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China Dr Wang Yinxiang, chairman; and Dr Hu Shaojing, President (R&D); of Jacobio Pharmaceutical; share the exciting story behind Jacobio’s establishment in 2015, their ambition to become a global biopharma player with the plan of launching at least one IND every year and to open a research lab in Boston; and…

China Alan Chen, general manager for Ipsen China, shares the exciting journey of Ipsen in China in the past few years as the third-largest affiliate for the group globally,  upcoming innovative product launches, the reorganization and HR strategy he has headed to take Ipsen China to the next stage of its…

China Dr Michael Yu, founder, Chairman and CEO of Innovent Biologics, one of China’s most successful and innovative biopharma start-up, shares his long-term vision to build a company that can last a hundred years and more, Innovent’s mission to commercialize and develop affordable, high-quality biologics for ordinary people globally, and the…

China Rogier Janssens, GM of the Biopharma business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in China, shares the highlights of his first 16 months at the affiliate; the impact of the regulatory changes on the Biopharma business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany in China; the significance of the affiliate’s commercial growth as…

Opinion Aditya Bhattacharji manages Eurasia Group‘s healthcare analysis. In this article, he gives his predictions for the political landscape in healthcare for 2019.  The challenges for firms are painfully apparent—there is bipartisan support in the US to lower drug prices, a pervasive sense that traditional advocacy methods are failing in today’s political climate,…

China Kang Wei, managing director for the R&D-based Pharmaceutical Association Committee (RDPAC) under the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, shares her priorities for RDPAC in the next few years, her members’ contribution to the Chinese healthcare environment and the national Healthy China 2030 strategy, as well as the importance…

China Steven Lynch, managing director of the British Chamber of Commerce in China, introduces the Chamber’s activities in support of their members, the research they are undertaking to produce a position paper on UK PLC in China in 2019 and the great opportunities for British businesses in China.   Brexit does…

China Song Ruilin, executive president of the China Pharmaceutical Innovation and Research Development Association (PhIRDA), discusses his association’s mandate, key achievements and the future of innovative Chinese pharmaceuticals and biotech.   Innovation is at the core of PhIRDA. Any organization that supports innovation, realizes the country’s dream of biomedical innovation and…

China Following China’s vaccine scandal earlier this year, the country’s drug administration has considerably tightened up inspection processes of vaccine manufacturers which is causing shortages and raising the risk of widespread flu infection.   In July this year, Chinese vaccine producer Changsheng Biotechnology (who account for 15 percent of China’s flu…

China China’s stupendous economic resurgence over the past four decades never ceases to awe, but what has captured attention in recent years has been the country’s international awakening. Against a nasty backdrop of intensifying populist nationalism, right-wing radicalism and trade protectionism in many advanced economies, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s surprising 2017…

China Cash has always ruled the start-up world and when it comes to the healthcare and life sciences sphere, the heavy investment required for R&D and the long timelines make it even more so. Luckily, China is now the second-largest VC market in the world, and a recent Preqin report highlighted that USD 65…

China The Greater Bay Area’s – and in particular, Shenzhen’s – prowess in life sciences manufacturing and development must also be attributed to the decades of experience and expertise gained from acting as OEM/ODM to global companies, in line with China’s overall positioning as the world’s factory floor. One of the…