Episode: 53 - Daphne Smyth on the Chinese Drug Development Market Expansion

With increasing efforts to scale into international markets, what can we expect from China's drug development industry? Joining the podcast is Daphne Smyth, head of global regulatory programs at Veristat, who shares her experience at this year's BioChina and what to expect for drug development on a global scale. Smyth explains why North America and Europe have been attractive market destinations for the Chinese market now more than ever, the regulatory reforms, and the potential bumps on the road getting Chinese drugs to foreign markets. Plus, host Deborah Borfitz gives you the latest news on the quantified financial value of risk-based quality management, a shingles vaccine for lowering dementia risk, a Parkinson's disease drug for treating depression, an AI for treating neuroblastoma, a link between hormonal birth control and brain health in older age, and Bayer's first strategic alliance with an academic medical center focused on clinical trials collaboration.  Financial value of RBQM  • Study (https://link.springer.com/article/10....) in Therapeutic Innovation & Regulatory Science  • News release (https://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...) from CluePoints  Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk  • Study (https://www.acpjournals.org/doi/10.73...) in Annals of Internal Medicine   • News (https://www.brown.edu/news/2026-06-15...) on the Brown University website   Parkinson’s drug for treatment-resistant depression  • Study (https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159...) in Nature Medicine   • News (https://www.lunduniversity.lu.se/arti...) on the Lund University website  AI for improving neuroblastoma outcomes  • Research article (https://pubs.aip.org/aip/apq/article/...) in APL Quantum   • News (https://attheu.utah.edu/science-techn...) on the University of Utah website  Brain-protecting effect of hormone therapies  • Study (https://www.sciencedirect.com/science...) in NeuroImage  • News (https://news.ku.edu/news/article/stud...) on the University of Kansas website   Bayer’s alliance with academic medical center  • News (https://news.cuanschutz.edu/news-stor...) on the University of Colorado Anschutz website  Guest  Daphne Smyth, head of global regulatory programs for Veristat (https://www.veristat.com/)   • Article (https://www.clinicalresearchnewsonlin...) in Clinical Research News about opportunities in China  The Scope of Things podcast explores clinical research and its possibilities, promise, and pitfalls. Clinical Research News senior writer, Deborah Borfitz, welcomes guests who are visionaries closest to the topics, but who can still see past their piece of the puzzle. Focusing on game-changing trends and out-of-the-box operational approaches in the clinical research field, the Scope of Things podcast is your no-nonsense, insider’s look at clinical research today.