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Articles by Elise Mak

Chinese flag and pills

China’s new policy gives innovative drugs direct access to hospitals in Hainan province

April 20, 2021
By Elise Mak
Now drugmakers can gain instant access to hospitals in Hainan province right after their innovative drugs are approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration to skip market entry hurdles.
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Illustration of pill being analyzed

Stonewise raises $100M in B and B+ rounds to advance AI-enabled drug discovery

April 20, 2021
By Elise Mak and Gina Lee
HONG KONG – Beijing Stonewise Technology Co. Ltd., a med-tech firm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to aid in the discovery of small molecule drugs, closed series B and B+ financing rounds that added $100 million to its pocket. The company intends to use the proceeds to upgrade its AI-enabled drug discovery platform.
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Coronavirus variants

Prenetics taps Oxford researchers to upgrade COVID-19 testing

April 20, 2021
By Elise Mak
Prenetics Ltd. is working with Oxford University researchers again to develop molecular diagnostic testing for the new COVID-19 variants, six months after it acquired Oxsed Ltd., a University of Oxford University spinoff to enable rapid airport testing. On April 19, Hong Kong-based Prenetics inked a multimillion-dollar partnership with the University of Oxford and Oxford Suzhou Center for Advanced Research (OSCAR) to upgrade the molecular testing technology Oxlamp for infectious diseases.
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Chinese flag and pills

China’s new policy gives innovative drugs direct access to hospitals in Hainan province

April 19, 2021
By Elise Mak
Now drugmakers can gain instant access to hospitals in Hainan province right after their innovative drugs are approved by China’s National Medical Products Administration to skip market entry hurdles.
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Illustration of pill being analyzed

Stonewise raises $100M in B and B+ rounds to advance AI-enabled drug discovery

April 15, 2021
By Elise Mak and Gina Lee
HONG KONG – Beijing Stonewise Technology Co. Ltd., a med-tech firm that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to aid in the discovery of small molecule drugs, closed series B and B+ financing rounds that added $100 million to its pocket. The company intends to use the proceeds to upgrade its AI-enabled drug discovery platform.
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Scineuro licenses alpha-synuclein targeted antibodies from Lilly for greater China

April 14, 2021
By Elise Mak
Cross-border startup Scineuro Pharmaceuticals Ltd., which focuses on central nervous system (CNS) diseases, inked a deal with Eli Lilly and Co. to license in the greater China rights of alpha-synuclein-targeted antibody therapies to follow the global drug development trend in this space.
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Business, data, dollars illustration

Hutchmed closes $100M private placement, expects third China approval and first FDA NDA this year

April 13, 2021
By Elise Mak
The newly renamed Hutchmed (China) Ltd., previously known as Hutchison China Meditech Ltd. (Chi-Med), plans to sell $100 million of its American depository shares at $30.50 per ADS in a private placement to funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia.
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2021 China Pharmaceutical Innovation 100 Summit

Regulators need to up their game to support drugmakers’ global drug development, experts urge

April 13, 2021
By Elise Mak
Speaking during the 2021 China Pharmaceutical Innovation 100 Summit, industry insiders called for more regulatory talent and even an organizational revamp to clear innovative products faster and support the global development strategies of Chinese drugmakers.
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2021 China Pharmaceutical Innovation 100 Summit

China launches policies to encourage innovation, but pricing and payment remain pain points

April 13, 2021
By Elise Mak
SHANGHAI – China’s regulatory environment has evolved to encourage drug innovation, but despite remarkable progress, mounting pricing pressure from the government and a weak insurance sector remain as barriers.
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Business, data, dollars illustration

Hutchmed closes $100M private placement, expects third China approval and first FDA NDA this year

April 9, 2021
By Elise Mak
The newly renamed Hutchmed (China) Ltd., previously known as Hutchison China Meditech Ltd. (Chi-Med), plans to sell $100 million of its American depository shares at $30.50 per ADS in a private placement to funds affiliated with Baring Private Equity Asia.
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