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Henlius Pharma’s 2022 Interim Revenue Jumps 103.5% on Biosimilar Sales and Licensing
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Shanghai Henlius Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (HKG: 2696) reported RMB 1.29 billion (USD 189.4 million) in revenue for the 2022 interim period, a 103.5% year-on-year (YOY) increase. The growth was driven by sales of commercialized products and licensing income. R&D investment reached RMB 827.4 million (USD 121.5 million). Product PipelineHenlius’s pipeline…
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LongBio Pharma Raises Series A+ Funding to Advance Autoimmune Disease Drug Development
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LongBio Pharma, a Shanghai-based next-generation macromolecular antibody developer, has raised tens of millions of renminbi in a Series A+ financing round led by existing investors. The funds will be used to accelerate a Phase I clinical study and pre-clinical research, expand the product pipeline, and enhance the technology platform. Company…
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Fosun Kite’s Yescarta CAR-T Therapy Secures New Clinical Trial Approval in China
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Fosun Kite Biotechnology Co., Ltd, a joint venture between Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd (SHA: 600196) and Gilead’s Kite Pharma, has received another clinical trial approval for its anti-CD19 chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T therapy Yescarta (axicabtagene ciloleucel). The new indication targets adult large B-cell lymphoma (r/r LBCL) that…
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mProbe Raises Funds in Series B1 Round Led by AstraZeneca and CICC
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Zhejiang-based mProbe, a protein and metabolomic marker discovery technology-based platform company, has reportedly raised an undisclosed amount of money in a Series B1 financing round. The round was solely led by AstraZeneca and CICC’s first joint global medical fund. Proceeds will be used to expand its product pipeline for women’s…
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Huahai Pharma to Manufacture Pfizer’s Paxlovid for China Market
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China-based Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHA: 600521) has entered into a manufacturing and supply agreement with US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. Under the agreement, Huahai Pharma will provide formulation contract production services for Pfizer’s COVID-19 therapy Paxlovid in mainland China. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Paxlovid OverviewPaxlovid…
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Recbio Completes Phase II Trial Enrollment for ReCOV COVID-19 Vaccine
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China-based vaccine maker Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd (HKG: 2179) announced the completion of enrollment and dosing of all subjects in a Phase II clinical study for its ReCOV, a recombinant protein COVID-19 vaccine, with Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine Comirnaty as a control. The study, approved in the Philippines on August…
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Healsun Biopharm Raises USD 36.7 Million in Series B Financing for Antibody CDMO Expansion
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China-based Hangzhou Healsun Biopharm Co., Ltd, an antibody and recombinant Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) with a business unit in Shanghai, has reportedly raised close to RMB 250 million (USD 36.7 million) in a Series B financing round. The round was led by Shanghai Biomedicine Fund and included contributions…
