Company History
1995 |
Received investment from the National Development Fund, Executive Yuan, becoming the first government-supported flagship biopharmaceutical company. |
1997 |
Acquired the Original Bristol-Myers Squibb GMP facility, established the clinical trial department, and introduced CRO services. |
2000 |
Completed Phase III clinical trials for Prestara™, a treatment for SLE, and submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the US FDA. Received an “Approvable Letter” from the US FDA in 2002. |
2001 |
Collaborated with Roche to develop and manufacture the antiviral drug Ribavirin. |
2003 |
Launched new drugs: “Genetaxyl” (paclitaxel injection) and “Urotrol” (urinary incontinence treatment).Listed on the Emerging Stock Market (OTC), breaking even in the first year. |
2004 |
Licensed Tanabe in Japan and Yuhan in Korea to develop Prestara™, receiving upfront licensing fees. |
2008 |
Collaborated with the National Health Research Institutes to jointly develop the anti-diabetes drug DBPR108. Granted market authorization to CSPC Pharmaceutical Group in China in 2012. |
2009 |
Signed a contract manufacturing agreement with Taiwan’s Daiichi Sankyo. |
2010 |
Factory passed Department of Health PIC-S/GMP certification. Approved for the manufacture of sterile ophthalmic solutions in 2014.。 |
2012 |
Listed on the Taipei Exchange (TPEx) (stock code: 4130). |
2013 |
Invested in SyneuRx. Assisted CMC in completing SND11 and SND13 (2014) IND filings for the US, entering Phase II/III clinical trials.Invested in Reber Genetics (stock code: 6479) and THEVAX, acquiring joint development rights for the HPV Vx Chinese market. |
2014 |
Phase II clinical results of PMR met expectations. Licensed to Otsuka Pharmaceuticals in Asia-Pacific for joint development.Granpatch entered registration clinical trials. |
2015 |
Colon cleanser Bowklean approved by TFDA. PMR entered Phase III clinical trials.Invested in US cell immunotherapy company Medeor. |
2016 |
Invested in NaviFUS, using non-invasive focused ultrasound to temporarily open the blood-brain barrier, providing treatment options for CNS-related diseases. |
2017 |
Invested in Soleno, developing a new drug for Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS). Invested in GenVax, developing distinctive new drug formulations.PMR completed US IND application and initiated human trials in the US. |
2018 |
Received TFDA approval for Mycocep, a new drug for lupus nephritis. |
2019 |
PMR completed pivotal clinical trials in the US.Co-invested with NaviFUS in GNI, launching the NF02 innovative medical device project for Alzheimer’s disease treatment in Melbourne, Australia. |
2020 |
PMR completed US Pre-NDA meeting and GV17 Pre-IND meeting application.The new drug DBPR108 for the treatment of diabetes has entered the third phase of clinical trials in mainland China.PMR obtained a patent in mainland China. |
2022 |
The new drug GX17 was developed for the treatment of “antiphospholipid syndrome (APS)” indications. It passed review by the US FDA and was approved for the first human clinical trial. |