MIIT and Nine Departments Issue China's "15th Five‑Year Plan for Pharmaceutical Industry Development" – Innovative Drug Sector Targeted to Grow Over 20 % Annually Through 2030
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MIIT and Nine Departments Issue China’s “15th Five‑Year Plan for Pharmaceutical Industry Development” – Innovative Drug Sector Targeted to Grow Over 20 % Annually Through 2030

The Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT), together with nine other departments, formulated and issued the "15th Five‑Year Plan for Pharmaceutical Industry Development" (the "Plan"), setting quantitative industry targets…

Merck's KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) Wins NMPA Approval in Early‑Stage High‑Risk TNBC – Label Expansion Beyond PD‑L1 CPS ≥ 20 for China's Only Approved PD‑1 Perioperative Breast Cancer Therapy
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Merck’s KEYTRUDA (Pembrolizumab) Wins NMPA Approval in Early‑Stage High‑Risk TNBC – Label Expansion Beyond PD‑L1 CPS ≥ 20 for China’s Only Approved PD‑1 Perioperative Breast Cancer Therapy

Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Wins NMPA Approval for MASH in China – First and Only GLP‑1 Receptor Agonist Indicated for Metabolic Dysfunction‑Associated Steatohepatitis with F2–F3 Fibrosis
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Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Wins NMPA Approval for MASH in China – First and Only GLP‑1 Receptor Agonist Indicated for Metabolic Dysfunction‑Associated Steatohepatitis with F2–F3 Fibrosis

Novo Nordisk's Sogroya (Somapacitan) Wins NMPA Approval for Three New Pediatric Indications – Now China's Broadest‑Label Long‑Acting Growth Hormone
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Novo Nordisk’s Sogroya (Somapacitan) Wins NMPA Approval for Three New Pediatric Indications – Now China’s Broadest‑Label Long‑Acting Growth Hormone

NMPA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck's Winrevair (Sotatercept) – First‑in‑Class Activin Signaling Inhibitor Now Covers WHO Functional Class II–IV PAH in China
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NMPA Approves Expanded Indication for Merck’s Winrevair (Sotatercept) – First‑in‑Class Activin Signaling Inhibitor Now Covers WHO Functional Class II–IV PAH in China

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Walvax’s Third‑Generation COVID‑19 mRNA Vaccine Wins NMPA Approval – JN.1‑Based Shot Clears Regulatory Bar for Adults in China

TransThera Sciences' YOCHANRA (Tinengotinib) Receives First Prescription in China – World's First Approved Targeted Therapy for Post‑FGFR‑Inhibitor Cholangiocarcinoma
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TransThera Sciences’ YOCHANRA (Tinengotinib) Receives First Prescription in China – World’s First Approved Targeted Therapy for Post‑FGFR‑Inhibitor Cholangiocarcinoma

Haisco's HSK42360‑Na Proposed for CDE Breakthrough Therapy Designation – Next‑Generation BRAF Inhibitor Targets V600‑Mutant High‑Grade Glioma
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Haisco’s HSK42360‑Na Proposed for CDE Breakthrough Therapy Designation – Next‑Generation BRAF Inhibitor Targets V600‑Mutant High‑Grade Glioma

Astellas' PADCEV Plus Keytruda Receives Positive CHMP Opinion – Perioperative Muscle‑Invasive Bladder Cancer Regimen Nears EU Approval
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Astellas’ PADCEV Plus Keytruda Receives Positive CHMP Opinion – Perioperative Muscle‑Invasive Bladder Cancer Regimen Nears EU Approval

Novo Nordisk's FREHEMGO (Denecimig) Receives Positive CHMP Opinion – Next‑Generation Hemophilia A Prophylaxis Nears EU Authorization
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Novo Nordisk’s FREHEMGO (Denecimig) Receives Positive CHMP Opinion – Next‑Generation Hemophilia A Prophylaxis Nears EU Authorization

Santo Therapeutics and PolyGene Sign Strategic Partnership – Joint Gene Therapy Delivery Push Targets NF1 Skin Disease

Santo Therapeutics and PolyGene Sign Strategic Partnership – Joint Gene Therapy Delivery Push Targets NF1 Skin Disease

Santo Therapeutics and PolyGene officially signed a strategic cooperation framework agreement to initiate comprehensive and deep collaboration in the field of gene therapy delivery technologies. The partnership centers on HPAE non‑viral delivery vectors, the novel BrPERfect transfection reagent platform, and…

Hengrui's SHR‑2004 Marketing Application Accepted by NMPA – First‑in‑Class FXI Antibody Nears Approval for VTE Prevention in Knee Replacement

Hengrui’s SHR‑2004 Marketing Application Accepted by NMPA – First‑in‑Class FXI Antibody Nears Approval for VTE Prevention in Knee Replacement

Roche Opens Genentech Innovation Center Boston at Harvard's Enterprise Research Campus – New US Hub for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism R&D
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Roche Opens Genentech Innovation Center Boston at Harvard’s Enterprise Research Campus – New US Hub for Cardiovascular, Renal and Metabolism R&D

Medinno Pharmaceutical Closes Over RMB 200 Million Series A Led by Sunshine Ronghui Capital – MDI‑1228, World's First Topical Pan‑JAK/Pan‑Trk Inhibitor, Advances Global Clinical Development
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Medinno Pharmaceutical Closes Over RMB 200 Million Series A Led by Sunshine Ronghui Capital – MDI‑1228, World’s First Topical Pan‑JAK/Pan‑Trk Inhibitor, Advances Global Clinical Development

Qiantang Longyue Closes Over RMB 100 Million A++ Round Led by Huimei Capital – Drug Delivery Systems Platform Nears Unicorn Status
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Qiantang Longyue Closes Over RMB 100 Million A++ Round Led by Huimei Capital – Drug Delivery Systems Platform Nears Unicorn Status

Huadong Medicine's Sinclair Secures Exclusive China Collaboration for Maybio's iPSC‑Engineered MB007 ECM Collagen – Regenerative Aesthetics Bet
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Huadong Medicine’s Sinclair Secures Exclusive China Collaboration for Maybio’s iPSC‑Engineered MB007 ECM Collagen – Regenerative Aesthetics Bet

WuXi XDC Licenses WuXiTecan‑2 Payload‑Linker Technology to Ona Therapeutics – Exclusive Global ADC Deal Deepens Partnership
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WuXi XDC Licenses WuXiTecan‑2 Payload‑Linker Technology to Ona Therapeutics – Exclusive Global ADC Deal Deepens Partnership

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Dualitas Signs Research Collaboration and License Deal with Roche – Bispecific Antibody Partnership Valued at Up to US$1 Billion
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Dualitas Signs Research Collaboration and License Deal with Roche – Bispecific Antibody Partnership Valued at Up to US$1 Billion

Dualitas Therapeutics, Inc. announced a research collaboration and license agreement with Roche Holding AG (SWX: ROP; OTCMKTS: RHHBY) to advance novel bispecific antibodies (BsAbs) for immunology & inflammation (I&I) diseases,…

HitGen Co‑Invests in Connexus Therapeutics' Series A – OrbiMed‑Backed Oncology Startup Founded on Phased Technology Licensing
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HitGen Co‑Invests in Connexus Therapeutics’ Series A – OrbiMed‑Backed Oncology Startup Founded on Phased Technology Licensing

GenScript Biotech Collaborates with Lilly TuneLab – Pairing Large‑Scale Wet‑Lab Validation with Eli Lilly's AI/ML Drug Discovery Platform
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GenScript Biotech Collaborates with Lilly TuneLab – Pairing Large‑Scale Wet‑Lab Validation with Eli Lilly’s AI/ML Drug Discovery Platform

Novo Nordisk and Anthropic Announce AI Collaboration – Claude Science to Accelerate Drug Discovery and AI‑Driven Software Development
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Novo Nordisk and Anthropic Announce AI Collaboration – Claude Science to Accelerate Drug Discovery and AI‑Driven Software Development

Novartis Exercises Exclusive Option to Acquire Global Rights to Sironax Brain Delivery Platform – USD 125 Million Transaction Targets Blood‑Brain Barrier Breakthrough for CNS Diseases
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Novartis Exercises Exclusive Option to Acquire Sironax Brain Delivery Platform in USD 125 Million Transaction

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Inno Medicine Completes Nearly RMB 800 Million Series D Led by YuanBio – Funds to Drive International Multi‑Center Trials of Nanomedicine Targeted‑Delivery Pipeline
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Inno Medicine Completes Nearly RMB 800 Million Series D Led by YuanBio – Funds to Drive International Multi‑Center Trials of Nanomedicine Targeted‑Delivery Pipeline

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HBM Partner Solstice Oncology Launches with US$225 Million Series A Led by RA Capital – Advancing Second‑Generation CTLA‑4 Antibody Porustobart in Neoadjuvant Oncology

HepaBio Therapeutics Raises Series A Strategic Funding From TriApex to Advance Organoid Technology and Next‑Generation Drug R&D Systems
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HepaBio Therapeutics Raises Series A Strategic Funding From TriApex to Advance Organoid Technology and Next‑Generation Drug R&D Systems

