Lockdown To Reopening: China Rebound Uncertain As Biotech Remains In Survival Mode
Post-'COVID Zero' Reawakening
Executive Summary
The short-notice reopening of the country made 2022 a tough year for the health sector in China, where divestments, cash crunches and commercial challenges abounded. Throughout the year, despite clinical trial activity continuing to blossom, multiple Chinese innovative drug developers faced setbacks in the US from regulatory rejections of oncology products. Meanwhile, others quietly scaled back their operations in China, hit by the negative impact of deep price cuts.
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