CSPC feels the pain from sweeping cuts in drug prices
The pharmaceutical giant is paying the price for its aggressively low bids in China’s centralized drug tenders, as it shifts its focus from traditional to novel drugs Key Takeaway: The…
FAST NEWS: SSY Group’s profit dips in nine months to September
The Latest: Medical products maker SSY Group Ltd. (2005.HK) reported on Friday its net profit for the first three quarter of this year fell 2.8% year-on-year to HK$919 million ($118 million). Looking…
FAST NEWS: Viva Biotech completes Langhua Pharma buyout
The latest: Viva Biotech Holdings (1873.HK) announced Thursday that the acquisition of 20% of Langhua Pharmaceutical by its Weizongchen Pharmaceutical subsidiary for 640 million yuan ($87.6 million) has been completed. Looking…
FAST NEWS: Ascletis Pharma’s loss narrows as core product sales surge
The latest: Ascletis Pharma Inc. (1672.HK) announced Tuesday its net loss narrowed sharply in the first half of this year to 16.56 million yuan ($2.3 million) from an 88 million…
FAST NEWS: Simcere’s revenue jumps on rising innovative drug sales
The latest: Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. (2096.HK) said on Thursday it expects to report its revenue grew between 24% and 26.3% to between 3.35 billion yuan ($468 million) and 3.41 billion yuan in…
CStone breaks up with drugs partner as U.S. rollout stalls
CStone Pharmaceuticals has pulled out of a licensing deal with EQRx for two innovative cancer drugs but holds onto money already received from its partner Key Takeaways: The companies parted…
Fosun Pharma, CanSino take different paths as Covid lift fade
The pair of companies that got strong shots from different Covid vaccines are telling different stories in their latest quarterly results as the pandemic draws down Key Takeaways: Fosun Pharma’s…