Eccogene Files Hong Kong IPO Prospectus with THR-β Agonist ECC4703 Leading Metabolic Disease Pipeline
Eccogene Inc., a Sino-U.S. biotechnology company founded in 2018, has filed its prospectus for an...
Obesity
Beijing QL Biopharma Files HKEX IPO Prospectus with Diversified GLP-1 Portfolio Targeting Global Obesity and Metabolic Disease Markets
Beijing QL Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biotech founded in 2018, has filed a prospectus...
Roche Q1 Sales Rise 6% Driven by Innovative Medicines as China Expansion and Diagnostics Recovery Offset Currency Headwinds
Roche AG (SWX: ROP, OTCMKTS: RHHBY) reported first-quarter 2026 group sales of CHF 14.7 billion...
Hengrui Launches Pediatric Trial of Dual GIPR/GLP-1R Agonist HRS9531 in Overweight and Obese Adolescents Following NMPA Clearance
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276; HKG: 1276) has received approval from China’s National...
Eli Lilly Restructures China Cardiometabolic Division Ahead of Foundayo Oral GLP-1 Launch
Eli Lilly and Company’s (NYSE: LLY) China unit announced a comprehensive organizational restructuring and key...
Huadong Medicine’s Semaglutide Biosimilar HDM1702 Enters NMPA Review for Weight Management Indication
Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000963) announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has...
Gan & Lee Licenses Bonfaglutide to JW Pharma for $81.1M – Expands GLP‑1 Footprint into South Korea
Gan & Lee Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 603087) announced a licensing agreement with JW Pharmaceutical, granting the South...
Eli Lilly Secures FDA Approval for Foundayo (Orforglipron) in Obesity Treatment, Shipments Begin April 6
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced it has received marketing approval from the US...
Novo Nordisk Launches Wegovy Subscription Program to Improve Obesity Treatment Access and Affordability
Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) announced a new multi-month subscription program for Wegovy (semaglutide) that offers...
United Laboratories Novo Nordisk Report Positive Phase II Data for UBT251 – Triple GLP-1/GIP/GCG Agonist Achieves 19.7% Weight Los
Partners United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 3933) and Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) announced positive...
Eli Lilly Submits Obesity Policy Recommendations at China Development Forum – Advocates for Weight Management in 15th Five‑Year Plan
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) submitted a comprehensive policy recommendation paper at the China...
CSPC Pharma’s SYH2082 Wins NMPA Approval – Long‑Acting GLP‑1/GIP Dual‑Biased Agonist Enters Obesity Clinical Trials
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Limited (HKG: 1093) announced that its self‑developed SYH2082, a long‑acting injectable GLP‑1/GIP...
Eli Lilly Rolls Out USD 299 Zepbound KwikPen via LillyDirect – Self‑Pay Pricing for Dual‑Target Obesity Drug
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that patients can now access the single‑patient‑use Zepbound...
Eli Lilly Commits $3 Billion to China Manufacturing – Orforglipron Production Capacity and Local Supply Chain Expansion
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced a $3 billion investment in its China manufacturing operations...
Eli Lilly Partners with WHO Foundation on Global Obesity Health Systems – $1.68 Million Commitment Through 2029
The WHO Foundation and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced a strategic partnership to...
Novo Nordisk Settles with Hims & Hers – Ozempic Wegovy Distribution Deal Ends Patent Litigation, Eliminates Compounded GLP-1 Advertising
Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) announced a settlement agreement with telehealth company Hims & Hers...
Roche’s Petrelintide Hits 10.7% Weight Loss in Phase II ZUPREME-1 Trial – Amylin Analog Shows Sustained Efficacy Through Week 42
Roche (SWX: ROG, OTCMKTS: RHHBY) announced positive topline results from the Phase II ZUPREME-1 trial...
Sciwind’s Ecnoglutide Wins NMPA Approval for Weight Loss – World’s First cAMP-Biased GLP-1 Agonist Targets China Obesity Market
Sciwind Biosciences announced that Ecnoglutide injection (Xianweiying), the world’s first cAMP-biased GLP-1 receptor agonist, has...
Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema Fails Non‑Inferiority Test Against Lilly’s Zepbound in Phase III REDEFINE 4 Trial – 23% vs. 25.5% Weight Loss
Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) announced that its Phase III REDEFINE 4 study (NCT06131437) failed...
Eli Lilly’s Eloralintide Wins CDE Approval for Phase III Trials in China – Weekly Amylin Agonist Targets Weight Management Market
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) under...