CSPC’s JMT-206 cleared to enter clinic in China for obesity

Nov. 27, 2025

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. has gained clinical trial clearance from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for JMT-206 for weight management in individuals with obesity or overweight and at least one weight-related comorbidity.

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AIDS 2026: New targets for metabolic dysfunction despite ART

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Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) can suppress HIV to undetectable levels, a growing body of evidence suggests that the virus leaves a lasting biological...

Tuojie Biotech (Shanghai) synthesizes new SARM1 inhibitors

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Tuojie Biotech (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. has prepared and tested NAD(+) hydrolase SARM1 (SAMD2; MyD88-5) inhibitors found to be potentially useful for the treatment of...

Jingxin discloses new muscarinic and sigma receptor agonists

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Shanghai Jingxin Biopharmaceutical Co. Ltd. and Zhejiang Jingxin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. have synthesized new muscarinic acetylcholine receptor and sigma receptor...

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Death in Chinese gene-editing trial exposes ethical fault lines

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The death of a 6-year-old girl after receiving an experimental brain-directed gene-editing therapy at the Xinhua Hospital in Shanghai has reopened debate over how...