China Unveils Blueprint for Service Trade Expansion through Strategic Opening Up
China’s State Council has issued a strategic directive titled “Opinions on Promoting the High-quality Development...
September 2024
China’s NHC Charts Ambitious Healthcare Reform Path with Emphasis on TCM and Technology
Lei Haichao, Director of China’s National Health Commission (NHC), has outlined a comprehensive reform agenda...
EpimAb’s EMB-06 Secures $635 Million Licensing Agreement with Vignette for Multiple Myeloma Therapy
EpimAb Biotherapeutics, a Shanghai-based biotech firm, has inked a licensing deal with Vignette for the...
Sanofi’s Tolebrutinib Shows Mixed Results in Phase III Multiple Sclerosis Trials
PARIS—French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi (NASDAQ: SNY) has reported mixed outcomes from three Phase III trials...
Bayer’s Finerenone Shows Promise in Heart Failure Treatment, Outperforms Placebo in Phase III Trial
FRANKFURT—Bayer AG (FRA: BAYN) has announced positive results from the Phase III FINEARTS-HF study for...
Henlius Biotech’s HLX17 Biosimilar to MSD’s Keytruda Wins NMPA Clinical Trial Approval
SHANGHAI—Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696) has announced that it has received clinical trial approval...
Jiangsu Simcere’s Edaravone, Borneol Sublingual Tablet Earns FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Stroke Treatment
HONG KONG—Jiangsu Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 2096) has announced that it has received Breakthrough...
Jiangsu Simcere Acquires Exclusive Rights to TargetRx’s TGRX-326 in Licensing Deal
SHENZHEN—Shenzhen TargetRx, Inc., a leading developer of small-molecule kinase inhibitors, has entered into a licensing...
GeneQuantum Healthcare’s GQ1005 ADC Receives CDE Clearance for Phase III Breast Cancer Trial
SUZHOU—GeneQuantum Healthcare (Suzhou) Co., Ltd has received clearance from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE)...
Beijing Balance Medical Secures NMPA Nod for Renatus Transcatheter Aortic Valve System
BEIJING—Beijing Balance Medical Technology Co., Ltd (SHA: 688198) has received market approval from the National...
Sinocelltech’s Anti-Angiogenic Biologic SCT520FF Gets NMPA Green Light for Neovascular AMD Clinical Study
SHANGHAI—Sinocelltech Group Ltd (SHA: 688520), a Chinese biopharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received...
Zhejiang Dian Diagnostics Partners with Shanghai Mycology Lab to Advance Fungal Infection Diagnostics
SHANGHAI—Zhejiang Dian Diagnostics Co., Ltd (SHE: 300244), a leading player in the diagnostics industry, has...
Sinopharm’s InnoStar Bio-tech Becomes First Pharma Company to IPO on STAR in 2024
SHANGHAI—Shanghai InnoStar Bio-tech Co., Ltd., a subsidiary of Sinopharm’s China State Institute of Pharmaceutical Industry...
China’s Evopoint Biosciences and UK’s GSK Eye Breakthrough Therapy Designations for Cancer Therapies
BEIJING/LONDON—The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) in China has indicated that Evopoint Biosciences’ EZH2 inhibitor...
Duality Biotherapeutics Eyes Hong Kong IPO, Bolstering ADC Pipeline and Global Clinical Trials
HONG KONG—Duality Biologics, Inc., a Chinese biotechnology company specializing in antibody drug conjugates (ADCs), is...
MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Reports 44% Revenue Growth and Increased R&D Spending in 2024 H1
SHANGHAI—MicuRx Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 688373), a Shanghai-based developer of antibacterial drugs, has released its financial report...
Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals’ rhEPO-Fc for CKD Anemia Accepted for Review by China’s CDE
BEIJING—The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) in China has accepted the market filing for a...
Biocon Biologics Resolves Patent Dispute with J&J, Secures Market Entry for Biosimilar Stelara
Biocon Biologics Ltd, the biosimilars division of Indian pharmaceutical company Biocon Ltd (BOM: 532523, NSE:...
Zuellig Pharma Partners with Regeneron for Libtayo Launch in South Korea and Taiwan
Singapore-headquartered Zuellig Pharma, a leading healthcare solutions provider, has entered into an agreement with US...
HutchMed Halts China Filing for Gastric Cancer Drug Fruquintinib Following Regulatory Feedback
HutchMed (China) Ltd (NASDAQ: HCM; HKG: 0013), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has announced the withdrawal...