HONG KONG – Data infrastructure building has started quickly after China’s government announced plans to pour billions into the development of precision medicines. A group of leading companies in cloud computing, medical services and genomics have come together to provide the country with a platform essential to the future bloom of precision medicine in the country.

BEIJING – China has been referencing FDA and EMA drug regulations along with developing its own versions. While it has a long way to go in terms of the number of regulations and the maturity of regulatory regime, the CFDA wants any new regulations to be tailored specifically for the country’s market and to generate tangible benefits for the domestic industry.

HONG KONG – As part of its efforts to continue reforming China’s medical system, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) slashed the price of three top-selling drugs of both foreign and domestic companies by more than half.

HONG KONG – As part of its efforts to continue reforming China's medical system, the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) slashed the price of three top-selling drugs of both foreign and domestic companies by more than half.

BEIJING – China is working on an improved naming system for biologics and biosimilars to better ensure drug safety and good drug administration, according to national authorities. And the system would bring the country closer to internationally recognized naming rules.

BEIJING – China has been referencing FDA and EMA drug regulations along with developing its own versions. While it has a long way to go in terms of the number of regulations and the maturity of regulatory regime, the CFDA wants any new regulations to be tailored specifically for the country's market and to generate tangible benefits for the domestic industry.

BEIJING – Global communications and regulatory adaptations could help China's drug approval system continue to improve and better tap into the potential created by a trend toward more global simultaneous drug development, but future progress will depend on how "pretty" new regulations are put into practice.

BEIJING – Global communications and regulatory adaptations could help China's drug approval system continue to improve and better tap into the potential created by a trend toward more global simultaneous drug development, but future progress will depend on how "pretty" new regulations are put into practice.