Throughout 2020, China’s drive to introduce more and newer drugs to the market did not slow but was rather accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. But can people afford them?

While it was not as affected as some other countries, Japan still had the pandemic to deal with and regulators responded while managing to keep up regular product review work, including several world-first approvals. Coronavirus vaccine roll-outs and the first general annual reimbursement price cut are on the cards for this year. 

The (virtual) doors closing on the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference is the sign for the biopharma industry that the new year has truly started, but before we get too far into 2021, Scrip has taken a look at five of the biggest non-COVID-19 story themes of 2020 in no particular order.

Hanmi showcases at JPM its contract production capabilities for COVID-19 vaccines as South Korea prepares to bring in candidates from several global developers, while LG Chem highlights progress across multiple pipeline projects.