China’s CDE Reports Record Drug Review Activity in 2025 – Breakthrough Therapy Designations Surge 11% as Regulatory Filings Hit 20,149
China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) released its 2025 Annual Drug Review Report, revealing record...
Shanghai Implements Fixed-Amount Reimbursement Model for 11th NVBP Drugs – Patients Bear Excess Costs Above Winning Prices
The Shanghai Municipal Healthcare Security Bureau issued the “Notice on Optimizing Payment Coordination for the...
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Shows 21.6% Weight Loss in Early Responders – OASIS 4 Subgroup Analysis Reveals Clinically Meaningful Benefits Across Patient Populations
Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE: NVO) presented new subgroup analyses from the Phase III OASIS 4...
Ab&b Bio-Tech Launches Phase I/II Trial of Recombinant RSV Vaccine – CHO Cell-Derived Adjuvanted Candidate Shows Enhanced Pre-F Protein Expression and Stability
Ab&b Bio-Tech Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2627) announced the initiation of a Phase I/II clinical study...
TenNor Therapeutics Raises $71M in Hong Kong IPO – Antimicrobial Pipeline Targets H. pylori and Implant-Associated Infections
TenNor Therapeutics (Suzhou) Limited completed its initial public offering (IPO) on the Hong Kong Stock...
Kanghong Pharma’s Gene Therapy KHN921 Receives FDA Approval for Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Trial – AAV9 Vector Targets MYBPC3 Mutations with Potential One-Time Treatment
Chengdu Kanghong Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002773) announced that its subsidiary Chengdu Origen Biotechnology...
InnoCare Pharma Doses First Patient in ICP-054 (ZB021) Trial – Novel Oral IL-17AA/AF Inhibitor Shows Promise for Autoimmune Diseases
InnoCare Pharma (HKG: 9969) announced the dosing of the first subject in a clinical study...
Hengrui Pharma Launches Phase Ib/II Trial of Novel Triple Combination Therapy – SHR-3821 with Adebrelimab and Reltirafusp Alfa Targets Advanced Solid Tumors
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276, HKG: 1276) announced it has received regulatory approval...
BeOne Medicines’ BCL2 Inhibitor Beqalzi (Sonrotoclax) Receives FDA Fast Track for Relapsed Mantle Cell Lymphoma – 52% Response Rate in Phase I/II Study
BeOne Medicines Ltd. (NASDAQ: ONC, HKG: 6160, SHA: 688235), formerly BeiGene, announced that its self-developed...
China’s NHSA Unveils Five-Year Medical Insurance Fund Supervision Plan (2026–2030) – AI-Powered Oversight to Combat Fraud Across Healthcare Ecosystem
China’s National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) released its comprehensive “Five-Year Action Plan for Medical Insurance...
Zhongsheng Pharma’s Onradivir (Anruiwei) Receives NMPA Review Acceptance for Pediatric Influenza A Indication – Phase III Data Shows Favorable Efficacy vs. Tamiflu
Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002317) announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA)...
Huadong Medicine Receives NMPA Approval for HDM2017 ADC Trial in Colorectal Cancer – Cadherin 17-Targeting Therapy Shows Broad Solid Tumor Potential
Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd. (SHE: 000963) announced it has received clinical trial approval from China’s...
Fosun Pharma Secures Global Rights to AriBio’s Alzheimer’s Drug AR1001 in $240M Deal – PDE-5 Inhibitor Shows Promise in Phase III
Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (HKG: 2196) announced a strategic licensing agreement with South...
Shanghai Henlius Biotech Doses First Patient in Phase I Trial of HLX97 – Novel KAT6A/B Inhibitor for Advanced Solid Tumors
Shanghai Henlius Biotech Inc. (HKG: 2696) announced the dosing of the first patient in a...
Merck & Co. Forges Four Strategic Partnerships with Chinese Biotechs to Advance Autoimmune and Oncology Pipeline Through MCICC Platform
Merck & Co., Inc. (MSD; NYSE: MRK) has established separate strategic partnerships with four leading...
Eli Lilly Reports Long-Term Weight Loss Maintenance with Foundayo and Lower-Dose Zepbound in Phase 3 Trials
Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) announced on May 12, 2026, detailed results from two...
Legend Biotech Reports 56% Q1 Revenue Growth to $305M, Driven by Carvykti Sales Surge and J&J Milestone Payment
Legend Biotech Corporation (NASDAQ: LEGN) reported first-quarter 2026 revenue of USD 305 million, representing 56%...
Shanghai Immunocan Biotech Secures RMB 250M Series A Led by Vivo Capital to Advance Gene-Edited Antibody Discovery Platforms
Shanghai Immunocan Biotech Co., Ltd. announced the successful completion of a RMB 250 million (USD...
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Receives NMPA Approval for ITGB6-Targeted ADC SKB105 in Advanced Solid Tumors Following Crescent Biopharma Licensing Deal
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (HKG: 6990) announced it has received clinical approval from China’s...
Shenzhen Weiguang Biological to Raise RMB 1.5B in Private Placement to Fund Smart Industrial Base Expansion
Shenzhen Weiguang Biological Products Co., Ltd. (SHE: 002880), a China-based blood products manufacturer, announced plans...