China's Zai Lab and Everest are still pursuing profitability on the commercialization of in-licensed assets, while BioNova and others have already bowed out of the game.

Several Chinese biotech developments during the Lunar New Year break have put investors on high alert, namely the continued share price slide of Chinese biotech bellwether WuXi Apptec, Lianbio ceasing operations and I-Mab divesting its China business to become a fully US-focused company.

Restructuring Edition: The financial market is beginning to perk up after a decline in biopharma financings at the end of 2023, but some companies still are struggling to stay afloat after assessing their strategic options, like Merrimack and LianBio, which announced plans to dissolve.

Plus deals involving Biocytogen/Radiance, Maruho/AOBiome, LGChem/Rhythm, IASO/Umoja, JW Therapeutics/2seventy and 13 other transactions.