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Chinaโ€™s drug regulator clears wave of home-grown innovative medicines amid biotech boom

Home-grown innovative drugs make up most of the medicines Chinaโ€™s drug regulator has approved for sale so far this year, underscoring the countryโ€™s biotech boom. Of the 19 innovative drugs cleared by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA), 15 came from domestic companies, according to the regulatorโ€™s website as of May 21. These include sonrotoclax, developed by global biopharmaceutical firm BeOne, for treating certain adult blood cancers. The regulator overhauled its approval...