Hengrui Medicine launched Ruihengying, a Class 1 innovative biologic long‑acting insulin injection for adult type 2 diabetes, on Alibaba Health. The product — China’s first domestically developed long‑acting insulin analog — moved from regulatory approval to online listing in one month; industry participants say this signals a shortening of the approval‑to‑market chain for innovative drugs in China.

2026-09-01

Hengrui Medicine launched Ruihengying, a Class 1 innovative biologic long‑acting insulin injection for adult type 2 diabetes, on Alibaba Health. The product — China’s first domestically developed long‑acting insulin analog — moved from regulatory approval to online listing in one month; industry participants say this signals a shortening of the approval‑to‑market chain for innovative drugs in China.