Keymed Biosciences Initiates CMG901 Phase III – AstraZeneca Triggers $45 Million Milestone for Claudin 18.2 ADC
Keymed Biosciences Inc. (HKG: 2162) announced the initiation of Phase III clinical trials for CMG901,...
SicaGene’s SG12 ASO Wins NMPA Approval – Antisense Oligonucleotide Targets Hepatitis B Functional Cure
SicaGene (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., LTD announced that SG12 injection, a self-developed antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), has...
Kelun-Biotech’s SKB575/HBM7575 Wins NMPA Approval – Long-Acting TSLP Bispecific Targets Atopic Dermatitis with Q3+ Dosing Potential
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) announced that SKB575/HBM7575, a long-acting bispecific antibody (bsAb)...
Henlius Biotech’s HLX3901 Wins NMPA Approval – First-in-Class Tetra-Specific Antibody Targets DLL3-Positive Solid Tumors
Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (HKG: 2696) announced that HLX3901, a first-in-class tetra-specific antibody targeting DLL3...
Qyuns Therapeutics’ QX002N NDA Accepted by NMPA – IL-17A Antibody Targets Ankylosing Spondylitis Market
Qyuns Therapeutics (HKG: 2509) announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for QX002N, its first...
GSK Licenses Linerixibat to Alfasigma for $300 Million Upfront – IBAT Inhibitor Targets PBC Pruritus with $690 Million Total Deal Value
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, NYSE: GSK) and Alfasigma S.p.A. announced a licensing agreement granting Alfasigma exclusive global rights...
FDA Streamlines Biosimilar Development – New Guidance Cuts PK Study Costs by 50%, Accelerates Path to Market
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major policy shift to accelerate biosimilar...
Everest Medicines Launches Etrasimod in China – Next-Gen S1P Modulator Hits Market for Ulcerative Colitis
Everest Medicines (HKG: 1952) announced the formal commercial launch of Etrasimod, with the first prescription...
FDA Advances Section 804 Drug Importation Program – States Meet Agency on Canadian Prescription Import Pathway
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) convened meetings with multiple states this week 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...
NMPA Removes OCALIVA from GQCE Reference List – Obeticholic Acid Stripped Over Safety Concerns, Benefit-Risk Profile
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) released the 102nd batch of reference drugs for generic...
HutchMed Withdraws TAZVERIK from China – Safety Concerns Drive Global Recall of Epizyme/Ipsen EZH2 Inhibitor
HutchMed (China) Ltd (NASDAQ: HCM, HKG: 0013) announced immediate withdrawal and product recall of TAZVERIK...
Fosun Pharma’s HLX316 Wins NMPA Approval – First-in-Class B7-H3 Sialidase Heterodimer Targets Advanced Solid Tumors
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600196, HKG: 2196) announced that HLX316, a novel...
Hengrui’s HRS9531 Wins NMPA Approval for CKD Trial – Dual GIPR/GLP-1R Agonist Expands Beyond Diabetes and Obesity
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) announced that HRS9531, a novel dual...
Merck KGaA Cuts SpringWorks Hippo Inhibitor and Hengrui PARP1 Program – R&D Pipeline Optimization Ditches €3.7 Billion in Acquired Assets
Merck KGaA (ETR: MRK) announced completion of a new R&D pipeline optimization, terminating development of...
Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Sotyktu Wins FDA Label Extension – TYK2 Inhibitor Expands to Psoriatic Arthritis
Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS, NYSE: BMY) announced FDA approval for a label extension of Sotyktu (deucravacitinib),...
Servier to Acquire Day One Biopharmaceuticals for $2.5 Billion – French Pharma Expands U.S. Oncology Presence with ADC Assets
Servier Group announced a definitive agreement to acquire Day One Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: DAWN) for...
Hengrui’s Adebrelimab Wins NMPA Approval for Two Perioperative Cancer Trials – PD-L1/CTLA-4 Combo Targets Rectal and Gastric/GEJ Cancers
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) announced NMPA clearance for two pivotal...
Leads Biolabs’ Opamtistomig Enters Phase II in First-Line Esophageal Cancer – PD-L1/4-1BB Bispecific with BTD/ODD Designations
Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (HKG: 9887) announced first patient enrollment in a Phase II...
CSPC’s SYH2059 Inhalation Powder Wins FDA IND Approval – PDE4B Inhibitor Targets Pulmonary Fibrosis with Enhanced Delivery
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (HKG: 1093) announced FDA clearance to initiate a clinical study for...