PharmaBlock Sciences (Nanjing) Inc., an innovative chemistry products and services provider throughout the pharmaceutical R&D process and commercialization, and Shouyao Holdings Co., Ltd., a biopharmaceutical company focusing on innovative tumor and diabetes drug development, have entered a strategic partnership for the CMC development and manufacturing of Shouyao’s leading program, a second-generation ALK inhibitor for non-small cell lung cancer (SY-707).
 
Shouyao has 16 clinical approvals by China NMPA (National Medical Products Administration), two of which have entered Phase II clinical trial, two in Phase III. SY-707 is a new generation of highly active ALK/FAK/IGF1R multi-target kinase inhibitor independently developed by Shouyao. It is currently in a critical Phase II/III clinical study and has received conditional Phase II approval in China.
 
PharmaBlock and Shouyao have engaged in long-term and broad collaboration for innovative drug development. The signing of the SY-707 project agreement makes it a milestone in the partnership between the two companies. Under the agreement, PharmaBlock will provide integrated CMC services, including drug substance development and manufacturing, and NDA (New Drug Application) regulatory support to advance SY-707 from late-phase clinical trials to commercialization.
 
“PharmaBlock is a highly professional and trusted CMC partner. Over the past years of close collaboration, PharmaBlock has helped us break the bottlenecks on many projects through innovative, efficient, and flexible solutions,” said Wenjun Li, chairman of Shouyao, “We are pleased to secure PharmaBlock’s CMC services on this crucial project of SY-707. We hope that the partnership with PharmaBlock will help us accelerate the launch of SY-707 and deliver our commitment to NSCLC (non-small cell lung cancer) patients.” 
 
“We are delighted to further our collaboration with Shouyao,” commented Dr. Minmin Yang, chairman of PharmaBlock. “Our ever-changing mission is leveraging the top-notch expertise in CMC and new technologies to help partners accelerate drug discovery and development, and move the new molecules into the market at full speed.”