Princeton, NJ — US-China Biopharma

Catalyzing US‑China
Biotech & Pharma Partnerships

BioRich International connects leading pharmaceutical companies and biotech innovators across the US-China corridor — facilitating licensing deals, capital connections, and R&D collaboration.

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About BioRich

A Trusted Partner at the
Intersection of East and West

Founded by John Xu, MD, MBA, MS — with over 30 years of experience at Bristol Myers Squibb, Wyeth, WuXi AppTec, and CrownBio — BioRich International operates at the nexus of US and Chinese biopharma. We bridge the information, relationship, and cultural gaps that prevent high-potential deals from closing.

Our network encompasses 250+ Chinese biotech clients, direct relationships with BD&L leadership at 25+ multinational corporations, and active engagement with more than 10 US venture capital firms.

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The biggest obstacle to deal-making is not interest or capital — it is information asymmetry. BioLink Weekly exists to close that gap.

John Xu, MD, MBA, MS

Founder & President, BioRich International

BioLink Weekly

Intelligence for US-China Biopharma Dealmakers

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Issue 26October 6, 2026

Novartis Commits Up to ~$7.8B for Abogen's China-Origin mRNA-Encoded T-Cell Engager as Merck Pays $400M Upfront for SciBrunch's Preclinical KRAS G12D Inhibitor - China-Out Reaches Worldwide Rights and Platform Modalities

Novartis agreed on October 2 to pay Suzhou-based Abogen $575M upfront - and up to roughly $7.8B in total - for worldwide rights to ABO2203, an mRNA-encoded CD19xCD3 T-cell engager for autoimmune disease, days after Merck paid $400M upfront for Shanghai-based SciBrunch's preclinical KRAS G12D inhibitor.

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Issue 25October 1, 2026

Novo Nordisk Bets Up to $2.6B on Hengrui's China-Origin Once-Weekly Oral Obesity Pill as AstraZeneca Puts $2B into Summit to Expand the China-Origin Ivonescimab Franchise - a Single Day Reshapes the US-China Deal Map Around Obesity and PD-1/VEGF

Novo Nordisk agreed on September 29 to pay Hengrui $300M upfront and up to $2.6B for ex-Greater China rights to HRS-1596, a Phase 1-ready once-weekly oral GLP-1/GIP pill - and the same day AstraZeneca took a $2B preferred-stock stake (rights to ~12% of Summit) to build ivonescimab, Akeso's China-origin PD-1/VEGF bispecific, into ADC combinations.

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Issue 24September 22, 2026

GSK Bets Up to $750M on Chimagen's China-Origin Trispecific T-Cell Engager for Multiple Myeloma as Washington Signals the China Licensing Door Stays Open - the U.S. Treasury Reportedly Drafts Rules to Preserve Pharma-China Deals and Chinese Biopharma Stocks Jump 6-8%

GSK agreed to pay up to $750M for a potential best-in-class trispecific T-cell engager for multiple myeloma from China's Chimagen Biosciences - its second Chimagen deal - even as Reuters reported the U.S. Treasury is drafting rules that would let American drugmakers keep licensing most Chinese assets, sending Akeso, Innovent, CSPC and Sino Biopharmaceutical up 6-8% in Hong Kong.

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