On March 31, 2023, Mabwell announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved MAILISHU, a denosumab biosimilar, for the treatment of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women at high risk of...more
This week, Bio-Thera Solutions announced that the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved BAT1806, a biosimilar of ACTEMRA (tocilizumab). BAT1806 is approved for the treatment of rheumatoid...more
Luye Pharma Group announced last week that China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved a marketing launch of BOYOBEI® for treatment of postmenopausal women with osteoporosis at high risk of...more
On December 24th, 2021, Innovent Biologics announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration had accepted its Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for TYVYT®, a sintilimab plus bevacizumab biosimilar...more
Innovent Biologics, Inc. announced that the National Medical Products Administration of China (“NMPA”) approved its supplemental New Drug Application for TYVYT®, a sintilimab injection, in combination with BYVASDA®, a...more
Last week, Shanghai Henlius Biotech announced that China’s National Medical Products Administration has approved its adalimumab biosimilar candidate for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and...more
On June 16, 2020, Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Inc. announced that HLX04-mCRC03, a phase 3 clinical trial of bevacizumab biosimilar HLX04, had successfully met its primary endpoint. The study compared the safety, efficacy and...more
The past few weeks have seen the following biosimilar developments in China: ..On December 16, 2019, Qilu Pharmaceutical received approval in China for ANKADA, a biosimilar to AVASTIN (bevacizumab). ANKADA has been...more
Guangzhou-based biopharmaceutical company Bio-Thera Solutions recently announced that the China National Drug Administration has accepted for review the BLA for BAT1406, a proposed Humira® (adalimumab) biosimilar. Bio-Thera...more
On Feb 27th, China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) published their inspection reports for eight international medical device manufacturers located in U.S., Europe, Japan, and Australia under its Medical Device Good...more
On December 20, 2017, the China Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA“) released two draft documents for public comment: (1) Conditional Approval for Urgently Needed Drugs Technical Guidance (the “Draft Conditional Approval...more
On October 8, 2017, the General Office of the CPC Central Committee and the General Office of China's State Council jointly issued Opinions of the State Council on Promulgating the Reform of Review and Approval System for...more
Recently, the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) issued a policy proposal linking drug approval to patent rights.1 The proposal is intended to promote innovation in the development of both drugs and medical devices and...more
Sources are reporting that Celltrion has received clearance from the China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) to conduct clinical trials of Remsima (infliximab), a biosimilar of Janssen’s Remicade. This is the first time a...more
JHL Biotech announced today that China’s FDA has accepted its application for the use of JHL1101 in Phase 1 and Phase 3 clinical trials in non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma patients. JHL1101 is a rituximab biosimilar candidate that JHL...more
The Chinese Food and Drug Administration (“CFDA”) recently announced its first update to the medical device clinical trial guidelines in 12 years. The finalized revision to the 2004 Medical Device Clinical Studies Rules...more
China’s new Food Safety Law took effect on October 1, 2015, and will have a far-reaching impact on importers, producers and sellers of food. The new law significantly expands the scope of the previous Food Safety Law, which...more