Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

China Unveils NHSA Grassroots Healthcare Reform – 14‑Point Guidance Targets RMB Fund Flow Shift to Primary Care Institutions

China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA), jointly with the National Development and Reform Commission and...

Company Deals

PegBio Inks RMB10 Billion Paidakang Commercialization Deal with Tenry Pharma – Exclusive China Partnership for Weekly GLP‑1 Diabetes Drug

Fineline Cube Mar 17, 2026

PegBio Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2565) has entered into a strategic cooperation agreement with Shanghai Tenry...

Company Drug Policy / Regulatory

Ascentage Pharma and Haisco Secure CDE SPARK Inclusion for Pediatric Oncology Candidates – APG‑115 and HSK42360 Target High‑Unmet‑Need Childhood Cancers

Fineline Cube Mar 17, 2026

China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has selected two innovative oncology assets for its Support...

Company Digital

Roche Deploys 2,176 NVIDIA GPUs in Global AI Factory – Largest Pharma GPU Footprint Expands to 3,500+ Blackwell Units

Fineline Cube Mar 17, 2026

Roche (SWX: ROG, OTCMKTS: RHHBY) announced the expansion of its global AI infrastructure through the...

Company Deals

BeOne Innovation Center and Voyagers Capital Launch Fund – Early-Stage Drug Investment Vehicle Targets Guangzhou Biotech

Fineline Cube Mar 17, 2026

The BeOne Innovation Center (BIC) and Voyagers Capital jointly announced the establishment of the “BeOne...

Company Drug

Sino Biopharm’s TRD221 Wins NMPA Approval – Novel Polysaccharide Drug Targets Osteoarthritis via Complement Inhibition

Fineline Cube Mar 17, 2026

Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (HKG: 1177) announced that TRD221, a Category 1 innovative polysaccharide drug co-developed...

Company Deals

Ab&B Bio-Tech Partners with Walvax for Overseas Push – First China-Approved Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Targets Global Markets

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Ab&B Bio-Tech Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2627) entered into a strategic partnership with Walvax Biotechnology Co.,...

Company Drug

CMS Secures NMPA Approval for Desidustat – First Domestic HIF-PHI for Non-Dialysis CKD Anemia Enters China Market

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

China Medical System Holdings (CMS; HKG: 0867) announced marketing approval from China’s National Medical Products...

Company Drug

Hengrui’s Irinotecan Liposome (II) Wins NMPA Phase II Approval – Adjuvant Pancreatic Cancer Study vs. Gemcitabine/Capecitabine

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) announced NMPA clearance to initiate a...

Company Drug

3SBio Wins NMPA Approval for Eltrombopag Generic – TPO-RA Copycat Targets Novartis’ Revolade in China ITP/SAA Market

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

3SBio Inc. (HKG: 1530) announced NMPA marketing approval for its generic version of Novartis’ Revolade...

Company Drug

Chipscreen Biosciences’ CS08399 Wins NMPA Approval – PRMT5-MTA Inhibitor Targets MTAP-Deficient Solid Tumors and Lymphomas

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688321) announced NMPA clearance to initiate a clinical study...

Policy / Regulatory

China’s Basic Medical Insurance Covers 1.33 Billion in 2025 – NHSA Reports RMB 3.6 Trillion Fund Inflows, 114 New Drugs Added to NRDL

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) released its 2025 Healthcare Security Development Statistical Bulletin, revealing...

Company Drug

Novartis’ Cosentyx Wins FDA Pediatric Approval – Only IL-17A Inhibitor for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Adolescents 12+

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Novartis (NYSE: NVS) announced that Cosentyx (secukinumab) received U.S. FDA approval for treating pediatric patients aged...

Company Drug

Cutia Therapeutics’ CU-40105 Wins NMPA Approval – Topical Dutasteride Targets Androgenetic Alopecia with Reduced Systemic Exposure

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Cutia Therapeutics announced NMPA clearance to initiate a clinical study for CU-40105, a topical dutasteride...

Company Drug Medical Device

J&J’s Erda-iDRS Shows 89% Complete Response in NMIBC – Intravesical Erdafitinib System Advances to Phase II/III

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) announced positive Phase I results for Erda-iDRS, an investigational...

Company Drug

BeBetter Medicine’s Ifupinostat Wins NMPA Approval for PTCL Trial – First HDAC/PI3Kα Dual Inhibitor Enters First-Line Lymphoma Study

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Guangzhou BeBetter Medicine Technology Co., Ltd (SHA: 688759) announced NMPA clearance to initiate a clinical...

Company Drug

Abbisko’s Irpagratinib Doses First Patient in Phase II HCC Trial – FGFR4 Inhibitor Plus Toripalimab/Bevacizumab Targets First-Line Liver Cancer

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Abbisko Therapeutics Co., Ltd (HKG: 2256) announced first patient dosing in a Phase II clinical...

Company

Junshi Biosciences Reports RMB 2.5 Billion 2025 Revenue – Toripalimab Drives 40% Drug Sales Growth as Losses Narrow

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

Shanghai Junshi Biosciences Co., Ltd. (HKG: 1877, SHA: 688180) released 2025 financial results, recording RMB...

Company Drug

YolTech’s YOLT-202 Wins FDA Phase II/III Approval – In Vivo Base Editing Gene Therapy Targets Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

YolTech Therapeutics announced FDA clearance to initiate an open-label, single-dose expansion Phase II/III clinical study...

