Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Company Deals

Boehringer Ingelheim Secures Global Rights to Immunitas’ First-in-Class Antibody Program for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases in €407.5M Deal

Boehringer Ingelheim (“BI”) and Immunitas Therapeutics announced on May 12, 2026, a global licensing agreement...

Company Medical Device

Roche Secures CE Mark for Elecsys pTau217 Blood Test, First Single-Assay Alzheimer’s Diagnostic with Amyloid Pathology Detection

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

Roche AG (SWX: ROP, OTCMKTS: RHHBY) announced on May 12, 2026, that it has received...

Company Drug

Alphamab Oncology Initiates Phase II Trial of Subcutaneous Co-Formulation JSKN033 in First-Line Advanced Cervical Cancer

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

Alphamab Oncology (HKG: 9966) announced the initiation of a Phase II clinical study for its...

Company Drug

Bio-Thera’s CD25-Targeted ADC BAT8013 Receives NMPA Approval for Advanced Solid Tumor Clinical Studies in China

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

Bio-Thera Solutions Ltd. (SHA: 688177) announced that its CD25-targeted antibody drug conjugate (ADC) BAT8013 has...

Company Drug

Sichuan Biokin’s Bispecific ADC Iza-Bren Receives NMPA Approval for NSCLC Clinical Study in China

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688506) announced that its bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) izalontamab...

Policy / Regulatory

Hong Kong to Launch FDA-Style Medical Products Regulation Center by Year-End, Creating Gateway for Chinese Innovative Drugs

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

Hong Kong’s Centre for Medical Products Regulation (CMPR) is set to be established by the...

Company Drug

Changchun GeneScience Receives NMPA Approval for Firsekibart Phase III Trial in Gout Flare Prevention During Urate-Lowering Therapy

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000661) announced it has received approval from China’s National...

Company

MacroGenics Sells GMP-Compliant API Manufacturing Business to Bora Pharmaceuticals for $122.5 Million

Fineline Cube May 13, 2026

MacroGenics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MGNX) announced an agreement to sell its active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing...

Company Drug

Merus’ Bizengri Becomes First FDA-Approved Therapy for NRG1 Fusion-Positive Cholangiocarcinoma

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted approval to Merus N.V.’s Bizengri (zenocutuzumab-zbco) for...

Company Drug

Zai Lab Secures FDA Fast Track Designation for DLL3-Targeting ADC Zocilurtatug Pelitecan in Extrapulmonary NEC

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Zai Lab (NASDAQ: ZLAB, HKG: 9688) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Company Deals

Mindray Bio-Medical Re-Files for Hong Kong Listing After Initial Application Expiration

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Shenzhen Mindray Bio-Medical Electronics Co., Ltd. (SHE: 300760), the globally leading medical device innovator, announced...

Company Drug

Ribo Life Science Files EMA Application for Vortosiran Phase IIb Study in Venous Thromboembolism Prevention

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Suzhou Ribo Life Science Co., Ltd. (HKG: 6938) announced it has submitted a clinical trial...

Company Drug

Haisco Pharmaceutical’s Sishujing Seeks Postoperative Pain Indication, Expanding Peripheral Kappa Agonist Franchise

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Haisco Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002653) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...

Company

Daiichi Sankyo Unveils Ambitious Five-Year Plan Targeting $19B Revenue and Top-Five Global Oncology Position

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Daiichi Sankyo Co., Ltd. (TYO: 4568) unveiled its comprehensive five-year business growth plan, targeting total...

Company Drug

Juventas Cell Therapy’s CAR-T Yuanruida Seeks Pediatric ALL Indication, Expanding China’s Only Dual-Malignancy CAR-T Franchise

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Juventas Cell Therapy Ltd., the Chinese cell therapy innovator, announced that China’s National Medical Products...

Company Drug

Hengrui and Braveheart Bio Report Positive Phase 2 Results for Next-Gen Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor HRS-1893 in Non-Obstructive HCM

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) and Braveheart Bio announced positive results...

Company Deals

Akari Therapeutics Partners with WuXi XDC to Advance Novel PH1 Payload Platform for Urothelial Cancer

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Akari Therapeutics (NASDAQ: AKTX), the US-UK dual-headquartered biotechnology company, announced a strategic development partnership with...

Policy / Regulatory

NMPA Releases 105th Batch of Generic Drug Reference Standards, Adding 37 New Specifications

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the release of the 105th batch of reference...

Company Deals

China Medical System Secures Exclusive China Rights to Pharmacosmos’ MonoFer and CosmoFer IV Iron Therapies

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS, HKG: 0867) announced an exclusive licensing agreement with Denmark-based...

