Xu is passionate about understanding information and knowledge related to biopharma industry. She is bilingual in Mandarin and English. Prior to this, Xu worked as a medical writer and wrote publications based on data from clinical trials for a wide range of therapeutic areas for global pharmaceutical companies. She holds a Master degree in Medical Pharmaceutical Science from University of Groningen and a PhD degree in Biomedical Science from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Latest from Xu Hu
YolTech’s early clinical stage in vivo gene editing therapy YOLT-204 may provide off-the-shelf treatment in transfusion dependent β-thalassemia without conditioning chemotherapy and HSCT.
Plus deals involving Vanda/AnaptysBio, OS Therapies/Ayala, Leveragen/Moonlight Bio, Lantheus/Evergreen, Exicure/GPCR, Arrivent/Lepu, InnoCare/KeyMed/Prolium and more.
Roche's Shanghai-based Accelerator now includes close to 20 Chinese startups across multiple areas including novel modalities and AI-based research, fitting into the Swiss major's strategy of partnering in core areas to access innovation.
China’s State Council has released a wide-ranging set of policy incentives intended to eliminate regulatory barriers and improve market access for innovative drugs.
XGene's pain candidate has shown positive results in a US bunionectomy trial and the Chinese company is also eyeing chronic and cancer pain indications for its contender, which may provide a competitor to Vertex's suzetrigine.
The policies for China’s biopharma industry in 2024 centered around innovative small molecules, biologics and cell and gene therapies. Regulation changes for the industry in 2025 could be a continuation of that.