The Asia Pacific region (APAC) is vast and awash with varied economies, languages, governments and ambitions. That's the backdrop for its dramatic underperformance compared to the West's pharmaceutical innovations. Yet plenty of opportunities exist, along with a healthy dose of uncertainty, according to the first Pharmaceutical Innovation in the APAC region report, published by Clarivate Analytics plc.

HONG KONG – At the recent Beyond Paradigm Summit 2019 in Kuala Lumpur, a Malaysian company unveiled the country's first humanoid robot.