Health ministers have called for more action on access to medicines, including a new EU work agenda, rebuilding Europe’s manufacturing capabilities, further action on pricing, and greater leeway for member states to mitigate drug shortages by restricting parallel exports.

China’s Bio-Thera Solutions has received approval from the country’s NMPA to launch a Phase I clinical study comparing the pharmacokinetics and safety of its proposed ustekinumab biosimilar to Johnson & Johnson’s blockbuster psoriasis drug Stelara, the latest in a string of the biotech company’s products to advance into clinical development.