China

Biotheus Announces Strategic Research Collaboration and Worldwide License Agreement with BioNTech
Biotheus Inc. ("Biotheus"), a clinical-stage biotech company dedicated to the discovery and development of biologics for oncology and inflammatory diseases, announced today that it has entered into a strategic research collaboration, option and worldwide license agreement with BioNTech SE ("BioNTech"), a next generation immunotherapy company pioneering novel therapies for cancer and other serious diseases.

LianBio Announces Phase 3 EXPLORER-CN Data Accepted for Late-Breaking Presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2023
LianBio (Nasdaq: LIAN), a biotechnology company dedicated to bringing innovative medicines to patients in China and other major Asian markets, today announced data from the Phase 3 EXPLORER-CN trial of mavacamten in Chinese symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM) patients were accepted for a late-breaking presentation at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2023 taking place August 25-28, 2023 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

HighField Biopharmaceuticals Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 1b/2 Trial of HF1K16 for Recurrent and Refractory Glioma
HighField Biopharmaceuticals (HighField Bio), a clinical stage immuno-oncology company using immunoliposomes to treat cancer, announced today the first patient has been dosed in a Phase 1b/2 trial of HF1K16 for recurrent and refractory glioma.

Antengene Announces First Patient Dosed in the Nivolumab Combination Portion of the Clinical Study Evaluating the ERK1/2 Inhibitor ATG-017 in Patients with Advanced Solid Tumors in the United States
Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene" SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading commercial-stage innovative, global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for hematology and oncology, today announced that the first patient has been dosed in the United States in the combination portion of the Phase I ERASER trial to evaluate ATG-017 plus nivolumab.

Mabwell Announces the NMPA Approval of Novel Trop-2 ADC (9MW2921) for IND
Mabwell (688062.SH), an innovative biopharmaceutical company with entire industry chain, announced that its clinical trial application of 9MW2921 for advanced solid tumor was approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).

NANOBIOTIX Announces License Agreement for Worldwide Co-development and Commercialization of Potential First-In-Class Radioenhancer NBTXR3
NANOBIOTIX (Euronext: NANO –– NASDAQ: NBTX – the ‘‘Company’’), a late-clinical stage biotechnology company pioneering physics-based approaches to expand treatment possibilities for patients with cancer, today announced a global licensing, co-development, and commercialization agreement with Janssen Pharmaceutica NV (“Janssen”), one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, for the investigational, potential first-in-class radioenhancer NBTXR3.

Kintor Pharma Announces Completion of First Patient Enrollment in Long-term Safety Phase III Trial of KX-826 for Treatment of AGA
Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited ("Kintor Pharma", HKEX: 9939), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative small molecules and biological therapeutics, announced that the company has initiated the long-term safety trial (the "Long-term Safety Trial") of KX-826, a potential first-in-class androgen receptor (AR) antagonist for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia (AGA) developed in-house, in China and has completed the first patient enrollment today.

Baird Medical Obtains NMPA Approval of Class III Registered Microwave Ablation Needle for Thyroid Nodules
Baird Medical Investment Holdings Limited ("Baird Medical" or the "Company"), a leading microwave ablation ("MWA") medical device developer and provider in China, announced today that the Company's independently developed and produced disposable MWA needle for the treatment of benign thyroid nodules received approval from China's National Medical Products Administration (the "NMPA") on July 13, 2023.

GeneQuantum and InxMed have reached a technology licensing collaboration, providing strong support for innovative ADC drug research and development
On July 14, 2023, GeneQuantum, a leading pioneer committed to innovative bioconjugation technology, and InxMed, a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicates on developing innovative therapies targeting drug resistance for hard-to-treat solid tumors, signed a collaboration agreement.

Kelun-Biotech Raises HK$1.26 Billion in Hong Kong IPO; Prices at Bottom of Range
Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical (HKG:6990) priced its Hong Kong initial public offering on Monday to raise HK$1.26 billion in net proceeds from the offering.






