Changchun Bcht Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has obtained marketing approval for its live attenuated zoster vaccine in China, making it the first approved shingles vaccine developed by a Chinese company. An injectable of 0.5 ml per dose, it is designed for adults ages 40 and older and will go up against GSK plc’s Shingrix vaccine.

The ruling Communist Party of China increasingly views intellectual property (IP) through a national security lens, and generally accepted concepts of IP as a private right and respect for the rule of law don’t always apply as China prioritizes its pursuit of global technology dominance.

Changchun Bcht Biotechnology Co. Ltd. has obtained marketing approval for its live attenuated zoster vaccine in China, making it the first approved shingles vaccine developed by a Chinese company. An injectable of 0.5 ml per dose, it is designed for adults ages 40 and older and will go up against GSK plc’s Shingrix vaccine.

The ruling Communist Party of China increasingly views intellectual property (IP) through a national security lens, and generally accepted concepts of IP as a private right and respect for the rule of law don’t always apply as China prioritizes its pursuit of global technology dominance.

Regenerative medicine company Relive Biotechnologies Ltd. acquired all operating assets of Germany-listed biotech company Co.don AG to expand its global footprint.

Alpha Biopharma Ltd. submitted an NDA in China for zorifertinib, a next-generation EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor (EGFR-TKI) to treat advanced EGFR-mutated non-small-cell lung cancer with central nervous system metastases. Zorifertinib is the first EGFR-TKI to be tested in a clinical study for this patient population, according to the company.

The U.S. FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to Abbisko Therapeutics Co. Ltd.’s pimicotinib for patients with tenosynovial giant cell tumors who are not able to have surgery.