New policies including the allowance of contract manufacturing under a new marketing holder system are fast changing the nascent biologics sector in China, where the just 2% market penetration for such products is offering plenty of room for a new crop of startups including CANbridge to grow and thrive.
BEIJING – Many seemingly unconquerable barriers of the past are fast melting away, and biotech companies in China are wasting no time to seize new opportunities.
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