Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jascayd (Nerandomilast) Launches in Shanghai – First PDE4B Inhibitor for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Boehringer Ingelheim announced the first prescription issuance for Jascayd (nerandomilast tablets) in Shanghai, marking the...

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Huadong Medicine’s HDM2024 Wins FDA Phase I Approval – First-in-Class EGFR/HER3 Bispecific ADC Targets Advanced Solid Tumors

Fineline Cube Mar 12, 2026

Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963) announced that HDM2024, a Category 1 innovative bispecific antibody-drug...

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Eli Lilly Partners with WHO Foundation on Global Obesity Health Systems – $1.68 Million Commitment Through 2029

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

The WHO Foundation and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced a strategic partnership to...

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J&J’s AKEEGA Wins EU Approval for mHSPC – PARP/Abiraterone Combo Expands to Earlier-Line Prostate Cancer

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) announced that the European Commission (EC) has approved a...

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Abbisko’s ABSK061 Wins FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation – FGFR2/3 Inhibitor Targets Achondroplasia

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd (HKG: 2256) announced that ABSK061, its self-developed highly selective small-molecule FGFR2/3...

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Zelgen’s Zesuning Launches Nationwide – First China-Approved Recombinant TSH for Thyroid Cancer Follow-Up

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Suzhou Zelgen Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd (SHA: 688266) announced the nationwide commercial launch of Zesuning (injectable...

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Fosun Pharma’s Tenapanor (Vteglea) Issues First China Prescription – NHE3 Inhibitor Targets Hyperphosphatemia in Dialysis Patients

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600196, HKG: 2196) announced the first prescription issuance...

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Pfizer’s Tilrekimig Hits Phase 2 Primary Endpoint – IL-4/IL-13/TSLP Trispecific Shows 52% EASI-75 Response in Atopic Dermatitis

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced positive topline results from a Phase 2 study of tilrekimig...

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FDA Accepts ENHERTU sBLA with Priority Review – HER2 ADC Seeks Early Breast Cancer Approval with 53% Recurrence Risk Reduction

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

AstraZeneca (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) announced that the U.S. FDA has...

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J&J Files TECVAYLI Line Extension with EMA – BCMA Bispecific Seeks Earlier Use in Second-Line Multiple Myeloma

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) announced the submission of a Type II variation application...

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HighTide Therapeutics’ HTD1801 NDA Accepted by NMPA – First-in-Class AMPK/NLRP3 Dual-Target Drug for Type 2 Diabetes

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

HighTide Therapeutics Inc. (HKG: 2511) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted...

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AstraZeneca Initiates CLARITY-Gastric 02 Phase III – Sonesitatug Vedotin Combo Triggers $45 Million Milestone from KYM Biosciences

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

AstraZeneca (AZ, NASDAQ: AZN) announced the initiation of CLARITY-Gastric 02, a multi-center, randomized, controlled Phase...

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Bayer Co.Lab Adds Arbele and Alphelix – China Innovation Cluster Reaches 12 Resident Biotech Startups

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Bayer Co.Lab announced that Arbele Limited and Alphelix Bioscience have joined its co-creation platform, bringing...

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FDA Approves GSK’s Wellcovorin for Cerebral Folate Deficiency – First Treatment for Rare FOLR1 Genetic Disorder

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved expanded use of GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK, NYSE: GSK)...

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Astellas’ XOSPATA Fails Phase III Primary Endpoint in Frontline AML – FLT3 Inhibitor Misses OS Benefit vs. Midostaurin

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Astellas Pharma Inc. (TYO: 4503) and the HOVON Foundation announced that the Phase III HOVON...

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Keymed Biosciences Initiates CMG901 Phase III – AstraZeneca Triggers $45 Million Milestone for Claudin 18.2 ADC

Fineline Cube Mar 11, 2026

Keymed Biosciences Inc. (HKG: 2162) announced the initiation of Phase III clinical trials for CMG901,...

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SicaGene’s SG12 ASO Wins NMPA Approval – Antisense Oligonucleotide Targets Hepatitis B Functional Cure

Fineline Cube Mar 10, 2026

SicaGene (Beijing) Biotechnology Co., LTD announced that SG12 injection, a self-developed antisense oligonucleotide (ASO), has...

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Kelun-Biotech’s SKB575/HBM7575 Wins NMPA Approval – Long-Acting TSLP Bispecific Targets Atopic Dermatitis with Q3+ Dosing Potential

Fineline Cube Mar 10, 2026

Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 6990) announced that SKB575/HBM7575, a long-acting bispecific antibody (bsAb)...

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Henlius Biotech’s HLX3901 Wins NMPA Approval – First-in-Class Tetra-Specific Antibody Targets DLL3-Positive Solid Tumors

Fineline Cube Mar 10, 2026

Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. (HKG: 2696) announced that HLX3901, a first-in-class tetra-specific antibody targeting DLL3...

