Almost a year ago, China’s Shanghai Henlius Biotech achieved a major milestone for Chinese biosimilars by obtaining the first approval from the country’s National Medical Products Administration for its rituximab biosimilar, HLX01.
Shanghai Henlius CEO Wants To Capitalize On First-Mover Status
Scott Liu Sets Out Ambitions That Go Beyond China
In an exclusive interview with Generics Bulletin, Dr. Scott Liu, co-founder, and CEO of Chinese biosimilars and biologics specialist Shanghai Henlius Biotech, has set out his vision for the firm’s future in China and around the globe.

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