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China's drug innovation surges, with 80% of new approvals being home-grown

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China's pharmaceutical innovation has seen a significant advancement, with domestically developed drugs making up over 80% of market approvals in the first half of the year. This surge includes 31 out of 38 approved innovative drugs, signaling a leap in quality for the nation's drug development sector. Notable breakthroughs include CARsgen Therapeutics' Satri-cel, the first CAR-T therapy approved for solid tumors, and Neuracle Medical Technology's implantable brain-computer interface system aimed at restoring motor function. AI

RANK_REASON Significant advancements in a nation's domestic pharmaceutical industry, including novel drug and medical device approvals. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=1 ai=0.1]

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Julie Zhang ·

    ‘Systemic leap’: China’s drug innovation push yields bumper crop

    Domestically produced novel drugs accounted for more than 80 per cent of market approvals in China in the first half of the year, reflecting a “leap” in the quality of the country’s pharmaceutical innovation, according to a government spokesman. A total of 38 innovative drugs wer…

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