Merck’s Keytruda Gains 9th Indication Approval in China for Hepatocellular Carcinoma
US major Merck Sharp & Dohme’s (MSD, NYSE: MRK) programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab)...
Convalife and Jointown Partner for Global Drug Development and Commercialization
Shanghai-based Convalife Pharmaceuticals has entered into a strategic partnership with fellow Chinese firm Jointown Pharmaceutical...
Eli Lilly’s Retevmo Wins First China Approvals for RET-Driven Cancers
Eli Lilly & Co (NYSE: LLY) has secured its first approvals in China for Retevmo...
VectorBuilder Raises $56.6M in Series C to Expand Life Science R&D
Guangzhou-based VectorBuilder, a genetic engineering specialist incubated by the state-owned Guangzhou Industrial Investment and Capital...
WuXi Biologics Removed from US Unverified List Amid Ongoing Restrictions
The US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has updated its Unverified List...
India Launches Anti-Dumping Investigation Against Chinese Imports of Metronidazole
The Union Ministry of Commerce and Industry in India has initiated an anti-dumping investigation into...
China’s NMPA Proposes Reforms to Enhance Radiopharmaceutical Review and Approval
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has released a draft proposal titled “Opinions on Reforming...
Ark Biosciences’ Ziresovir Shows Positive Results in Phase III AIRFLO Study for RSV Infection
China-headquartered Ark Biosciences has announced positive results from the Phase III AIRFLO study for its...
Pfizer’s Talzenna Shows Positive Results in Phase III TALAPRO-2 Study for mCRPC
US-based pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has announced positive results from the Phase III TALAPRO-2...
Hua Medicine’s Dorzagliatin Approved in China for Type 2 Diabetes
China-based Hua Medicine (HKG: 2552) has announced that its Category 1 drug dorzagliatin has been...
Allergan Aesthetics Launches Juvederm Volite in China’s Boao Lecheng
Allergan Aesthetics, an AbbVie company (NYSE: ABBV), has announced the commercial launch of Juvederm Volite...
Shanghai Lange Medtech Partners with Yantai Desheng for Fish-Derived Rotator Cuff Patch
China-based Shanghai Lange Medtech Co., Ltd. has entered into a partnership with compatriot firm Yantai...
Roche Boosts China Investment with Additional RMB 250 Million
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche (SWX: ROG) has pledged to invest an additional RMB 250 million...
Boston Scientific Launches Disposable RF Electrode for Chronic Pain in China
Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX), a US-based medical device company, has announced the official market...
Rundo Med-Tech Partners with Baidu to Advance Digital Clinical Trials
Shanghai-based Contract Research Organization (CRO) Rundo Pharmaceutical R&D (Shanghai) Co., Ltd (Rundo Med-Tech) has entered...
China’s NMPA Releases 60th Batch of Reference Drugs for Generic Quality Evaluation
The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has released the 60th batch of reference drugs for...
China Medical System Licenses Botulinum Toxin from South Korea’s BMI Korea
China Medical System Holdings (CMS; HKG: 0867) has announced the establishment of a licensing agreement...
Junshi Biosciences Launches PD-1 Inhibitor Tuoyi for Advanced NSCLC in China
Junshi Biosciences (HKG: 1877, SHA: 688180), a China-based biopharmaceutical company, has held a national market...
Betta Pharmaceuticals Raises $140.5M for Drug Industrialization Base in Zhejiang
China’s Betta Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHE: 300558) plans to raise RMB 1 billion ($140.5 million)...
China’s Volume-Based Procurement Cuts High-Value Medical Consumables Costs by 84%
The national high-value medical consumables alliance procurement office has released the results of the third...