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2025-07-16| APAC

A New Contender Rises: China’s Hengrui and Innovent Challenge Zepbound and Wegovy in Global Weight-Loss Drug Race

by Bernice Lottering
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Hengrui, Kailera, and Innovent drive China’s rise in obesity drug development, challenging Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk globally. Image: Shutterstock
As obesity rates rise globally, Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals (Hengrui Pharma–HKEX:1276), a China-based biotechnology company, has reported an average 18% weight loss over 48 weeks in …

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