EQRx Revises Plans To Get Chinese Licensed Drugs To US Market

The company has filed its first drug in the UK and initiated a US-based Phase III trial; US drug pricing legislation underscores the company's value proposition, CEO says.

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EQRx is changing development plans for two drugs licensed from Chinese partners. • Source: Shutterstock

EQRx, Inc. – the startup that was created to bring radically lower-priced medicines to market – has changed its strategy to bring two Chinese-developed drugs to the US market based on US regulatory developments. The company updated investors on plans to get two drugs licensed from China to the US market during its second quarter sales and earnings call on 11 August.

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