
Straits Times

A team from the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) has developed a test for 10 commonly prescribed antibiotics in intensive care units (ICUs), which allows clinicians to monitor the antibiotic levels in critically ill patients and adjust the doses to suit each of them.
Local biotech industry shines despite red tape
BusinessWorld

Filipino-made biotechnology products show the potential of local research and design despite gaps in innovation policy, according to stakeholders. “We need to enforce existing laws and place them in a one-stop shop mechanism for tech developers to access, to improve and streamline the licensing process and turn-around time for these breakthrough products,” said Dr. Raul V. Destura, Manila HealthTek, Inc. (MTek) president and chief executive officer, at a Nov.
Hitting restart: Note Cosmetique eyes China, India and Indonesia as part of APAC expansion
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Turkey-based make-up brand Note Cosmetique is refreshing its attempt at expand in Asia Pacific and has its eyes on China, India, Indonesia, as colour cosmetics continues to show promising recovery post-pandemic.
Face value: Perfect Diary aims to tap into complexion category to achieve profitability

CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Chinese colour cosmetics brand Perfect Diary is innovating in the facial complexion category to drive the brand’s turnaround as make-up continue to decline in China.

C-beauty gains ground in the fragrance market

Global Cosmetics News

Locally made fragrances are starting to gain popularity in China, according to a report published by Nikkei Asia. Brands such as To Summer and Documents have developed a dedicated following among younger shoppers, who have displayed a marked preference for domestic labels over foreign imports. To Summer has stores across China, including in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen and its scents are inspired by Eastern culture. New fragrances are unveiled via WeChat.

FDA Myanmar notifies four cosmetics inclusive of restricted chemicals

Global New Light Of Myanmar

The Department of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) under the Ministry of Health notified four kinds of cosmetics which include chemicals that cause danger to health. FDA found them to contain prohibited chemicals Lead (+) in Novo/Noble eye shadow (Shining Dream) and Rhodamine B (+), Lead (+) in AnyLady – 3 Colours Blusher.

Moringa is a “green diamond” in the local agribusiness sector

Manila Bulletin

Locally known as malunggay, moringa leaves and seed oil are major raw materials used in the food and nutrition industry, cosmetics, and herbal medicine in the Philippines.

Cosmetics considered highlight of Vietnam-Poland trade

Vietnam Plus

Trade between Vietnam and Poland, especially consumer goods and beauty care products, have ample room to grow, heard a seminar held by the Ho Chi Minh City Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC) on November 23.

Let the good times roll? Bangkok becomes South-east Asia’s weed Wild West

Malay Mail

From sleek boutiques to rickety stalls, hundreds of cannabis dispensaries have sprouted across Bangkok following decriminalisation, but in a nation once infamous for tough drug laws, Thai vendors are asking: Can the high times last? In a South-east Asian first, the kingdom removed parts of the marijuana plant from its narcotics list in June, effectively legalising the substance — albeit with a confusing lack of detail.

 

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