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.
Latest From Brian Yang
BeyondSpring's Next Move Uncertain After Plinabulin CRL
Chinese firm BeyondSpring dealt a setback after the US FDA refuses to approve plinabulin for chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.
China mRNA Player Abogen Gets $300m More As Country Eyes Omicron Threat
From inactivated virus-based to mRNA platforms, the race is on in China to develop vaccines to fight the latest omicron variant, with substantial new funding pouring into one young mRNA company.
3D Med, Alphamab Get First SubQ Immuno-Oncology Approval, In China
A landmark approval and domestic tie-up in China mark the fast innovation that is shaping the country’s health sector.
Pharma Will Need To Embrace More Inward-Looking China
The world’s second-largest economy is fast moving away from reforms and open to a "dual circulation" model, focusing on domestic market consumption while reducing export-driven production. Executives and investors shared views at a conference on whether multinational pharma firms are still welcome in China and what opportunities may lie in the drastic policy shift.
Pharma Will Need To Embrace More Inward-Looking China
The world’s second-largest economy is fast moving away from reforms and open to a "dual circulation" model, focusing on domestic market consumption while reducing export-driven production. Executives and investors shared views at a conference on whether multinational pharma firms are still welcome in China and what opportunities may lie in the drastic policy shift.
Research Sheds New Light On Coronavirus Origins, Early Wuhan Cases
New research by US-based Canadian scientist Michael Worobey sheds further light on the role of the Wuhan market in the human origins of SARS-CoV-2.