Industry Trends

April 2021

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?

Seaweed Extracts, COVID-19 vaccines, Men’s cosmeticss and more. See what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Study Shows Dermatitis Benefits From Seaweed Extracts
Personal Care Magazine

Atopic dermatitis (AD), the most common type of eczema, is a widespread condition characterised by dry and itchy skin. A new study suggest potential for high purity seaweed extracts as topical therapeutic agents.
The future of COVID-19 vaccines
Business Insider

US officials recommended a pause on J&J’s shots after reports of rare blood clots.
Origins of men’s cosmetics? Discovery of 2,700-year-old face cream gives insight into men’s beauty habits in ancientChina
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

A team of archaeologists from China have unearthed a 2,700-year-old face cream that appears to reveal insights into ancient China’s cosmetics industry and male beauty preferences. The face cream was excavated from a tomb of an aristocratic male located in the Liujiawa site in Shaanxi province.
How the COVID-19 pandemic is putting pressure on sunscreen testing processes
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

COVID-related delays and demand for planet-safe products are among the challenges that sunscreen makers will have to tackle in terms of testing in 2021.
Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Being Tested
Drugs.com

California researchers are testing whether an oral vaccine offers similar or better protection than current COVID-19 shots. The capsule-delivered vaccine under development at the Chan Soon-Shiong Research Institute in El…
Philippines hopeful of vaccine manufacturing investments by 2022
BusinessWorld

The Philippines is hoping to attract investments for domestic vaccine manufacturing. INVESTMENTS for domestic vaccine manufacturing could start coming into the Philippines by next year, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez said.
Is China about to ban CBD in beauty products?
Cosmetics Business

Authorities are contemplating a ban on cannabis-related ingredients for use in cosmetics.
Dolce & Gabbana beauty opens first beauty boutique in Singapore
Global Cosmetics News

Dolce & Gabbana has launched its first DG Beauty store in Singapore, located at ION Orchard.
China to usher in sweeping ban on CBD beauty
Global Cosmetics News

China is set to ban the use of cannabis and its extracts in beauty products, according to a report published by Jing Daily. The country’s National Institutes for Food and Drug Control will seek to restrict the sale of products containing beauty’s hottest ingredient, CBD, Cannabis sativa kernel fruit, Cannabis sativa seed oil and Cannabis sativa leaf.
PH gov’t faces difficulty in securing COVID-19 vaccines
Manila Bulletin

The Philippine government is having a hard time obtaining enough supply of vaccines against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said.

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