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Pharma Legal Handbook The essential requirements for conducting preclinical and clinical trials in China. Prepared in association with Fangda Partners, one of China’s most prestigious and well-regarded law firms. This is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: China, which can be purchased here for GBP 119.   1. Are clinical trials required to…

Pharma Legal Handbook An intro to the regulatory, pricing and reimbursement scenario for pharmaceuticals in China. Prepared in association with Fangda Partners, one of China’s most prestigious and well-regarded law firms. This is an extract from The Pharma Legal Handbook: China, which can be purchased here for GBP 119.   1. What are…

China Writing in the special December 2022 edition of DIA’s Global Forum magazine – which focuses exclusively on decentralised clinical trials – on behalf of the DIA China Digital Health Community (DHC), Takeda’s Alicia He and Pfizer’s Mia Sun examine the progress made on decentralised and digitalised trials in China.  …

China Accestra Consulting’s Zhao Lu* looks back on a year in which China’s Center for Disease Evaluation (CDE) rejected a record-breaking number of drug applications, explores some of the main reasons behind these rejections, and suggests how applicants can avoid them in future.   In 2021, China’s Center for Disease Evaluation…

China China’s strict ‘dynamic COVID-zero’ policy, relying on lockdowns, mass-testing and border controls to stamp out COVID-19 outbreaks wherever they appear, has undoubtedly constricted the country’s economic growth and prompted uncommon displays of anti-government public dissent. Some observers are even speculating that the policy could have a greater impact on the…

China DIA Global Forum’s annual review of new drug approvals in China has shown growth in both the number and types of new drugs approved in China from 2019 through 2021: from 34 new chemical drugs and 19 biological products in 2019 to 37 new chemical drugs and 24 biological products…

China A roundup of some of the biggest recent stories from Chinese pharma, including Moderna’s refusal to divulge its mRNA IP, Advanced MedTech’s acquisition of urology leader WIKKON and Menarini’s AMR deal with SciClone Pharmaceuticals.   Moderna holds onto its vaccine IP and refuses tech transfer in China (Financial Times) Moderna…

China Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the vagaries of the country’s restrictive ‘dynamic zero COVID’ policy, the Chinese pharmaceutical industry is expected to continue its remarkable trajectory up to 2025 with annual growth of 9.4 percent. Read on for five key trends to watch out for in the…

China The top 10 Chinese pharma companies for 2022, ranked by sales value and based on data from the latest Forbes Global 2000 ranking. Big conglomerates like Sinopharm, Shanghai Pharmaceuticals, and Jointown dominate the list, while other national champions in the midst of expanding their innovation efforts like Jiangsu Hengrui and…

China China healthcare and life sciences news. Top stories include the NMPA approvals of CanSino’s inhaled COVID-19 vaccine and AstraZeneca’s CKD treatment, HitGen/Unison’s anti-infectives deal and the funding secured by cell therapy biotech Neukio Biotherapeutics.   Neovii & Fosun Pharma sign deal to bring transplantation medicine to China (BioSpectum Asia) Switzerland-based…

Hong Kong After a record year of new biotech listings in 2021, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEX) has seen a significant drop-off in the first eight months of 2022. The exchange went from 20 new listings last year to only four this year, with just three full months of 2022 remaining…

China A selection of the latest stories from Chinese pharma, including Novartis’ bet that the country will become its second biggest market by 2024 through the introduction of 50 new drugs, a new report by McKinsey that evaluates China’s impact on the global biopharma industry, AstraZeneca’s respiratory plans, and Gilead’s USD…