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Weekly intelligence on biotech deals, CDE filings, and BIOSECURE compliance.

16 issues published · Every Thursday since December 2025

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Biotech Intelligence #10: The GLP-1 Race Goes East — Chinese Companies Enter the $100B Obesity Market

AstraZeneca's $18.5B CSPC deal wasn't just a cardiovascular play — it signaled Big Pharma's recognition that Chinese small molecule innovation extends to metabolic disease. We map the emerging Chinese GLP-1 landscape and analyze what it means for the global obesity drug race.

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