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Fosun Kite’s Yescarta CAR-T Therapy Secures New Clinical Trial Approval in China
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Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd (SHA: 600196) and Gilead’s Kite Pharma, has received another clinical trial approval for its anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel). The new indication targets adult large B-cell lymphoma (r/r LBCL) that…
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mProbe Raises Funds in Series B1 Round Led by AstraZeneca and CICC
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Zhejiang-based mProbe, a protein and metabolomic marker discovery technology-based platform company, has reportedly raised an undisclosed amount of money in a Series B1 financing round. The round was solely led by AstraZeneca and CICC’s first joint global medical fund. Proceeds will be used to expand its product pipeline for women’s…
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Huahai Pharma to Manufacture Pfizer’s Paxlovid for China Market
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China-based Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 600521) has entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Under the agreement, Huahai Pharma will provide formulation contract production services for Pfizer’s COVID-19 therapy Paxlovid in mainland China. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Paxlovid OverviewPaxlovid…
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Recbio Completes Phase II Trial Enrollment for ReCOV COVID-19 Vaccine
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China-based vaccine maker Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd (HKG: 2179) announced the completion of enrollment and dosing of all subjects in a Phase II clinical study for its ReCOV, a recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine, with Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine Comirnaty as a control. The study, approved in the Philippines on August…
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Healsun Biopharm Raises USD 36.7 Million in Series B Financing for Antibody CDMO Expansion
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China-based Hangzhou Healsun Biopharm Co., Ltd, an antibody and recombinant Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a business unit in Shanghai, has reportedly raised close to RMB 250 million (USD 36.7 million) in a Series B financing round. The round was led by Shanghai Biomedicine Fund and included contributions…
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Sirnaomics Initiates Phase I/II Trial for STP705 in Facial Squamous Cell Carcinoma
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Sino-US siRNA therapy developer Sirnaomics Ltd (HKG: 2257) announced the first subject systemic dosing in a Phase I/II clinical study for its therapeutic candidate STP705 in facial squamous cell carcinoma in situ (isSCC). The study is expected to be completed during Q1 2023. Study Design and ObjectivesThe open-label, dosage escalation…
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Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals Makes HKSE Debut with USD 70 Million IPO
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Sino-US contract research organization (CRO) Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co., Ltd has completed an initial public offering (IPO) of 21.76 million shares on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE), raising a total of HKD 549 million (USD 69.97 million). Company Overview and Core ProductsFounded in 2009, Biocytogen has a pipeline that…
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CSPC Pharmaceutical’s Mitoxantrone Liposome Approved for NMOSD Clinical Study
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China-based CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (HKG: 1093) announced that its mitoxantrone hydrochloride liposome has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to proceed with a clinical study for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders (NMOSD). This follows the product’s initial approval in January this year for the treatment of relapsed…
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Jemincare Licenses Oral Androgen Receptor Degrader to Roche’s Genentech
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China-based Jiangxi Jemincare Group has entered into a licensing agreement with Swiss giant Roche’s Genentech. The deal grants Genentech exclusive global development and commercialization rights to Jemincare’s oral androgen receptor (AR) degrader, JMKX00299, including all related intellectual property rights. Financial TermsUnder the agreement, Genentech will pay a USD60 million upfront…
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Spinraza’s NRDL Inclusion Boosts SMA Patient Treatment in China
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The Meier Advocacy & Support Center for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) and the Shenzhen Research Institute of the Chinese University of Hong Kong jointly released a report titled “Research on the Quality of Life of Chinese SMA Patients.” The report indicates that among patients treated with Biogen’s Spinraza (nusinersen), 76.4%…
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GenScript Biotech Sues Former CSO Fan Xiaohu for Trade Secret Infringement
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Hong Kong-based Contract Research Organization (CRO) GenScript Biotech Corporation (HKG: 1548) has sued its former executive, Fan Xiaohu. Fan is the co-founder and former Chief Science Officer (CSO) of its subsidiary Legend Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGN). The lawsuit is for infringement of trade secrets and is being brought at the…
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Innovent Biologics Initiates Phase I Study of IBI311 for Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy
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China-based biotech Innovent Biologics Inc. (HKG: 1801) announced that the first subject has been dosed in a Phase I clinical study for its IBI311, an insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1R) monoclonal antibody (mAb). Study DetailsThe Phase I dosage escalation study (CTR20221581) is designed to assess the safety and tolerability of…
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Baidu Health’s Precision Matching Engine Powers Public Hospitals
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China Internet giant Baidu’s one-stop health management platform Baidu Health has updated the status of its precision physician-patient matching engine. The platform is designed to empower public Class 3A hospitals and specialty hospitals via big data and artificial intelligence (AI) technology. It allows accurate matching of specialty services in the…
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WuXi Biologics’ Revenues Surge 63.5% in H1 2022 on Strong CRDMO Growth
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China-based Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) WuXi Biologics (HKEX: 2269) published its unaudited interim financial report for the six months ending on June 30, 2022. Revenues increased by 63.5% during the period to RMB7.21 billion (USD1 billion). Growth DriversThe company’s growth drivers include the successful implementation of its…
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MingMed Biotech’s Hong Kong IPO Signals Push for First-in-Class Drugs
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Guangzhou-based MingMed Biotech has officially made an initial public offering (IPO) to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKSE). CICC and Credit Suisse are acting as co-sponsors. Company OverviewThe innovation-driven pharmaceutical company is focused on the self-discovery and development of potential first-in-class (FIC) drugs. These drugs aim to address major unmet…
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Junshi Biosciences’ JunMaiKang Biosimilar Gets NMPA Approval Filing
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China-based Junshi Biosciiences (HKG: 1877, SHA: 688180) has announced that another market approval filing for JunMaiKang, a biosimilar version of AbbVie’s auto-immune disease drug Humira (adalimumab) co-developed by Mabwell, has been accepted by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). In addition, the NMPA also accepted a clinical trial filing for…
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Applied Protein Technology Raises Hundreds of Millions in Series B Funding
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Shanghai-based Applied Protein Technology (APT Bio), a biotech company focused on mass spectrometry multi-omics precision medicine, has reportedly raised “hundreds of millions” of renminbi in a Series B financing round. The round was led by Legend Capital. The funds will allow the company to double down on mass spectrometry multi-omics…
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SciClone Licenses Menarini’s Vaborem to Tackle Drug-Resistant Infections in China
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SciClone Pharmaceuticals Inc (Nasdaq: SCLN), a China-based company since going private in 2017, announced a licensing agreement with Italy-based Menarini Group regarding the latter’s novel drug Vaborem (meropenem). Under the agreement, SciClone will obtain development, regulatory, and commercialization rights to the antibacterial drug in China. SciClone will pay Menarini Group…
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Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals’ ZGGS18 Receives NMPA Approval for Solid Tumor Treatment
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China-based Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 688266) announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug candidate ZGGS18. The molecule will be assessed as a treatment for general advanced solid tumors. Drug DetailsZGGS18 is a bispecific antibody (BsAb) targeting vascular…
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Fortune Care Raises Hundreds of Millions in Series B for Elderly Care Expansion
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Fushoukang (Shanghai) Family Services Co., Ltd, also known as Fortune Care, a Shanghai-based smart elderly care services provider empowered by information technology, has reportedly raised “hundreds of millions” of renminbi in a Series B financing round. This follows a Series B round held in December last year, which raised “tens…
