Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

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Henlius Biotech’s Serplulimab Becomes World’s First PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for Perioperative Gastric Cancer Treatment Following Landmark Phase III Results

Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has...

Company Drug

Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Advances Triple-Asset Breast Cancer Strategy with NMPA Approval for HRS-6209 Combination Study, Leveraging Selective CDK4 Inhibitor and Novel SERD

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276; HKG: 1276) announced it has received regulatory clearance...

Company Deals

WestGene Biopharma and Cartesian Therapeutics Forge $500M+ mRNA Partnership for In Vivo CAR-T and T Cell Engager Autoimmune Therapies

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

WestGene Biopharma Co., Ltd. announced a strategic licensing agreement with Cartesian Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: RNAC)...

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Takeda’s Entyvio Receives FDA Acceptance for Pediatric sBLA in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, Expanding Gut-Selective Biologic to Patients Aged 2+

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (TYO: 4502; NYSE: TAK) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug...

Policy / Regulatory

China’s Four Health Regulators Issue Revised Good Clinical Practice Guidelines Effective September 2026, Strengthening Trial Oversight and Ethical Standards

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), National Health Commission (NHC), National Administration of Traditional Chinese...

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Burning Rock Reports Q1 2026 Revenue of $16M, Accelerates Strategic Shift to In-Hospital Testing with 49% Revenue Share

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Burning Rock Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: BNR) reported Q1 2026 financial results with total revenue of...

Policy / Regulatory

China’s National Health Commission Launches Anti-Corruption Campaign Targeting Pharmaceutical Sales and Healthcare Services Misconduct

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

China’s National Health Commission (NHC) released the “Notice on Key Points for Rectifying Misconduct in...

Company Drug

Lynk Pharmaceuticals and Formation Bio Dose First Patient in Phase I BLKR201 Study for CNS-Penetrant TYK201 Inhibitor, Backed by $605M Partnership

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Lynk Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. and its U.S. partner Formation Bio announced the dosing of the...

Company Drug

Zai Lab Launches Commercial Rollout of Cobenfy in China Following First Nationwide Prescription for Schizophrenia Treatment

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKG: 9688) announced the initiation of commercial launch for Cobenfy™...

Company Drug

Eli Lilly Secures FDA Approval for Every-Eight-Week EBGLYSS Regimen in Atopic Dermatitis, Offering Just Six Annual Injections

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)...

Company Deals

Laekna Therapeutics Secures $527M Global Licensing Deal with Vasque Bio for PI3Kα Inhibitor LAE118, Retaining China Rights

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Laekna Therapeutics Shanghai Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2105) announced a comprehensive licensing agreement with Vasque Bio,...

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Antengene Launches Phase I ATTRACT Study for ATG-201 Bispecific Antibody in Autoimmune Diseases Following $1.18B UCB Licensing Deal

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Antengene Corporation (HKG: 6996) announced it has received regulatory clearance from China’s National Medical Products...

Company Medical Device

Shanghai Bio-heart Secures Israeli Registration for Iberis RDN System – World’s Only Dual-Access Renal Denervation Platform

Fineline Cube Jun 10, 2026

Shanghai Bio-heart Biological Technology Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2185) announced it has received regulatory approval for...

Company Drug

Jikeshu (Sebaloxavir Marboxil) Receives NMPA Approval for Adolescent Influenza Treatment, Expanding Single-Dose Category 1 Antiviral Franchise

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

Jikeshu (sebaloxavir marboxil), a Category 1 anti-influenza drug jointly developed by Jumpcan Pharmaceutical (SHA: 600566)...

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CSPC Pharmaceutical Receives FDA Clearance for Once-Monthly Semaglutide SYH9017 in Weight Management, Challenging Weekly GLP-1 Standard

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group (HKG: 1093) announced today that its GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide long-acting injection...

Company Drug

Lepu Medical Receives TGA Approval for Phase I Trial of Dual-Targeting siRNA MWX205 Against PCSK9 and ANGPTL3 in Australia

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

Lepu Medical Technology (SHE: 300003), a leading provider of cardiovascular disease solutions, announced today that...

Company Deals

Everest Medicines Secures Asia-Pacific Rights to Vcare Pharma’s Next-Generation P2Y12 Inhibitor Sumecigrel in $3M Licensing Deal

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

Everest Medicines (HKG: 1952) announced this week a strategic licensing agreement with fellow Chinese pharmaceutical...

Company Deals Drug

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Partners with Vietnamese MKT for Exclusive Adalimumab Biosimilar Distribution in Vietnam

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 603858) announced today plans to sign a “Distribution, Marketing...

Company Drug

European Commission Approves Sanofi’s Subcutaneous Sarclisa (Isatuximab) Across All Multiple Myeloma Indications Based on Phase III IRAKLIA Data

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

The European Commission announced this week its approval of Sanofi’s (NASDAQ: SNY) Sarclisa (isatuximab) subcutaneous...

