Chinese Biopharma Adlai Nortye Closes Series C at USD 100 Mn

Clinical CRO Tigermed: The ‘Small and Beautiful’

In this race of pharmaceutical R&D outsourcing segment, WuXi AppTec, Pharmaron, Tigermed and Asychem are some of the major names – but which has a truly winning side?

Cellatopia Secures Nearly CNY Ten Mn in Seed Funding

EqualOcean has learned that Cellatopia(喜同生物), a biotechnology company based in Suzhou, recently announced the successful securing of nearly CNY ten million in seed funding. The funding was primarily led by Suzhou Shishangbai Venture Capital(苏州石上柏创业合伙企业) and followed by institutions such as Suzhou Nuowei Venture Investment Limited(苏州诺为创业投资有限公司).

CRO ClinChoice Raises USD 150 Mn in Series E Round

2015 is the inflection point for the development of China's innovative drug industry and CRO (clinical research organization). On July 22nd, 2015, after CDE (Center For Drug Evaluation) released the announcement on self-examination and verification of drug clinical trial data, the supervision of Chinese clinical trials moved towards standardization. The investment and financing of innovative drugs in China continued to increase, laying the foundation for the growth of CRO.

CRO Giant Tigermed’s 1H 2020 Net Profits Up 98%

Chinese CRO industry is setting off – the continued pandemic may bring the most potential to this industry.

WuXi AppTec: A Favorable Chinese Stock for MSCI and FTSE Russell

According to the latest quarterly index review, a Wuxi-based CRO company will be incorporated into the FTSE China A 50 Share Index.  It has been considered a top holding by many MSCI China indexes for some time.