Original innovation in drug development is vital for Chinese pharmas to grow into international majors within a decade, while originality is not necessarily restricted to the first-in-class category, Xingli Wang, head of Fosun Pharma’s Global R&D, shares his thoughts with Scrip.
For Chinese pharma companies, betting even a sliver of their total research and development spendings on original innovation can make a difference.
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Arbele has emerged as a global leader in the Cadherin 17 area, not only in clinical progress but also for its “secret recipe” for application in T-cell engagers, its CEO tells Scrip.
In the final part of an interview with Scrip, Menarini’s Asia-Pacific CEO talks about the group’s digital capabilities, including their impact on a shortage issue in Australia, and leveraging RWE to inform healthcare practices across the region. The Italian company is also revving up its business development and alliance engine.
An investigation by the US Secretary of Commerce into pharmaceutical imports gives industry an opportunity to comment. AAM CEO John Murphy talked to Scrip about the latest developments.
Menarini's Asia-Pacific CEO talks to Scrip about how the Italian group is tailoring its portfolio and pricing approach to local markets making strong strides in primary care and consumer health, while also charting a distinct path in rare diseases and oncology. The China market is also a key focus including as a potential source of innovation as is partnering, where the group has a rich history.
Deal snapshot: The Flagship portfolio firm will use its Decode platform to seek novel targets for an unspecified autoimmune disease, with Genentech holding license rights.
Two Phase III trials testing tegoprazan read out positively, but the potassium-competitive acid blocker will compete with Phathom’s Voquezna (vonoprazan).
The Swiss biotech firm could go public on the NASDAQ later this year, and points to other preclinical dealmaking in the space to back its strategy.
