Inclusion into China's national reimbursement drug list alone does not guarantee revenue growth but in some cases higher volumes seem to be offsetting the requisite big price cuts, reveal second-quarter results from some leading publicly-traded biotechs in the country.

Hengrui’s second major in-licensing deal this year is the latest example of the Chinese pharma innovation darling’s eagerness for new assets, particularly as some of its other products come under pressure.

In a series on articles, Scrip takes a look at some of the key novel products expected to reach the market in 2022 in a cross-section of therapy areas. Here, with input from Biomedtracker, are six new anti-infectives expected to reach the market for the first time next year, all with an above average likelihood of approval.

The latest approval for AnNiKe (penpulimab) from Akeso/Sino Biopharm adds further competition to a crowded space where six PD-1 immuno-oncology drugs elbow each other.