Novartis CEO Van Sihan: Improving patient access to innovative treatments. The 2024 Annual Meeting of the China Development Forum will be held on March 24-25, 2024.
The number of new drugs launched and registered in China is second only to the United States. More than 80% of innovative drugs can be included in the National New Drug List within 2 years after being launched. The time from approval to inclusion in the World Drug List has been shortened from about 5 years in 2017 to 1 year in 2023.