China NMPA Clears Five Novel Drugs and Two New Indications in September Approval Wave
China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) delivered another busy round of regulatory decisions in early September 2026, clearing a group of innovative therapies spanning oncology, infectious disease, cardiovascular medicine, hematology and…
Simcere Zaiming Out-Licenses SIM0660, a Tri-specific T-cell Engager, to Roche in $1.53 Billion Global Deal
Simcere Zaiming, the oncology-focused subsidiary of China’s Simcere Pharmaceutical Group, has entered into an exclusive global licensing agreement with Roche for SIM0660, a preclinical tri-specific T-cell engager targeting CD79a, CD19 and CD3. The…
ALLYRNA Raises Over RMB 100 Million to Advance RNA Epigenetics-Based Cancer Drug Pipeline
Shanghai-based ALLYRNA has raised more than RMB 100 million in Seed+ financing to advance a new generation of small-molecule cancer therapies derived from RNA epigenetics, including potential radiotherapy and immunotherapy sensitizers for…
Simnova Raises Nearly RMB 400 Million in Series B Financing to Advance CAR-NK and In Vivo CAR-T Platforms
Shanghai-based cell therapy developer Simnova has completed a nearly RMB 400 million (approximately US$55 million) Series B financing round, providing fresh capital to advance its lead off-the-shelf CAR-NK program SNC103 and its emerging in vivo CAR-T…
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China’s Personalized mRNA Cancer Vaccine Race Accelerates After Moderna and Merck’s Phase 3 Melanoma Success
The personalized cancer vaccine field has reached a major inflection point. Moderna and Merck announced on August 19, 2026 that their Phase 3 INTerpath-001 trial of intismeran autogene (V940/mRNA-4157) plus KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab) met both its primary…
HUTCHMED’s Fanregratinib Wins China NMPA Approval for FGFR2+ Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma (ICC)
HUTCHMED has secured conditional approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for fanregratinib (HMPL-453), providing a new targeted treatment option for patients with FGFR2-altered intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC). The NMPA…
CSPC’s EGFR ADC SYS6010 Beats Chemotherapy in Phase 3 NSCLC Trial, Setting Stage for Potential Regulatory Filing
CSPC Pharmaceutical Group’s experimental EGFR-targeting antibody-drug conjugate SYS6010 has met the primary endpoint in the pivotal Phase III SYNSTAR-01 trial, significantly improving progression-free survival over platinum-based chemotherapy in…