Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

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Shionogi’s Fetroja Receives FDA Acceptance for Pediatric sNDA Expanding Use to Gram-Negative Infections in Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Complicated UTIs

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. (TYO: 4507) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

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Merck’s Lipfendra Receives FDA Approval as First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor for LDL Cholesterol Reduction in Hypercholesterolemia Patients

Fineline Cube Jul 17, 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD; NYSE: MRK) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration...

Company Deals

Jasper Therapeutics Completes Acquisition of Kira Pharmaceuticals in All-Stock Transaction, Secures $132M Private Placement for Complement Therapies Pipeline

Fineline Cube Jul 17, 2026

Jasper Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: JSPR) announced the completion of its acquisition of Kira Pharmaceuticals through...

Others

DP Technology, Excalipoint Therapeutics Launch AI Antibody Discovery Platform Through Strategic Partnership Focused on T-Cell Engagers

Fineline Cube Jul 17, 2026

DP Technology and Excalipoint Therapeutics announced a strategic partnership to co-develop a dedicated AI Antibody...

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InnoCare Pharma’s Soficitinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III Atopic Dermatitis Trial as Highly Selective TYK2 Inhibitor

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

InnoCare Pharma Limited (HKG: 9969, SHA: 688428) announced today that the Phase III registrational clinical...

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Amoytop Biotech Secures NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for ACT201, Novel ASO Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Amoytop Biotech (SHA: 688278) announced today that its investigational drug ACT201 has received clinical trial...

Company

Boehringer Ingelheim Reports 16.2% H1 2026 Sales Growth Driven by JARDIANCE and New Oncology Launches

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Boehringer Ingelheim reported continued strong sales growth in the first half of 2026 (H1 2026),...

Company Deals

China Resources Pharmaceutical to Acquire 23.5% Stake in Lier Chemical to Advance Synthetic Biology Pipeline

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

China Resources Pharmaceutical (HKG: 3320) announced today its plan to acquire 188,102,749 shares of Lier...

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Harbour BioMed and Kelun-Biotech Secure NMPA IND Approval for HBM7575/SKB575, Long-Acting Bispecific Antibody for Asthma

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Harbour BioMed (HKG: 2142) and Kelun-Biotech (HKG: 6990) announced today that the Investigational New Drug...

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Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Secures Dual NMPA Approvals for HRS-8797 Atopic Dermatitis Drug and HRS-8829 Stroke Therapy

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276; HKG: 1276) announced today that HRS-8797 Tablets and...

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Ascletis Pharma Selects ASC30_48 FDC as First-in-Class Oral Dual GIPR/GLP-1R Agonist for Obesity

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKG: 1672) announced today the selection of its fixed-dose combination (FDC) of...

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Fosun Pharma Secures NMPA Approval for FXR0906, Liver-Targeted siRNA Therapy for Hypertriglyceridemia

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600196, HKG: 2196) announced today that the Phase...

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China Medical System Secures NMPA Approval for CMS-D017, Novel Complement Factor B Inhibitor for AMD

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

China Medical System Holdings Limited (CMS) (HKG: 0867) announced today that the National Medical Products...

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Roche Secures FDA Priority Review for Gazyva in Primary Membranous Nephropathy Based on Phase III MAJESTY Data

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Roche Holding AG (SWX: ROP; OTCMKTS: RHHBY) announced today that the US Food and Drug...

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Novo Nordisk Secures EU Approval for Wegovy Pill, First Oral Semaglutide 25mg for Obesity Treatment

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Novo Nordisk (NYSE: NVO) announced today that the European Commission (EC) has granted marketing authorization...

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Lepu Medical Secures NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for MWN110, Novel ActRIIA/B Antibody for Weight Management

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Lepu Medical Technology (SHE: 300003) announced on July 15, 2026, that the National Medical Products...

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Merck KGaA’s Enpatoran Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Cutaneous Lupus

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Merck KGaA (ETR: MRK) announced on July 8, 2026, that the US Food and Drug...

Company Deals

Braveheart Bio Files IPO Prospectus with Nasdaq for $1.8B Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Asset

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

Braveheart Bio, a Delaware-based biopharmaceutical company founded in 2024, submitted its IPO prospectus to the...

