The disruptive medtech M&A of recent years was not matched in the past year for volume, but there were isolated outbreaks of major activity, as shown in our company rankings. 

Tommy Lin, head of Business Development and Global Licensing for HEC Pharma, talks to Scrip’s Brian Yang on how the Chinese domestic drug company is looking to develop its anti-fibrosis drug in the US.

The global market for osteoporosis diagnostic products is expected to expand from $253m in 2015 to $304m by 2020, fueled by a rising aging population and the need to test for osteoporosis and associated fracture risk. This article offers an in-depth look at the growth markets for both bone densitometer testing and biochemical marker tests, as well as the evolving competitive landscape, and the drivers and barriers to market entry.

China was probably not a major consideration in Roche’s $8 billion-plus bet on U.S. biotech InterMune and its mainstay product pirfenidone, but the figure paid for the acquisition may be seen as validation for a Chinese biotech that has already commercialized its version of the drug for IPF.