BrightGene and CR Sanjiu Collaborate on BGM0504 Injection Development and Commercialization
China-based BrightGene Bio-Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688166) and its affiliated companies announced a collaboration...
Obesity
CSPC Signs Exclusive Licensing Deal with Madrigal for GLP-1 Agonist SYH2086
China-based CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited (HKG: 1093) announced today that it has entered into an...
Ascletis Pharma Doses First Patients in U.S. Phase 2a Trial for Monthly GLP-1 Agonist ASC30
China-based Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKG: 1672) announced that the first participants with obesity or overweight...
Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic Approved for Kidney Protection in China, Pioneering Glycemic and Renal Control
The National Medical Products Administration has granted approval to Novo Nordisk’s (NYSE: NVO) once-weekly semaglutide...
Hengrui Pharma and Kailera Announce Positive Phase III Results for HRS9531 in Obesity Treatment
China-based Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276) and its US partner Kailera Therapeutics, Inc....
United Laboratories Receives FDA Approval for Clinical Study of UBT37034 in Overweight/Obesity Treatment
Hong Kong-based United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 3933) has announced that it has received...
Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro Approved by China’s NMPA for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Adults
US pharma giant Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) announced that it has received a...
Hybio and iCarbonX Enter CRDMO Service Pact and Strategic Investment to Advance Peptide Drug Pipeline
This week, China-based Hybio Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300199) and iCarbonX entered into an innovative...
Innovent Biologics’ Mazdutide Gets NMPA Nod for Weight Management
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved Innovent Biologics, Inc.’s (HKG: 1801) mazdutide (IBI362),...
Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals Presents Phase II Results of GZR18 and GZR4 at ADA Scientific Sessions
China-based Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 603087) presented multiple Phase II clinical outcomes for its...
Changshan Biochemical Receives NMPA Clearance for Albenatide in Weight Loss Trials
China’s Hebei Changshan Biochemical Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (CSBIO; SHE: 300255) announced that it has received...
Zhongsheng Pharma’s RAY1225 Enters Phase III Trial for Obesity/Overweight Treatment
China-based Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 002317) announced the initiation of the multi-center, randomized,...
Medtide’s IPO Raises HKD 514 Million to Expand Global Peptide CRDMO Services
Hangzhou-based Medtide Inc., a leading Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO) specializing in polypeptides,...
MindRank’s MDR-001 Phase IIb Study Achieves Clinical Endpoints for Weight Loss
China-based artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled drug developer MindRank Ltd announced that the multi-center, 24-week Phase IIb...
Eccogene Announces First Patient Dosing in Phase Ib Study of AZD5004/ECC5004 in China
Sino-US firm Eccogene Inc., a partner of UK major AstraZeneca (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN), announced the...
Novo Nordisk Partners with Alibaba Health to Launch Weight Management Hub”
Denmark-based Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) has entered into a partnership with China’s Alibaba Health Information...
Novo Nordisk Advances Amycretin for Weight Management in Phase III Trials
Denmark-based pharmaceutical major Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) announced plans to advance both subcutaneous and oral...
Innovent Biologics Initiates Phase III Trial for Mazdutide in OSA and Obesity
China-based Innovent Biologics, Inc. (HKG: 1801) announced the dosing of the first participant in China...
Lilly Launches Mounjaro Multi-Dose Pen in China for Diabetes and Weight Management
US-based Eli Lilly & Co. (NYSE: LLY) announced the launch of Mounjaro (tirzepatide multi-dose prefilled...
Novo Nordisk China Restructures to Form New Obesity and Diabetes Department
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk’s (NYSE: NVO) China unit announced an organizational restructuring, merging its...