China Approves Record 76 Innovative Drugs in 2025 as Out‑Licensing Hits $130 Billion
The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced that China approved 76 innovative drugs for marketing...
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China Supreme Court Upholds Novo Nordisk Semaglutide Patent Validity
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) announced that China’s Supreme People’s Court upheld the Beijing IP Court ruling,...
Genmab Discontinues Acasunlimab to Focus on Late‑Stage Portfolio
Genmab A/S (NASDAQ: GMAB) announced it will discontinue clinical development of acasunlimab, a PD‑L1 x...
Tarlatamab Enters China via Hainan Pilot Zone as First SCLC Immunotherapy
Ruijin Hospital Hainan Boao Research Hospital (Ruijin Hainan Hospital) successfully introduced Tarlatamab for Injection, making...
HutchMed’s Savolitinib NDA Accepted by NMPA for MET-Amplified Gastric Cancer with Priority Review
HutchMed (China) Ltd (NASDAQ: HCM, HKG: 0013) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...
Sirius Therapeutics Doses First Phase II Patient for SRSD216 siRNA Hyperlipoproteinemia Therapy
Sirius Therapeutics announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase II clinical trial...
CSPC Pharmaceutical Receives IND Approvals for GLP-1/GIP Agonist and Triple-Combo Diabetes Drug
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited (HKG: 1093) announced that three drug candidates—SYH2072 (aldosterone synthase inhibitor), Priglitin/Dapagliflozin/Metformin...
Hengrui’s HRS-6257 Receives IND Approval for Novel Pain Therapy in China
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) announced that its drug candidate HRS-6257...
Recbio’s REC610 Shingles Vaccine NDA Accepted by NMPA, Challenging GSK’s Shingrix
Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2179) announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for...
J&J’s JNJ-5939 Fails Phase 2b Efficacy Endpoint, Triggers Early Termination of Atopic Dermatitis Trial
Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) announced that its Phase 2b DUPLEX‑AD proof‑of‑concept study evaluating JNJ‑95475939...
HutchMed’s Fanregratinib Wins NMPA Priority Review for FGFR2+ Cholangiocarcinoma
HutchMed (China) Ltd (NASDAQ: HCM, HKG: 0013) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...
Easton Pharmaceutical Doses First Patient in Phase I/II Trial of HP‑001 for Relapsed Multiple Myeloma
Easton Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688513) announced that the first subject has been dosed in...
Sino Biopharmaceutical’s TDI01 Enrolls First IPF Patient in World’s First ROCK2 Inhibitor Phase III Trial
Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (HKG: 1177) announced that TDI01, the world’s first highly selective ROCK2 inhibitor...
TJ Biopharma and Jumpcan Secure BE Trial Approval for Localized Eftansomatropin in China
TJ Biopharma (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. and Jumpcan Holdings Group announced that the Center for Drug...
Boan Biotech Ships First Batch of Boyoujing Aflibercept Biosimilar in China
Shandong Boan Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (HKG: 6955) announced that the first commercial batch of its...
BDgene Doses First Patient with BD920 CRISPR Gene Therapy for HPV-16 HSIL
Shanghai BDgene Technology Co., Ltd. announced that BD920, its in vivo CRISPR gene editing therapy,...
Sino Biopharmaceutical’s TQH3906 Achieves 90% PASI 75 Response in Phase 2 Psoriasis Trial
Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (HKG: 1177) announced that TQH3906, a Category 1 innovative oral TYK2/JAK1 inhibitor, has...
AstraZeneca and Ionis’ Eplontersen Wins China Approval for ATTRv-PN as First Gene-Silencing Therapy
AstraZeneca PLC (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN) and Ionis Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: IONS) announced that Wainua (eplontersen) has received approval...
AstraZeneca Secures NMPA Approval for Fasenra in EGPA, Demonstrating Superior Steroid-Sparing Effect
AstraZeneca PLC (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN) announced that Fasenra (benralizumab) has received additional approval from China’s...
Innovent Biologics Secures NMPA Approval for TABOSUN as First Neoadjuvant Dual‑IO Therapy for MSI‑H/dMMR Colon Cancer
Innovent Biologics, Inc. (HKG: 1801) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved...