Dexter Yan
Senior Reporter
Shanghai-based Dexter Yan is a senior writer covering China’s surging pharma industry on the APAC Pharma news team. With a keen interest in 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
Closed-Loop Inspections? Strict COVID Zero Policy Delays US FDA’s China Field Trips
Chinese biotechs are bracing for lengthy delays as the nation’s unwaveringly stringent restrictions continue to cause barriers to on-site inspections from the US FDA. Hard-hit domestic firms are proposing a ‘quarantine bubble’ like that used during the Beijing Winter Olympics to put back on track the field checks necessary for obtaining biologics approvals.
Closed-Loop Inspections? Strict COVID Zero Policy Delays FDA's China Field Trips
Chinese biotechs are bracing for lengthy delays as the nation’s unwaveringly stringent restrictions continue to cause barriers to on-site inspections from the US FDA. Hard-hit domestic firms are proposing a "quarantine bubble" like that used during the Beijing Winter Olympics to put back on track the field checks necessary for obtaining biologics approvals.
Small Molecules Attract Investors As Two Chinese Biotechs Bag $161m
Jiangsu Hengrui subsidiary Reistone and Shanghai Laekna raise a combined $161m for their innovative candidates.
Asia Deal Watch: Taiho Brings Cullinan Pearl Back In House
Taiho will pay Cullinan Oncology up to $405m for their joint venture and lead candidate for a form of lung cancer. Plus deals involving Zhaoke/Visus, AnGes/Eiger, Juniper/Helsinn, Peak Bio and more.
Hengrui’s PD-1 Camrelizumab Moves Step Closer To US Filing
Positive outcomes from a multiregional Phase III trial provide Jiangsu Hengrui Medicine with a milestone in the Chinese firm's quest for globalization, as it looks to succeed where others have had recent setbacks.
China Plans Law Revisions To Encourage Orphan, Pediatric Drug Development
New draft rules outline market exclusivity provisions for orphan and pediatric drug development, along with mutual recognition of ethics reviews, in developments being seen as positive for the industry.