On November 11, the National Medical Insurance Administration and the Ministry of Finance jointly issued the “Notice on Doing a Good Job in Prepayment of Medical Insurance Funds”, which clearly stated that a prepayment system should be established, which will be used specifically for medical expenses such as the purchase of drugs and medical consumables. The prepayment scale of medical insurance prepayments is about 1 month, and it shall not be used for non-medical expenses such as medical institution infrastructure investment, daily operation, and debt repayment. For a long time, the “difficulty in collecting payments” in hospitals has been a “long-standing” problem that pharmaceutical companies have to face. Especially after the epidemic, the income of some medical institutions has been affected, and the problem of capital shortage is obvious. After receiving local financial subsidies, they often choose to ensure the core operating funds first and delay the payment of procurement ...
On November 11th, according to the latest announcement on the NMPA official website, Sichuan Kelun Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. approved the submission of avatranipal maleate tablets. Since the beginning of this year, 24 varieties of Kelun Pharmaceutical (including its subsidiaries) have been evaluated. The original research and development company of Avastin Maleate Tablets is AkaRx, a company based in the United States. It is the world’s first oral thrombopoietin receptor agonist (TPO-RA) approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for chronic liver disease-related thrombocytopenia, mainly suitable for adult patients with chronic liver disease-related thrombocytopenia undergoing elective diagnostic procedures or surgery. According to the database, the sales revenue of Avastin Maleate Tablets in the national in-hospital market exceeded 500 million yuan in 2023, with a year-on-year growth of 40.97%. Previously, there were 8 pharmaceutical companies in China, including Qilu Pharmaceutical, Chengdu Beite Pharmaceutical, and Nanjing Zhengda Tianqing Pharmaceutical, that had ...
Chinese medicine companies are beginning to acquire innovative pharmaceutical companies. 01 270 million yuan Kangyuan Pharmaceutical acquires 100% equity of Zhongxin Pharmaceutical On November 7th, Kangyuan Pharmaceutical released an announcement on the acquisition of 100% equity of Jiangsu Zhongxin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and related party transactions. It plans to acquire 100% equity of Zhongxin Pharmaceutical with its own funds of 270 million yuan. After the completion of this transaction, Zhongxin Pharmaceutical will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of Kangyuan Pharmaceutical.In this transaction, Kangyuan Pharmaceutical’s controlling shareholder Kangyuan Group holds 70% equity of Zhongxin Pharmaceutical, corresponding to a transfer price of 189 million yuan. Kangyuan Pharmaceutical will make the first payment of 60%, or 113.4 million yuan, to Kangyuan Group, and the remaining 40%, or 75.6 million yuan, will be paid in installments after the corresponding pipeline drugs of Zhongxin Pharmaceutical obtain marketing authorization. Nanjing Kangzhu Enterprise Management Partnership (Limited Partnership) holds ...
The first step in stock trading is to open a stock account On November 12th local time, Pascal Soriot, the global CEO of AstraZeneca, publicly responded for the first time to the detention of Wang Lei, the company’s China regional president. Suboko said, “Wang Lei is discussing with his lawyer, and the company does not have any new information about the case Suboko made the above response after the release of AstraZeneca’s third quarter financial report. He also said, “We attach great importance to the issues in the Chinese market and are taking measures to further strengthen compliance However, he denied that AstraZeneca headquarters lacked supervision over compliance. He said that the company has over 16000 employees in China, unfortunately some people may be tempted to maximize sales. He also stated that AstraZeneca has strengthened its compliance team of over 200 people in China and introduced resident compliance officers to ...
Recently, the National Medical Products Administration announced the approval of two innovative product registration applications: “Brain Surgery Planning Software” by Beijing Huake Precision Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Huake Precision) and “Implantable Deep Brain Neurostimulation Extension Lead” by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Company (hereinafter referred to as Boston Scientific). Huake Precision focuses on the research and development, production and technical services of intelligent and innovative medical devices. It is a leading company in China’s innovative neurosurgery medical devices, providing comprehensive technology and product solutions for the treatment of brain diseases. It is reported that Huake Precision currently has five major product lines including the SR series of neurosurgery robots, the Q300 series of micro neurosurgery robots, the NS series of neurosurgery navigation, the Huake Hengsheng intracranial electrode series, and the LS series of magnetic resonance guided laser ablation treatment systems. It has built a full-chain technology system including ...