Company Deals

Yifan Pharmaceutical Licenses Ryzneuta to French Distributor Intsel Chimos for Exclusive Commercialization

Fineline Cube May 12, 2026

Yifan Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002019) announced a licensing agreement with Intsel Chimos SAS, the...

Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Anhui Wanbang Pharmaceutical to Acquire 75.52% Stake in CRO CTSMED for RMB 302M – Expands Clinical Research Capabilities Through Strategic Vertical Integration

Merck Partners with ADAP Crisis Task Force to Expand Access to Idvynso HIV Treatment – Two-Drug Regimen Targets Virologically Suppressed Patients

Ipsen to Acquire Kartos Therapeutics for $450M Upfront, Adding Investigational MDM2 Inhibitor Navtemadlin to Myelofibrosis Pipeline

Fosun Pharmaceutical Approves Hong Kong IPO Spin-Off of Vaccine Subsidiary Fosun Adgenvax

Abu Dhabi Health Department Partners with Sanofi to Establish Vaccine Innovation Center in HELM Cluster

Shanghai Bao Pharmaceuticals Secures NMPA IND Approval for BJ044 Recombinant Ulinastatin – First Synthetic Biology-Derived Therapy for Critical Care Indications

AbbVie and Genmab’s Epcoritamab-Lenalidomide Combination Achieves Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 DLBCL Trial – 60% Reduction in Progression/Death Risk vs Standard R-GemOx

Boehringer Ingelheim Secures Global Rights to Immunitas’ First-in-Class Antibody Program for Chronic Inflammatory Diseases in €407.5M Deal

Roche Secures CE Mark for Elecsys pTau217 Blood Test, First Single-Assay Alzheimer’s Diagnostic with Amyloid Pathology Detection

Alphamab Oncology Initiates Phase II Trial of Subcutaneous Co-Formulation JSKN033 in First-Line Advanced Cervical Cancer

Bio-Thera’s CD25-Targeted ADC BAT8013 Receives NMPA Approval for Advanced Solid Tumor Clinical Studies in China

Sichuan Biokin’s Bispecific ADC Iza-Bren Receives NMPA Approval for NSCLC Clinical Study in China

Hong Kong to Launch FDA-Style Medical Products Regulation Center by Year-End, Creating Gateway for Chinese Innovative Drugs

Changchun GeneScience Receives NMPA Approval for Firsekibart Phase III Trial in Gout Flare Prevention During Urate-Lowering Therapy

MacroGenics Sells GMP-Compliant API Manufacturing Business to Bora Pharmaceuticals for $122.5 Million

Merus’ Bizengri Becomes First FDA-Approved Therapy for NRG1 Fusion-Positive Cholangiocarcinoma

Zai Lab Secures FDA Fast Track Designation for DLL3-Targeting ADC Zocilurtatug Pelitecan in Extrapulmonary NEC

Mindray Bio-Medical Re-Files for Hong Kong Listing After Initial Application Expiration

Ribo Life Science Files EMA Application for Vortosiran Phase IIb Study in Venous Thromboembolism Prevention

Haisco Pharmaceutical’s Sishujing Seeks Postoperative Pain Indication, Expanding Peripheral Kappa Agonist Franchise

Daiichi Sankyo Unveils Ambitious Five-Year Plan Targeting $19B Revenue and Top-Five Global Oncology Position

Juventas Cell Therapy’s CAR-T Yuanruida Seeks Pediatric ALL Indication, Expanding China’s Only Dual-Malignancy CAR-T Franchise

Hengrui and Braveheart Bio Report Positive Phase 2 Results for Next-Gen Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor HRS-1893 in Non-Obstructive HCM

Akari Therapeutics Partners with WuXi XDC to Advance Novel PH1 Payload Platform for Urothelial Cancer

NMPA Releases 105th Batch of Generic Drug Reference Standards, Adding 37 New Specifications

China Medical System Secures Exclusive China Rights to Pharmacosmos’ MonoFer and CosmoFer IV Iron Therapies

Yifan Pharmaceutical Licenses Ryzneuta to French Distributor Intsel Chimos for Exclusive Commercialization

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Shanghai Bao Pharmaceuticals Secures NMPA IND Approval for BJ044 Recombinant Ulinastatin – First Synthetic Biology-Derived Therapy for Critical Care Indications

Anhui Wanbang Pharmaceutical to Acquire 75.52% Stake in CRO CTSMED for RMB 302M – Expands Clinical Research Capabilities Through Strategic Vertical Integration

AbbVie and Genmab’s Epcoritamab-Lenalidomide Combination Achieves Primary Endpoint in Phase 3 DLBCL Trial – 60% Reduction in Progression/Death Risk vs Standard R-GemOx

Roche Launches AXELIOS 1 Next-Generation Sequencing Platform Powered by Proprietary SBX Technology – Single-Molecule System Promises Same-Day Whole Genome Results