Brian Yang
Beijing-based Brian Yang is a senior writer in charge of overall China coverage within the APAC Pharma news team. A veteran journalist, he has written extensively on pharmaceutical R&D, regulatory affairs and market access for PharmAsia News. Brian’s intimate industry knowledge and in-depth analysis has won wide praise and helped secure exclusive interviews with top biopharma executives.
He has led a team of writers to provide industry-leading coverage on key issues such as multi-regional clinical trials, priority reviews and go-to-market strategies in a highly-dynamic and fast-changing market, with the on-the-ground coverage consistently ranked among the top-read in PharmAsia News.
Prior to joining Informa, Brian worked as a foreign affairs correspondent for two TV networks and web editor for an international radio station. Trilingual in Mandarin Chinese, English and Japanese, he obtained his BA degree from China and an MA degree from Japan.
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Latest From Brian Yang
China Vs. Cancer: Coverage For 17 Drugs Unveils Price Pressures, Commercial Battleground
While cancer drug makers generally applaud the rare reimbursement decision in China, some have pointed to mounting and significant pressure to lower prices, while insiders say the real battle has only just began and that translating the coverage into commercial success will take much more effort.
Asia Deal Watch: Alvotech Signs On To Biosimilar Manufacturing JV In China
With partner CCHN, Alvotech will help finance construction of a biologics facility in Changchun, China. Novartis will work with Cellular Biomedicine to produce Kymriah for China, and will gain access to its CAR-T platform.
Deal Watch: Pfizer Offloads Troubled ADHD Products To Manufacturer Tris
Tris acquires Pfizer subsidiary Nextwave, which developed pair of ADHD drugs using Tris delivery technology. Lilly gets oral CGRP candidate from Chugai, while Dova signs US co-promotion partner for Doptelet.
China CAR-T Front-Runner Allegations Reveal Soft Underbelly Of Development Race
A report from a short-seller group accuses Chinese firm Nanjing Legend of intentionally omitting clinical data for its CAR-T candidate, an allegation the company has refuted while global partner J&J says it remains "optimistic" about the product and conducted "careful" reviews of the data.
Rare Diseases: What Makes China A Rising Star?
Biosimilar Tipping Point: Five Questions For Henlius CEO
Now valued at close to $3bn, Henlius is one of the largest biotech unicorns in China. CEO Scott Liu sat down with Scrip in an exclusive interview to discuss biosimilar development in China, emerging market expansion plans, and its venture into immuno-oncology combo strategy.