Company Deals

WuXi Biologics Enters CDRMO Partnership with CANbridge Through 2028

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

WuXi Biologics (HKG: 2269) announced on June 16, 2026, a comprehensive Contract Development, Research, and...

Policy / Regulatory

China’s CDE Releases Draft Guideline for Real-World Evidence-Based Pediatric Indication Expansion of Marketed Drugs

Fineline Cube Jul 16, 2026

The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) issued the...

Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Lee’s Pharmaceutical Enters Exclusive Global Licensing Agreement with Ashlins Ocular for Interferon Alpha-2b Outside Greater China

Immvira Bioscience Files for Hong Kong IPO to Advance Novel Oncolytic Immunotherapy and Engineered Exosome Pipeline

Eli Lilly to Acquire AtaiBeckley for $3.8 Billion, Accelerating Psychedelic Therapeutics Development for Treatment-Resistant Depression

Jasper Therapeutics Completes Acquisition of Kira Pharmaceuticals in All-Stock Transaction, Secures $132M Private Placement for Complement Therapies Pipeline

China Resources Pharmaceutical to Acquire 23.5% Stake in Lier Chemical to Advance Synthetic Biology Pipeline

CanSino Biologics Secures NMPA Acceptance for Menhycia Age Expansion to Adolescents, Extending China’s First Quadrivalent Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine Coverage to Ages 3 Months–17 Years

Easton Pharmaceutical Secures NMPA Approval for China’s First Generic Remimazolam Besylate, Challenging Humanwell’s Ruima Monopoly in Procedural Sedation and General Anesthesia

Shionogi’s Fetroja Receives FDA Acceptance for Pediatric sNDA Expanding Use to Gram-Negative Infections in Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia and Complicated UTIs

Merck’s Lipfendra Receives FDA Approval as First Oral PCSK9 Inhibitor for LDL Cholesterol Reduction in Hypercholesterolemia Patients

Jasper Therapeutics Completes Acquisition of Kira Pharmaceuticals in All-Stock Transaction, Secures $132M Private Placement for Complement Therapies Pipeline

DP Technology, Excalipoint Therapeutics Launch AI Antibody Discovery Platform Through Strategic Partnership Focused on T-Cell Engagers

InnoCare Pharma’s Soficitinib Meets Primary Endpoint in Phase III Atopic Dermatitis Trial as Highly Selective TYK2 Inhibitor

Amoytop Biotech Secures NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for ACT201, Novel ASO Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis B

Boehringer Ingelheim Reports 16.2% H1 2026 Sales Growth Driven by JARDIANCE and New Oncology Launches

China Resources Pharmaceutical to Acquire 23.5% Stake in Lier Chemical to Advance Synthetic Biology Pipeline

Harbour BioMed and Kelun-Biotech Secure NMPA IND Approval for HBM7575/SKB575, Long-Acting Bispecific Antibody for Asthma

Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Secures Dual NMPA Approvals for HRS-8797 Atopic Dermatitis Drug and HRS-8829 Stroke Therapy

Ascletis Pharma Selects ASC30_48 FDC as First-in-Class Oral Dual GIPR/GLP-1R Agonist for Obesity

Fosun Pharma Secures NMPA Approval for FXR0906, Liver-Targeted siRNA Therapy for Hypertriglyceridemia

China Medical System Secures NMPA Approval for CMS-D017, Novel Complement Factor B Inhibitor for AMD

Roche Secures FDA Priority Review for Gazyva in Primary Membranous Nephropathy Based on Phase III MAJESTY Data

Novo Nordisk Secures EU Approval for Wegovy Pill, First Oral Semaglutide 25mg for Obesity Treatment

Lepu Medical Secures NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for MWN110, Novel ActRIIA/B Antibody for Weight Management

Merck KGaA’s Enpatoran Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Cutaneous Lupus

Braveheart Bio Files IPO Prospectus with Nasdaq for $1.8B Cardiac Myosin Inhibitor Asset

WuXi Biologics Enters CDRMO Partnership with CANbridge Through 2028

China’s CDE Releases Draft Guideline for Real-World Evidence-Based Pediatric Indication Expansion of Marketed Drugs

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Lee’s Pharmaceutical Enters Exclusive Global Licensing Agreement with Ashlins Ocular for Interferon Alpha-2b Outside Greater China