Catch It While You Can: Smaller Firms Flock To China As Value Takes Center Stage
Quality Focus, Trade War To Spur Intra-Asian Deals?
Executive Summary
Widely viewed as the largest fast-growing pharma market, China can nevertheless be hard to crack for small to mid-sized companies. But a new policy emphasis on quality and affordability are providing a rare opening for those with the right product mix and local partnerships in hand.
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