Biologic therapy approvals

STO-REC-STATJM8R59T2 National
40

China · 2025

Biologic therapy approvals in China stood at 40 in 2025 (DIA).

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DIA
Authority tier
T2 National
Locator
2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs
Retrieved
17 Sep 2026
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These include 80 conventional medicines such as small molecules, peptides, and nucleic acids, as well as 40 biologic therapies such as monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), bispecific antibodies (BsAbs), antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and cell therapies.

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APA
DIA. (2025). 2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs. Retrieved September 17, 2026, from https://globalforum.diaglobal.org/issue/march-2026/2025-nmpa-approvals-china-clears-record-number-of-new-drugs/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JM8R59GFDJR6JR50N6ESCFDKCW
MLA
DIA. "2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs." 2025, https://globalforum.diaglobal.org/issue/march-2026/2025-nmpa-approvals-china-clears-record-number-of-new-drugs/. Accessed 17 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JM8R59GFDJR6JR50N6ESCFDKCW.
Chicago
DIA. "2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs." 2025. https://globalforum.diaglobal.org/issue/march-2026/2025-nmpa-approvals-china-clears-record-number-of-new-drugs/. Accessed September 17, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JM8R59GFDJR6JR50N6ESCFDKCW.
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@misc{dia2025biologiccfdkcw, author = {{DIA}}, title = {2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs}, year = {2025}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_JM8R59GFDJR6JR50N6ESCFDKCW}, note = {Original source: https://globalforum.diaglobal.org/issue/march-2026/2025-nmpa-approvals-china-clears-record-number-of-new-drugs/. Accessed September 17, 2026.} }

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Tier 2 · National Official
Report
2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs
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2025 NMPA Approvals: China Clears Record Number of New Drugs
Retrieved
17 September 2026
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