Within a month of obtaining its global first approval in China, Hua Medicine's dorzagliatin is already available in hospitals. What was behind the successful launch of the first-in-class diabetes agent, what are reimbursement plans and how will local commercialization partner Bayer help? Founder and CEO Li Chen sits down to discuss these and other strategies.

Simcere, Hengrui, and Zai Lab are among the first Chinese pharma firms to report various forms of impact from the gathering storm of a national anti-corruption campaign launched in July in the healthcare and pharma sectors.

Marketing applications for MenABCWY, zolbetuximab, crovalimab, macitentan/tadalafil, Coacillium, mRNA-1345, dasiglucagon and ustekinumab have been submitted to the European Medicines Agency for review.

China- and US-based biotech LianBio is advancing three late-stage clinical assets in hopes that successful commercialization could lead to profitability and validate its in-licensing business model in a challenging environment.