Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Company Deals

Hybio Pharmaceutical Grants Wansheng Pharmaceutical Exclusive China License for Semaglutide’s Glycemic Control Indication in Up-to-RMB 182.5 Million Deal

Shenzhen Hybio Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHE: 300199) announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement...

Company Deals

Insilico Medicine and THPharma Launch AI Research Collaboration to Build ‘Reverse Translation’ Drug Discovery Strategy Around Phase 3 Candidate THP-001

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Insilico Medicine (HKG: 3696) announced a research collaboration with THPharma, a Korean company focused on...

Company Drug

Ark Biopharmaceutical’s First-in-Class AFC AK0406 Wins NMPA Approval for Influenza Prevention Clinical Trials

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. announced that its independently developed first-in-class long-acting antiviral drug-Fc conjugate...

Company Drug

Youcare Pharmaceutical’s YKYY033 siRNA Injection Wins US FDA Approval to Conduct Clinical Trials for Arterial and Venous Thrombosis

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Youcare Pharmaceutical (SHA: 688658) announced that YKYY033 injection has received approval from the US Food...

Company Drug

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu Wins China Approval for First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in Combination With Pertuzumab

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

AstraZeneca plc (NYSE: AZN) and Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) announced that a new indication for...

Company Drug

Hengrui Pharma’s SHR-7590 Injection Wins NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276; HKG: 1276) announced that its SHR-7590 injection has...

Company Deals

Zhaoke Ophthalmology Signs Exclusive Distribution and Promotion Agreement With Pengpai Bio for Epinastine Hydrochloride Eye Drops in Mainland China

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Zhaoke Ophthalmology (HKG: 6622) announced that it has entered into an exclusive distribution and promotion...

Company Drug

IMPACT Therapeutics Nominates KAT6A-Specific PROTAC IMP2794 as Preclinical Candidate From Proprietary TPD Platform

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

IMPACT Therapeutics, Inc. (HKG: 7630) announced the nomination of IMP2794 as a preclinical candidate (PCC)...

Company Drug

Akeso’s Ivonescimab Wins NMPA Approval for First-Line Advanced Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Combination With Chemotherapy

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Akeso Biopharma (HKG: 9926) announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has...

Company Deals

Allist Pharmaceuticals Secures Exclusive Greater China License for ArriVent’s Bispecific ADC AST12608/ARR-002

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Allist Pharmaceuticals (SHA: 688578) announced that it has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with ArriVent...

Company Deals

Kintor Pharmaceutical Grants Wellrise Exclusive Distribution Rights for KT-939 Raw Material in South Korea

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

Kintor Pharmaceutical (HKG: 9939) announced that it has entered into an exclusive product distribution agreement...

Company Deals

CSPC Pharmaceutical Receives $30 Million Upfront From AstraZeneca Under siRNA Drug Discovery Partnership

Fineline Cube Aug 13, 2026

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (HKG: 1093) announced that it has received a USD 30 million upfront...

Others

Laekna’s NDA for AKT Inhibitor Afuresertib Accepted by CDE in HR+/HER2‑ Breast Cancer After Qilu Licensing Deal

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Laekna Therapeutics Shanghai Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2105) announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for...

Company Medical Device

NMPA Approves Geneseeq’s Fandekang NTRK Fusion Detection Kit as Companion Diagnostic for Vcare PharmaTech’s Eratrectinib

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) approved Geneseeq Technology Inc.‘s (a genetic cancer testing service...

Company Deals Digital

Aureka Biotechnologies Closes USD 100 Million Series B to Scale AI‑Native Biological Foundation Models, Total Funding Nears USD 200 Million

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Aureka Biotechnologies, a global leader in the Tech-Bio space, announced the completion of a Series...

Company Drug R&D

Insilico Medicine Nominates ISM0900, AI‑Designed Oral Lp(a) Inhibitor, as 9th Preclinical Candidate of 2026

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Insilico Medicine (HKG: 3696) announced the nomination of ISM0900 — a potent, highly selective, oral...

Company Medical Device

Haohai Wins NMPA Approval for China’s First Domestic Trifocal Toric Intraocular Lens for Cataract Patients With Astigmatism

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Shanghai Haohai Biological Technology Co. Ltd. (SHA: 688366) announced that its trifocal toric intraocular lens...

Company Drug

Wantai’s 9‑Valent HPV Vaccine Wins Thailand Approval – China’s First and World’s Second 9vHPV Vaccine Expands Into Southeast Asia

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Beijing Wantai Biological Pharmacy Enterprise Co., Ltd. (SHA: 603392) announced that its self‑developed 9‑valent human...

Company Deals

Mabwell Signs Licensing Deals With Southeast Asia Partners for Aflibercept Biosimilar 9MW0813 in Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Mabwell (Shanghai) Bioscience Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688062, HKG: 2493) announced that it has entered into...

