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A new annual report from China's CDE shows a rise in overall product approvals but a fall in the transition rate for conditional to full approvals, possibly signalling more stringent requirements.
The main 2025 policy priorities for China's government as outlined in an annual report will include the strengthening of commercial insurance for innovative drugs and opening up cell and gene therapy and the hospital sector to foreign investment.
Multiple Chinese companies are progressing targeted protein degraders, with oncology the dominant indication and two assets already in Phase III for breast cancer.
Finding a balance between out-licensing, refocusing on internal strengths and addressing unmet needs were identified at a recent Shanghai conference as some of the key strategies for Chinese biopharma firms looking to truly globalize.
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.