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Sandoz to license three biosimilar drugs from Shanghai Henlius Biotech

Published

17 August 2026

Topic

operational-macro

Sectors

Biotech

Geography

China

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Read at reuters.com

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Fusion42 · 22 August 2026 · Fusion42 review

Sandoz will pay up to $77 million upfront to Shanghai Henlius Biotech for global rights to three biosimilar drugs targeting cholesterol, lupus, and colorectal cancer. The deal includes milestone payments and is part of Sandoz's strategy to capture a large share of the global biosimilar market.

This Wire brief sits within Fusion42's coverage of Biotech, and 3 sources have reported it.

◆ The Wire takeaway

Sandoz's acquisition of global rights to key biosimilars from Henlius opens new global commercial channels and signals growing biosimilar competition outside China, affecting founders targeting biologic drug markets worldwide.

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3 sources · 17 Aug 2026

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