Industry Trends

November 2020

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?

Coco industry upbeat about antiviral effects of coco oil, Why anti-aging products are so expensive, White biotech perfumery will ‘continue to grow’ as sustainable demands rise, and more. See what journals and industry experts have been discussing in the last four weeks.

Latest Industry Articles

Coco industry upbeat about antiviral effects of coco oil
Manila Bulletin

Coconut industry stakeholders are upbeat that recent trials that show coconut oil having strong potential in fighting COVID-19 may provide a much-needed boost to the industry as well as the Philippine economy as a whole.
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Why anti-aging products are so expensive
Business Insider

Anti-aging products claim to make you look younger by reducing, hiding, or preventing the signs of aging. High-end anti-aging products are some of the most expensive single-use items in the world. The price consumers pay for the most expensive products is significantly higher than the cost of production.
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White biotech perfumery will ‘continue to grow’ as sustainable demands rise: Mini Review
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

Use of white biotechnology to improve essential oils and natural extracts in fragrances continues to evolve as industry looks to plug increasing demand for sustainable ingredients, finds a mini review.
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How the coronavirus vaccine development compares to other shots in history
Business Insider

The invention of the bifurcated needle allowed more efficient vaccine delivery. Vaccine research and development has improved massively throughout history. Nearly 200 years passed between the creation of the first successful vaccine and the eventual eradication of smallpox. The influenza virus was isolated in a lab in 1933, and the first flu vaccine wasn’t licensed until 1945.
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FT Health: Future of Antibiotics
World News

The FT examines the causes and effects of an increasing global resistance to antibiotics: from the pressures doctors are under to prescribe them even for viral infections, to what new treatments are currently in the pipeline, as well as what role can the consumer play in reducing antibiotic use in the food chain.
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Long Lasting HIV Drugs Hold Lessons For Us All
Forbes

The successful results from a clinical trial of a new, long-acting HIV prevention drug are not just a critical milestone for those working on HIV/AIDS, but also for researchers working on other deadly infectious diseases.
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Dental antibiotics up 25% during pandemic
Manila Bulletin

The amount of antibiotics prescribed by dentists in Britain has soared by a quarter since Covid-19 struck, according to research published Friday highlighting the risk of a “slow-motion” pandemic of antibiotic resistance. The study, published in the British Dental Journal, found there was a 60-percent jump in prescriptions by dentists in London in the three months from April to July compared with the same period a year earlier.
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Vaccine innovation sparks hope, questions
Manila Bulletin

Reports that one of the vaccines for Covid-19 has shown highly promising results are a ray of hope for a world in the shadow of surging virus cases. But does it mean the pandemic is coming to an end? Not so fast, experts say, with many questions remaining about who it will protect and for how long.
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U.S. targets virus vaccination by year’s end
Daily Tribune

The United States hopes to begin a sweeping program of Covid vaccinations, reaching perhaps 20 million people by year’s end, top public health officials said Sunday as cases surge across the worst-hit nation. The beginning of vaccinations could be a crucial turning point in the battle against the virus that has claimed more than 255,000 lives in the US, the world’s highest reported toll, since emerging from China late last year.
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Pfizer's and Moderna's vaccines likely work for all existing coronavirus strains. Don't worry about mutations for now, scientists say.
Business Insider

The coronavirus vaccine candidates from Pfizer and Moderna both prevented COVID-19 in clinical trials. Research suggests the coronavirus is genetically stable, which means it mutates very slowly. So the leading vaccines should work well long-term against all strains of the virus.
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Above the mask: Covid-19 hits halal cosmetics and fragrances, but opens opportunities for new product lines
CosmeticsDesign-Asia

The global halal cosmetic and fragrance markets have taken a hit during the Covid-19 pandemic, but it has also created opportunities for new product lines such as hand creams, face cream, eye care, and sanitisers.
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Moderna Vaccine Production Is Gearing Up, Partner Lonza Says
Bloomberg

Lonza Group AG made its first commercial batch of the main ingredient in Moderna Inc.’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate in the U.S. last week and plans to start European production by the end of the month, Chairman Albert Baehny said.
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Restoring skin microbiome long-term: SG clean beauty brand Sigi Skin launches probiotic sheet mask
CosmeticsDesign

Singapore-based clean beauty brand Sigi Skin has recently released Tea-Tox, a probiotic sheet mask with hydrating, soothing and anti-pollution properties, selling 500 boxes in its first two weeks of sales.
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L’Oréal pulls both online and offline NYX stores from Thailand
Global Cosmetics News

THE WHAT? L’Oréal has pulled both online and offline sales of its NYX brand in Thailand following what is presumed to be a drop in sales due to the ongoing effects of COVID-19. THE DETAILS? The beauty giant announced via a Facebook post that it would be closing all shops by the end of November, and would now only sell through e-marketplaces and the NYX Instagram account. The removal from the Thai market ends five years in the region, with the brand having entered the market in 2016.
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GMP in Indonesia: Regulator BPOM introduces ‘Gradual Fulfilment Certificate’ to enhance cosmetics manufacturing practices
CosmeticsDesign

Indonesian regulator the National Agency of Drug and Food Control (BPOM) has introduced a new Gradual Fulfilment Certificate for cosmetic companies to prove they will obtain Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) certification.
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Sofia 2 antigen test gets DOH validation
Manila Bulletin

Sofia 2 SARS Antigen Fluorescent Immunoassay (FIA), the first coronavirus antigen test to be granted authorization by the United States and Philippines’ Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is already validated by the Department of Health (DOH).
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Singapore neutralising antibody test kit first to get FDA approval
Straits Times

A kit that detects whether someone has antibodies which neutralise the coronavirus, invented by local researchers, has become the first of its kind to receive authorisation from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
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