Others

MSD Signs Oncology Collaboration With InventisBio Through MCICC to Accelerate Small‑Molecule Clinical Development

Fineline Cube Aug 12, 2026

Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD; NYSE: MRK) announced that it has signed a collaboration agreement...

Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Bio-Thera Solutions Expands Partnership with Avalon Pharma: Exclusive MENA Licensing Deal for Dupixent Biosimilar BAT2406 – Second Collaboration After BAT3306

OmniAb Signs Global Collaboration and License Agreement with Eli Lilly for Ion Channel Program – Up to $370 Million in Milestones Plus Royalties

Navi Therapeutics Completes Angel and Series A Rounds Totaling Several Hundred Million RMB – Legend Capital Co‑Leads Backing for Next‑Generation ADC Platform

Ledeinno Medical Valley Closes Over 200 Million RMB in Series B+ and B++ Rounds – Shining Capital Leads Backing for Wireless SCS Neuromodulation Platform

Enginprime Medical Closes Nearly 100 Million RMB Series A Round with Qiming Venture Partners as Sole Investor – Capital Earmarked for OpusOne pVAD Clinical Trials

Haisco Pharmaceutical Wins NMPA Clinical Approval for Nav1.8 Inhibitor HSK51155 – Pain Drug Licensed to AbbVie in USD 700 Million Deal Advances in China

Lepu Medical’s siRNA Drug MWN117 Wins NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for Overweight and Obesity – INHBE‑Targeting Therapy Shows Synergy Potential with GLP‑1 Agonists

Hybio Pharmaceutical Grants Wansheng Pharmaceutical Exclusive China License for Semaglutide’s Glycemic Control Indication in Up-to-RMB 182.5 Million Deal

Insilico Medicine and THPharma Launch AI Research Collaboration to Build ‘Reverse Translation’ Drug Discovery Strategy Around Phase 3 Candidate THP-001

Ark Biopharmaceutical’s First-in-Class AFC AK0406 Wins NMPA Approval for Influenza Prevention Clinical Trials

Youcare Pharmaceutical’s YKYY033 siRNA Injection Wins US FDA Approval to Conduct Clinical Trials for Arterial and Venous Thrombosis

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu Wins China Approval for First-Line HER2-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer in Combination With Pertuzumab

Hengrui Pharma’s SHR-7590 Injection Wins NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease

Zhaoke Ophthalmology Signs Exclusive Distribution and Promotion Agreement With Pengpai Bio for Epinastine Hydrochloride Eye Drops in Mainland China

IMPACT Therapeutics Nominates KAT6A-Specific PROTAC IMP2794 as Preclinical Candidate From Proprietary TPD Platform

Akeso’s Ivonescimab Wins NMPA Approval for First-Line Advanced Squamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Combination With Chemotherapy

Allist Pharmaceuticals Secures Exclusive Greater China License for ArriVent’s Bispecific ADC AST12608/ARR-002

Kintor Pharmaceutical Grants Wellrise Exclusive Distribution Rights for KT-939 Raw Material in South Korea

CSPC Pharmaceutical Receives $30 Million Upfront From AstraZeneca Under siRNA Drug Discovery Partnership

Laekna’s NDA for AKT Inhibitor Afuresertib Accepted by CDE in HR+/HER2‑ Breast Cancer After Qilu Licensing Deal

NMPA Approves Geneseeq’s Fandekang NTRK Fusion Detection Kit as Companion Diagnostic for Vcare PharmaTech’s Eratrectinib

Aureka Biotechnologies Closes USD 100 Million Series B to Scale AI‑Native Biological Foundation Models, Total Funding Nears USD 200 Million

Insilico Medicine Nominates ISM0900, AI‑Designed Oral Lp(a) Inhibitor, as 9th Preclinical Candidate of 2026

Haohai Wins NMPA Approval for China’s First Domestic Trifocal Toric Intraocular Lens for Cataract Patients With Astigmatism

Wantai’s 9‑Valent HPV Vaccine Wins Thailand Approval – China’s First and World’s Second 9vHPV Vaccine Expands Into Southeast Asia

Mabwell Signs Licensing Deals With Southeast Asia Partners for Aflibercept Biosimilar 9MW0813 in Philippines, Vietnam, and Malaysia

MSD Signs Oncology Collaboration With InventisBio Through MCICC to Accelerate Small‑Molecule Clinical Development

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Haisco Pharmaceutical Wins NMPA Clinical Approval for Nav1.8 Inhibitor HSK51155 – Pain Drug Licensed to AbbVie in USD 700 Million Deal Advances in China

Lepu Medical’s siRNA Drug MWN117 Wins NMPA Clinical Trial Approval for Overweight and Obesity – INHBE‑Targeting Therapy Shows Synergy Potential with GLP‑1 Agonists

FDA Issues Discussion Paper on GenAI‑Enabled Medical Devices – Seeks Feedback on Risk Framework, Premarket Evaluation and Postmarket Monitoring by October 19

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