James Xue was an formerly executive with Genzyme in Boston and later became the China representative for the rare disease specialist before its acquisition by Sanofi.
China Biotech CEO Podcast: CANbridge’s Xue On Orphan Drug Coverage, Financing, Gene Therapy
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While many of his peers elbowed each other to leap into oncology, James Xue decided to focus on rare diseases such as Hunter’s Syndrome. Now, 10 years after founding CANbridge, the CEO sat down for an audio interview with Scrip to offer his views on a flurry of key issues impacting orphan drug development in potentially the world's largest pharma market.
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