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BioCentury This Week

BioCentury This Week

Ep. 393 - China trends; Roche, Merck KGaA deals; Arrowhead & tau

Oct 20, 2026 · 30m

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Roche’s $15 billion biobucks deal with Hansoh for preclinical ADCs is the latest in a string of China licensing deals carrying unusually large upfronts for early-stage assets. On the latest BioCentury This Week podcast, BioCentury’s analysts assess trends to watch ahead of Shanghai Life Sciences Week, including how new rules have curtailed China’s IIT pathway and a proposed export-control regime that could complicate cell and gene therapy and siRNA deals. The analysts also discuss Merck KGaA’...