Recently, the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA) and the Ministry of Finance released a notice titled “Notice on Effectively Implementing Medicare Fund Prepayment Work” (hereinafter referred to as “the Notice”). This initiative supports certain regions in further improving the management methods for prepayment funds, aiming to alleviate the financial burden of medical expenses for designated medical institutions. It incentivizes these institutions to provide better healthcare services to insured individuals. The announcement led to a significant surge in pharmaceutical stocks yesterday. By the close of trading, companies such as Changyao Holdings, Weikang Pharmaceutical, Guangzheng Ophthalmology, and Wanbangde had hit their daily limit, while Lukang Pharmaceutical and Purui Ophthalmology also saw substantial gains. It’s noteworthy that the stocks that surged included a variety of sectors, spanning specialized hospitals and pharmaceutical companies. The CSI Medical Index rose by 1.2%, the CSI 300 Medical and Health Index increased by 0.97%, and the CSI Innovative ...
On November 12, local time, Pascal Soriot, the Global CEO of AstraZeneca, publicly responded for the first time to the detention of the company’s China President, Wang Lei. Soriot stated, “Wang Lei is discussing the matter with his lawyer, and the company does not have any new information regarding the case.” Soriot made these comments following the release of AstraZeneca’s third-quarter financial report. He emphasized, “We take issues related to the Chinese market very seriously and are taking measures to enhance compliance.” However, he denied that AstraZeneca’s headquarters lacked oversight on compliance matters. He noted that the company has over 16,000 employees in China and lamented that some individuals may succumb to “temptation” to maximize sales. Moreover, he mentioned that AstraZeneca has strengthened its compliance team in China, which consists of over 200 members, and has introduced resident compliance officers who use artificial intelligence to review expense reports from sales ...
On November 8th, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province held a conference on the high-quality development of the synthetic biology industry and released the “Three Year Action Plan for the High Quality Development of the Synthetic Biology Industry in Hangzhou (2024-2026)” (hereinafter referred to as the “Three Year Action Plan”). According to the “Three Year Action Plan”, Hangzhou aims to implement five major actions, including breakthroughs in core technology, upgrading of platform capabilities, cultivation of enterprise tiers, strengthening of industrial clusters, and optimization of industrial ecology. The goal is to achieve a total output value of 40 billion yuan in the city’s synthetic biomanufacturing industry by 2026. According to incomplete statistics, Hangzhou currently has more than 260 synthetic biology related enterprises, with a production value of over 25 billion yuan by 2023. Shen Kaibo, Deputy Secretary General of Hangzhou Municipal Government, stated that with the release of the “Three Year Action Plan”, Hangzhou ...
According to the Instant Drug Database, last week (November 4th to November 10th), at least four emerging companies dedicated to innovative drug research and development worldwide announced the completion of a new round of financing, including three Chinese companies. These emerging companies that have gained favor in the capital market are developing drug types such as gene therapy drugs, iPSC cell therapy drugs, peptide vaccines, and antibody conjugated drugs (ADCs) with dual payloads. Kanglin Biotechnology Financing round: Series A Financing amount: 150 million yuan On November 8th, Kanglin Biotechnology (Hangzhou) Co., Ltd. (referred to as “Kanglin Biotechnology”) announced the completion of a 150 million yuan Series A financing, jointly invested by Zhejiang Province’s “4+1” Biomedical and High end Device Industry Fund and old shareholder Zhejiang Miyin Investment Management Co., Ltd. Kanglin Biology was founded in 2015, focusing on the R&D and commercialization of innovative drugs for gene therapy, targeting diseases ...
Recently, Yum! Brands announced the establishment of a new manufacturing base (B-15, Sector 60 Noida Uttar Pradesh) in New Delhi, created and managed by its subsidiary Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Private Limited, to further strengthen its business in India. Yum! Brands’ new production base will produce a full range of “Made in India” advanced ultrasound products for the Indian market, including My Lab ™ A、My Lab ™ E Series and compact portable ultrasound devices will be launched on the market shortly after completing regulatory and quality assurance processes with local authorities. Data shows that Yum! Brands is headquartered in Italy, with its main research and development production bases located in Italy, as well as production bases in the Netherlands and China. In the field of ultrasound imaging, Baisheng Medical Group has mastered the core technology of the entire industry chain and has the ability to independently develop core components. It ...
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