Developing Story: Hong Kong needs new funding model to draw investment from global drug makers: AstraZeneca

In an important development shaping the global World space, Hong Kong can attract more global biotech investments if the city builds up a new healthcare financial model, according to AstraZeneca, a Cambridge-based multinational pharmaceutical giant. Recent observations, according to dispatches from South China Morning Post (Asia), point to structural shifts with notable ramifications for industry participants and analysts alike.

Hong Kong can attract more global biotech investments if the city builds up a new healthcare financial model, according to AstraZeneca, a Cambridge-based multinational pharmaceutical giant. While global drug makers have been doubling down on investments in mainland China in recent years, AstraZeneca brought over 60 clinical trials to the city and invested over HK$200 million (US$25.5 million) over the past three years. Hong Kong was still a key research and development hub for the firm, David...

Market & Strategic Implications

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