Dexter Yan
Senior Reporter
Dexter Yan is a senior writer covering China’s surging pharma industry on the APAC Pharma news team. With a keen interest in R&D and commercial activities taking place around the clock, he is always on the lookout for opportunities to keep readers better informed of any developments in the field.
Latest From Dexter Yan
US Tevimbra Approval Validates BeiGene’s Asia-Heavy Global Trial Approach
BeiGene's first US approval for Tevimbra (tislelizumab), based on an Asia-heavy global study, is expected to pave the way for the biopharma to win two more approvals within 2024.
Chinese ADC Developers Unveil More Target Combos In Bispecific Drive
Chinese developers are racing to roll out bispecific ADCs with different target combinations, while a Biokin/SysImmune executive estimates more than $20bn in annual sales for the company's BMS-partnered EGFR x HER3 candidate, as R&D in the field continues to surge ahead in China.
CARSgen Wins China’s Fifth CAR-T Approval But Pricing Dilemma Unresolved
As China’s fifth approved CAR-T cell therapy, CARSgen/Huadong’s zevorcabtagene autoleucel is priced at $159,735 for a single infusion. Expanding patient access will become a formidable task for the companies, due to the poor prospects of reimbursement coverage by China’s public medical insurance program.
Three Chinese Biotechs Bag Late-Stage VC/PE Funding In February
Evopoint, I-Mab Biopharma (Hangzhou) and MAXVAX extended their funding with series E and C rounds, respectively, in February, amid signs that biotech investor sentiment in China may be recovering.
China In-Licensing Crossroads: Zai Lab, Everest March Towards Market But BioNova Returns Rights
China's Zai Lab and Everest are still pursuing profitability on the commercialization of in-licensed assets, while BioNova and others have already bowed out of the game.
Deal Watch: AbbVie Adds To Immunology Pipeline Through Deal With OSE
Plus deals involving Novo Nordisk/Neomorph, Mabwell/Jiangsu Haibo, Alteogen/Merck & Co., Gilead/Biocytogen, AlphaGen/ARTBIO and XOMA/Kinnate.