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NeuShen Therapeutics Closes Oversubscribed Series B Exceeding USD 80 Million to Accelerate Global CNS Pipeline

NMPA Proposes Optimized Process Validation Requirements for Innovative Chemical Drugs – Draft Policy Incentivizes Global Simultaneous Filing and Launch in China
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NMPA Proposes Optimized Process Validation Requirements for Innovative Chemical Drugs – Draft Policy Incentivizes Global Simultaneous Filing and Launch in China

China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the Announcement on Further Optimizing the Requirements for Application Materials of Process Validation for Innovative Chemical Drugs (Draft for Comments), seeking public feedback…

China's NHSA Pilots Pre-Project Approval System for Medical Service Pricing – Fast Lane for Innovative Technologies
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China’s NHSA Pilots Pre-Project Approval System for Medical Service Pricing – Fast Lane for Innovative Technologies

NMPA Issues Medical Device GMP Inspection Guidelines – Revised Production Quality Standards Take Effect November 1, 2026
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NMPA Issues Medical Device GMP Inspection Guidelines – Revised Production Quality Standards Take Effect November 1, 2026

Hainan Boao Lecheng Pilot Zone Issues Exit Mechanism Rules for Clinical Translation of New Biomedical Technologies – Full‑Process Framework for Suspension, Exit and Resumption
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Hainan Boao Lecheng Pilot Zone Issues Exit Mechanism Rules for Clinical Translation of New Biomedical Technologies – Full‑Process Framework for Suspension, Exit and Resumption

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Nuvation Bio Secures FDA sNDA Approval for IBTROZI® (Taletrectinib) – Updated Label Reports Longest Median DOR Among Approved ROS1 TKIs in TKI‑Naïve ROS1‑Positive NSCLC
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Nuvation Bio Secures FDA sNDA Approval for IBTROZI® (Taletrectinib) – Updated Label Reports Longest Median DOR Among Approved ROS1 TKIs in TKI‑Naïve ROS1‑Positive NSCLC

XtalPi's LCC Technologies Signs Drug Discovery Collaboration with Stanford University – Chiral Chemistry Meets Disease Biology
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XtalPi’s LCC Technologies Signs Drug Discovery Collaboration with Stanford University – Chiral Chemistry Meets Disease Biology

Nutshell Therapeutics' NTS231 Clears FDA IND – First NRF2 Molecular Glue Degrader from China and Second Globally to Enter Clinical Development, Targeting KEAP1 to Block NRF2
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Nutshell Therapeutics’ NTS231 Clears FDA IND – First NRF2 Molecular Glue Degrader from China and Second Globally to Enter Clinical Development, Targeting KEAP1 to Block NRF2

Simcere Pharmaceutical Files IND for SIM0688 – First B7‑H3/c‑Met Bispecific ADC to Enter Clinical Development
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Simcere Pharmaceutical Files IND for SIM0688 – First B7‑H3/c‑Met Bispecific ADC to Enter Clinical Development

CDE Includes Beijing Toll Biotech's TollB‑001 Tablets in Rare Disease Pilot Scheme – Novel Oral TLR8 Inhibitor Targets Systemic Sclerosis with First Specific Treatment Potential
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CDE Includes Beijing Toll Biotech’s TollB‑001 Tablets in Rare Disease Pilot Scheme – Novel Oral TLR8 Inhibitor Targets Systemic Sclerosis with First Specific Treatment Potential

NMPA Grants Priority Review to Everest Medicines' Manufacturing‑Transfer NDA for VELSIPITY (Etrasimod) – Localizing Production of Its Approved Ulcerative Colitis Therapy in China
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NMPA Grants Priority Review to Everest Medicines’ Manufacturing‑Transfer NDA for VELSIPITY (Etrasimod) – Localizing Production of Its Approved Ulcerative Colitis Therapy in China

China Resources Pharmaceutical and Sino Biopharmaceutical Sign Strategic Pact Spanning R&D, Distribution and DTP Channels Toward RMB 10 Billion Target
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China Resources Pharmaceutical and Sino Biopharmaceutical Sign Strategic Pact Spanning R&D, Distribution and DTP Channels Toward RMB 10 Billion Target

Tempest Therapeutics Secures Exclusive Option to License Senlang's CD7‑Targeted In Vivo CAR‑T Platform – Lead Bispecific BCMA/GPRC5D Candidate in Phase I for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma
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Tempest Therapeutics Secures Exclusive Option to License Senlang’s CD7‑Targeted In Vivo CAR‑T Platform – Lead Bispecific BCMA/GPRC5D Candidate in Phase I for Relapsed/Refractory Multiple Myeloma

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