Company Drug

Sichuan Biokin Receives FDA Go-Ahead for Phase III Trial of DLL3-Targeting ADC BL-M14D1 in First-Line Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

Fineline Cube Jun 9, 2026

Sichuan Biokin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688506) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug...

Insight, China's Pharmaceutical Industry

Harbour BioMed and BioMap Launch MegaStream TechBio – Next-Generation AI Drug Discovery Company Targeting Global Markets

AstraZeneca Joins ZERO Prostate Cancer’s Blitz the Barriers Initiative – Ambitious Program Aims to Save 100,000 Lives by 2035

Johnson & Johnson Invests $1 Billion in Jacksonville Vision Facility – Expands ACUVUE Manufacturing and Distribution

Lynk Pharmaceuticals Files for Hong Kong IPO – Autoimmune Pipeline Led by JAK Inhibitors and Novel Protein Degraders

TriApex Laboratories Files for Hong Kong IPO – Next-Generation CRO with 240+ NMPA Approvals

BMS Secures NMPA Approval for Sotyktu in Psoriatic Arthritis – First Selective TYK2 Inhibitor Expands China Indications

Gilead Sciences Submits sNDA for Once-Weekly Oral Yeztugo PrEP – Potential First Long-Acting Oral HIV Prevention Option

Henlius Biotech’s Serplulimab Becomes World’s First PD-1 Inhibitor Approved for Perioperative Gastric Cancer Treatment Following Landmark Phase III Results

Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Advances Triple-Asset Breast Cancer Strategy with NMPA Approval for HRS-6209 Combination Study, Leveraging Selective CDK4 Inhibitor and Novel SERD

WestGene Biopharma and Cartesian Therapeutics Forge $500M+ mRNA Partnership for In Vivo CAR-T and T Cell Engager Autoimmune Therapies

Takeda’s Entyvio Receives FDA Acceptance for Pediatric sBLA in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn’s Disease, Expanding Gut-Selective Biologic to Patients Aged 2+

China’s Four Health Regulators Issue Revised Good Clinical Practice Guidelines Effective September 2026, Strengthening Trial Oversight and Ethical Standards

Burning Rock Reports Q1 2026 Revenue of $16M, Accelerates Strategic Shift to In-Hospital Testing with 49% Revenue Share

China’s National Health Commission Launches Anti-Corruption Campaign Targeting Pharmaceutical Sales and Healthcare Services Misconduct

Lynk Pharmaceuticals and Formation Bio Dose First Patient in Phase I BLKR201 Study for CNS-Penetrant TYK201 Inhibitor, Backed by $605M Partnership

Zai Lab Launches Commercial Rollout of Cobenfy in China Following First Nationwide Prescription for Schizophrenia Treatment

Eli Lilly Secures FDA Approval for Every-Eight-Week EBGLYSS Regimen in Atopic Dermatitis, Offering Just Six Annual Injections

Laekna Therapeutics Secures $527M Global Licensing Deal with Vasque Bio for PI3Kα Inhibitor LAE118, Retaining China Rights

Antengene Launches Phase I ATTRACT Study for ATG-201 Bispecific Antibody in Autoimmune Diseases Following $1.18B UCB Licensing Deal

Shanghai Bio-heart Secures Israeli Registration for Iberis RDN System – World’s Only Dual-Access Renal Denervation Platform

Jikeshu (Sebaloxavir Marboxil) Receives NMPA Approval for Adolescent Influenza Treatment, Expanding Single-Dose Category 1 Antiviral Franchise

CSPC Pharmaceutical Receives FDA Clearance for Once-Monthly Semaglutide SYH9017 in Weight Management, Challenging Weekly GLP-1 Standard

Lepu Medical Receives TGA Approval for Phase I Trial of Dual-Targeting siRNA MWX205 Against PCSK9 and ANGPTL3 in Australia

Everest Medicines Secures Asia-Pacific Rights to Vcare Pharma’s Next-Generation P2Y12 Inhibitor Sumecigrel in $3M Licensing Deal

Shandong Buchang Pharmaceuticals Partners with Vietnamese MKT for Exclusive Adalimumab Biosimilar Distribution in Vietnam

European Commission Approves Sanofi’s Subcutaneous Sarclisa (Isatuximab) Across All Multiple Myeloma Indications Based on Phase III IRAKLIA Data

Sichuan Biokin Receives FDA Go-Ahead for Phase III Trial of DLL3-Targeting ADC BL-M14D1 in First-Line Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer

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Lonza and Antharis Therapeutics Forge Exclusive ADC Partnership – Dual-Payload Platform Targets Gastrointestinal Cancers

AstraZeneca Joins ZERO Prostate Cancer’s Blitz the Barriers Initiative – Ambitious Program Aims to Save 100,000 Lives by 2035