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Qyuns Therapeutics’ QX002N NDA Accepted by NMPA – IL-17A Antibody Targets Ankylosing Spondylitis Market

Fineline Cube Mar 10, 2026

Qyuns Therapeutics (HKG: 2509) announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for QX002N, its first...

Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Samsung Bioepis Expands Sandoz Partnership – Global Deal for Five Biosimilars Including Entyvio Copycat SB36

GE HealthCare Closes $2.3 Billion Intelerad Acquisition – Medical Imaging Software Deal Expands Ambulatory and Cloud-First Capabilities

Leveragen Partners with Daiichi Sankyo – In Vivo Antibody Discovery Collaboration Targets Advanced Biologics

Medbanks Acquires Jianyi Tech for RMB 360 Million – Insurance-Tech Deal Strengthens Corporate Health Security Platform

Walvax Bio Raises RMB 2 Billion via Private Placement – Tengyun Xinwo Bio to Become Controlling Shareholder

3SBio Wins NMPA Approval for SSS06 – Extended‑Half‑Life Erythropoietin Enables Biweekly Dosing in Dialysis Anemia

Alphamab Oncology Doses First Patient in JSKN016 Phase III – HER3/TROP2 ADC Targets Heavily Pretreated Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Boehringer Ingelheim’s Jascayd (Nerandomilast) Launches in Shanghai – First PDE4B Inhibitor for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Huadong Medicine’s HDM2024 Wins FDA Phase I Approval – First-in-Class EGFR/HER3 Bispecific ADC Targets Advanced Solid Tumors

Eli Lilly Partners with WHO Foundation on Global Obesity Health Systems – $1.68 Million Commitment Through 2029

J&J’s AKEEGA Wins EU Approval for mHSPC – PARP/Abiraterone Combo Expands to Earlier-Line Prostate Cancer

Abbisko’s ABSK061 Wins FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation – FGFR2/3 Inhibitor Targets Achondroplasia

Zelgen’s Zesuning Launches Nationwide – First China-Approved Recombinant TSH for Thyroid Cancer Follow-Up

Fosun Pharma’s Tenapanor (Vteglea) Issues First China Prescription – NHE3 Inhibitor Targets Hyperphosphatemia in Dialysis Patients

Pfizer’s Tilrekimig Hits Phase 2 Primary Endpoint – IL-4/IL-13/TSLP Trispecific Shows 52% EASI-75 Response in Atopic Dermatitis

FDA Accepts ENHERTU sBLA with Priority Review – HER2 ADC Seeks Early Breast Cancer Approval with 53% Recurrence Risk Reduction

J&J Files TECVAYLI Line Extension with EMA – BCMA Bispecific Seeks Earlier Use in Second-Line Multiple Myeloma

HighTide Therapeutics’ HTD1801 NDA Accepted by NMPA – First-in-Class AMPK/NLRP3 Dual-Target Drug for Type 2 Diabetes

AstraZeneca Initiates CLARITY-Gastric 02 Phase III – Sonesitatug Vedotin Combo Triggers $45 Million Milestone from KYM Biosciences

Bayer Co.Lab Adds Arbele and Alphelix – China Innovation Cluster Reaches 12 Resident Biotech Startups

FDA Approves GSK’s Wellcovorin for Cerebral Folate Deficiency – First Treatment for Rare FOLR1 Genetic Disorder

Astellas’ XOSPATA Fails Phase III Primary Endpoint in Frontline AML – FLT3 Inhibitor Misses OS Benefit vs. Midostaurin

Keymed Biosciences Initiates CMG901 Phase III – AstraZeneca Triggers $45 Million Milestone for Claudin 18.2 ADC

SicaGene’s SG12 ASO Wins NMPA Approval – Antisense Oligonucleotide Targets Hepatitis B Functional Cure

Kelun-Biotech’s SKB575/HBM7575 Wins NMPA Approval – Long-Acting TSLP Bispecific Targets Atopic Dermatitis with Q3+ Dosing Potential

Henlius Biotech’s HLX3901 Wins NMPA Approval – First-in-Class Tetra-Specific Antibody Targets DLL3-Positive Solid Tumors

Qyuns Therapeutics’ QX002N NDA Accepted by NMPA – IL-17A Antibody Targets Ankylosing Spondylitis Market

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3SBio Wins NMPA Approval for SSS06 – Extended‑Half‑Life Erythropoietin Enables Biweekly Dosing in Dialysis Anemia

Alphamab Oncology Doses First Patient in JSKN016 Phase III – HER3/TROP2 ADC Targets Heavily Pretreated Triple Negative Breast Cancer

Belief BioMed Secures Macao Approval for BBM‑H901 – China’s First Hemophilia B Gene Therapy Expands to Greater China with Takeda