Company Drug

GSK’s Arexvy Wins FDA Label Expansion – RSV Vaccine Now Covers High-Risk Adults Aged 18-49

Fineline Cube Mar 16, 2026

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK, NYSE: GSK) announced FDA approval for a label expansion of its adjuvanted respiratory...

Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Insilico Medicine and Human Longevity Spin-off HLFM Launch Multi-Million Dollar AI Foundation Model for Human Longevity Research

Eli Lilly to Acquire Three Infectious Disease Companies for Up to $3.83 Billion – Expanding Vaccine Portfolio Beyond Traditional Therapeutics

Shanghai Simpletouch Robot Files for Hong Kong IPO – Advancing Percutaneous Puncture Surgical Robotics Platform

Qingfeng Pharmaceutical Secures Greater China Rights to Merz’s Inbrija Levodopa Inhalation Powder for Parkinson’s Disease OFF Episodes

Peak Pharmaceutical Partners with Shanghai Pharma Subsidiary to Optimize Neffy Supply Chain and Channel Development in China

Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Kailera Therapeutics Report Strong Phase III Results for Oral GLP-1 Agonist HRS-7535 in Type 2 Diabetes

Shanghai Henlius Biotech Doses First Patient in China for Global Phase I Study of Daratumumab Biosimilar HLX15-SC in Multiple Myeloma

China Unveils NHSA Grassroots Healthcare Reform – 14‑Point Guidance Targets RMB Fund Flow Shift to Primary Care Institutions

PegBio Inks RMB10 Billion Paidakang Commercialization Deal with Tenry Pharma – Exclusive China Partnership for Weekly GLP‑1 Diabetes Drug

Ascentage Pharma and Haisco Secure CDE SPARK Inclusion for Pediatric Oncology Candidates – APG‑115 and HSK42360 Target High‑Unmet‑Need Childhood Cancers

Roche Deploys 2,176 NVIDIA GPUs in Global AI Factory – Largest Pharma GPU Footprint Expands to 3,500+ Blackwell Units

BeOne Innovation Center and Voyagers Capital Launch Fund – Early-Stage Drug Investment Vehicle Targets Guangzhou Biotech

Sino Biopharm’s TRD221 Wins NMPA Approval – Novel Polysaccharide Drug Targets Osteoarthritis via Complement Inhibition

Ab&B Bio-Tech Partners with Walvax for Overseas Push – First China-Approved Trivalent Subunit Influenza Vaccine Targets Global Markets

CMS Secures NMPA Approval for Desidustat – First Domestic HIF-PHI for Non-Dialysis CKD Anemia Enters China Market

Hengrui’s Irinotecan Liposome (II) Wins NMPA Phase II Approval – Adjuvant Pancreatic Cancer Study vs. Gemcitabine/Capecitabine

3SBio Wins NMPA Approval for Eltrombopag Generic – TPO-RA Copycat Targets Novartis’ Revolade in China ITP/SAA Market

Chipscreen Biosciences’ CS08399 Wins NMPA Approval – PRMT5-MTA Inhibitor Targets MTAP-Deficient Solid Tumors and Lymphomas

China’s Basic Medical Insurance Covers 1.33 Billion in 2025 – NHSA Reports RMB 3.6 Trillion Fund Inflows, 114 New Drugs Added to NRDL

Novartis’ Cosentyx Wins FDA Pediatric Approval – Only IL-17A Inhibitor for Hidradenitis Suppurativa in Adolescents 12+

Cutia Therapeutics’ CU-40105 Wins NMPA Approval – Topical Dutasteride Targets Androgenetic Alopecia with Reduced Systemic Exposure

J&J’s Erda-iDRS Shows 89% Complete Response in NMIBC – Intravesical Erdafitinib System Advances to Phase II/III

BeBetter Medicine’s Ifupinostat Wins NMPA Approval for PTCL Trial – First HDAC/PI3Kα Dual Inhibitor Enters First-Line Lymphoma Study

Abbisko’s Irpagratinib Doses First Patient in Phase II HCC Trial – FGFR4 Inhibitor Plus Toripalimab/Bevacizumab Targets First-Line Liver Cancer

Junshi Biosciences Reports RMB 2.5 Billion 2025 Revenue – Toripalimab Drives 40% Drug Sales Growth as Losses Narrow

YolTech’s YOLT-202 Wins FDA Phase II/III Approval – In Vivo Base Editing Gene Therapy Targets Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency

GSK’s Arexvy Wins FDA Label Expansion – RSV Vaccine Now Covers High-Risk Adults Aged 18-49

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Hengrui Pharmaceuticals and Kailera Therapeutics Report Strong Phase III Results for Oral GLP-1 Agonist HRS-7535 in Type 2 Diabetes

Insilico Medicine and Human Longevity Spin-off HLFM Launch Multi-Million Dollar AI Foundation Model for Human Longevity Research

Shanghai Henlius Biotech Doses First Patient in China for Global Phase I Study of Daratumumab Biosimilar HLX15-SC in Multiple Myeloma

Eli Lilly to Acquire Three Infectious Disease Companies for Up to $3.83 Billion – Expanding Vaccine Portfolio Beyond Traditional Therapeutics