Topic Archives: Asia

July 23, 2019 - Asia, Biotech, Intellectual Property, Pharma, Regulatory

China’s new administrative regulations on human genetic resources as applied to foreign persons

By: Can Cui

The Administrative Regulations of the People’s Republic of China on Human Genetic Resources (the “Regulations”), promulgated by China’s State Council, went into effect on July 1, 2019, superseding prior regulations on China’s human genetic resources (“China HGR”), particularly the 1998 Interim Methods of Human …›

March 18, 2019 - Asia, Biotech, Corporate + Venture Capital, Financing, United States

An Easier Road to a Hong Kong Listing for Biotech Companies

By: Venantius Tan, Vivian Yiu, Janet Xiao, and Jie Zhou

In June 2017, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (“HKEx”) initiated a holistic review of the Hong Kong listing regime to enhance its overall competitiveness against other major global listing venues, in particular to attract companies from emerging and innovative sectors. During this review, the …›