# Homegrown innovative drugs make up 80% of China’s new approvals in first three quarters

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- China News Service, 2026-10-20 08:43 UTC
- Health
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/cns-wire/2026-10-20/detail-ihfmiwhm0736759.shtml

> Domestically developed innovative medicines accounted for 80% of new drug approvals in China during the first three quarters of 2026, a Tuesday press conference said. Wang Weiming, chief engineer at the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, said research had made breakthroughs in several disease areas, including cancer and rare diseases.

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