Medical stocks continued to decline in the afternoon, with dongfulong falling more than 15%

Big Pharma CCHT’s Domination Unlikely to Fade Soon Despite Official Bulk Buying

The producer of long-acting growth hormone acupunctures, vaccines and other drugs, looks set to offset the effects of so-called “centralized procurement” on its product prices with more aggressive expansion into private hospitals. So far, its monopoly appears unshakable, but with more competitors upping the stakes, how long will it last?

Sino Biopharm and Boehringer Ingelheim Sign Option and License Deal for Six Cancer Programs

Sino Biopharmaceutical（中国生物制药）and Boehringer Ingelheim（勃林格殷格翰）announced an option and license agreement on November 4 covering six preclinical cancer programs. Sino Biopharm will receive USD 358 million in upfront and near-term payments and may receive up to USD 7 billion in additional option, development, regulatory and commercial milestone payments.

Wantai Launches Nine-Valent HPV Vaccine Cecolin 9 in Thailand

Wantai Biological（万泰生物）said on November 2 that its nine-valent HPV vaccine, Cecolin 9（馨可宁9）, had launched in Thailand. The product was jointly developed by its subsidiary Xiamen Innovax Biotech（厦门万泰沧海生物技术有限公司）and Xiamen University（厦门大学）.

Futurtec Adds CE MDR-Certified Knee-Replacement System to Its Orthopedic Robotics Portfolio

Futurtec（鑫君特）has received European Union Medical Device Regulation certification for its ORTHBOT X knee-replacement surgical navigation and positioning system, according to a company announcement reported by MedChina in August.

Kanghong’s Conbercept Receives Marketing Authorization in Guyana

Kanghong Pharmaceutical (康弘药业) said its subsidiary Kanghong Bioscience had received a drug registration certificate from Guyana’s Food and Drug Department for conbercept ophthalmic injection, marketed under the brand name Lumitin (朗沐).