SHENZHEN, China – Ever since Chinese President Xi Jinping visited Shenzhen in October, the southern city has been tasked with developing itself into an innovation powerhouse. Biotech veterans now see Shenzhen, designated China’s first special economic zone in 1980 and a symbol of its opening up, as a biotech innovation hub that will take Chinese innovation overseas.
SHENZHEN – While China is rather new in biotech innovation and still has potential for growth, industry insiders worry about the long-term sustainability of innovation. Speaking at a recent conference in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, various experts said sustaining innovation may depend on differentiation, globalization and reimbursement policies.
SHENZHEN – To accelerate the development of cell therapies, China’s NMPA has introduced a dual-track regulatory pathway that allows companies to seek an IND with data from investigator-initiated trials.
The Chinatrials roundtable went virtual this year and drew clinical trial experts to discuss state-of-the-art clinical trial design strategies, which are increasingly important in a more competitive clinical landscape.
HONG KONG – New data from Beigene Ltd. recently presented at the ESMO Virtual Congress 2020 showed its PARP inhibitor pamiparib helped shrink tumors in almost 65% of people with platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer treated with the candidate during a pivotal trial.
HONG KONG – The Korean 2020 KoNECT-MOHW-MFDS International Conference, which is taking place online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, faced a challenging start. Technical difficulties hampered some of the early proceeding. However, technology took focus again later in the day in a more positive, with an exploration of artificial intelligence (AI).
HONG KONG – The use of artificial intelligence in drug discovery was back in the spotlight on the last day of the 2020 KoNECT-MOHW-MFDS International Conference, with drug developers pointing out both challenges and possible solutions.
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