CMS’s CMS-D008 Wins NMPA Approval – INHBE siRNA Targets Fat‑Selective Weight Loss
China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS, HKG: 0867) announced clinical study approval from China’s National Medical...
Obesity
Novo Nordisk Partners with Vivtex on $2.1B Oral Biologics Deal – Targets Obesity and Diabetes Delivery Innovation
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) announced a strategic partnership with Vivtex Corporation to co-develop next‑generation oral biologic...
Tangji Medtech Files Hong Kong IPO for First NMPA-Approved Endoscopic Obesity Device
Hangzhou Tangji Medical Technology Co., Ltd. has filed its IPO prospectus with the Hong Kong...
Eli Lilly Revenue Surges 45% to $65.2B on Incretin Portfolio Strength
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) reported fourth‑quarter 2025 revenue of USD 19.29 billion, up 43% year‑on‑year (YOY),...
Pfizer Revenue Drops 2% to $62.6B Amid COVID Decline, Non-COVID Portfolio Grows
Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) reported full‑year 2025 revenue of USD 62.6 billion, representing a 2% operational decline at constant...
Hualan Biological’s HL08 GLP-1 Drug Gets NMPA Nod for Obesity Trial
Hualan Biological Engineering Inc. (SHE: 002007) announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has...
Roche CT-388 Obesity Drug Shows 22.5% Weight Loss in Phase II Trial
Roche (SWX: ROG, OTCMKTS: RHHBY) announced positive topline results from its Phase II clinical trial (CT388‑103)...
FDA Removes Suicide Warnings from GLP‑1 Drugs After Investigation Finds No Causal Link
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this month requested that Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly...
Zhongsheng’s RAY1225 Wins NMPA Approval for Obesity‑Sleep Apnea Study as Phase III Wraps Up
Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 002317) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...
Hybio Pharmaceutical Licenses Semaglutide to Vitamedic for Brazil Market
Hybio Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300199) announced an out‑licensing agreement with Vitamedic Health Nutraceuticals (Brazil),...
Lilly’s Taltz-Zepbound Combo Meets Primary Endpoint in Psoriatic Arthritis
Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) announced positive topline results from the TOGETHER‑PsA open‑label Phase 3b trial evaluating...
Novo Nordisk, Lilly Cut China Prices for Wegovy, Mounjaro by Up to 80%
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) and Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) have lowered list prices for their...
Nimbus Therapeutics Partners with Eli Lilly on $1.3 Billion Obesity Drug Deal
Nimbus Therapeutics announced a multi‑year research collaboration and global exclusive licensing agreement with Eli Lilly...
Hengrui’s HRS9531 and AR‑PROTAC Win NMPA IND Approval for Clinical Trials
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) announced that four drug candidates—HRS9531 (GLP‑1R/GIPR...
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,...
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...
SanegeneBio’s INHBE siRNA Wins China IND for Obesity as First RNAi Target
SanegeneBio, a clinical‑stage RNAi therapeutics company, announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved...