
On Apr. 19, Wan Yuanhao and He Binyuan, vice presidents of Genuine Biotech, made a team visit to the Third People's Hospital of Shenzhen (hereinafter referred to as the "TPHSZ") and had in-depth conversations with Prof. Lu Hongzhou, president of the hospital and a fellow of American Academy of Microbiology. In hope of satisfying unmet global clinical needs with safer and more efficient treatment options, both parties agreed to seek closer cooperation in the antiviral field.

Recently, the People's Government of Henan Province released the Decisions on Science and Technology Awards of Henan Province. The project "Development and Application of Azvudine for the Treatment of COVID-19" won the first prize of Henan Provincial Technical Invention Award.

Statistically, as of Feb. 28, 2023, Genuine Biotech, together with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd., has donated nearly 300,000 bottles of Azvudine Tablets to China's rural areas through the Shanghai Fosun Foundation, covering 250 cities and counties in Anhui, Yunnan, Guizhou, Henan, Gansu, Xinjiang, Tibet, Heilongjiang, Guangdong provinces, and Shanghai, with the coverage beyond expectation.

On Jan. 18, 2023, the press conference on the adjustment of the national reimbursement drug list announced that Azvudine tablets was officially included in the national reimbursement drug list.

The Expert Consensus is concise, practical, and highly operable. Hopefully it will improve the understanding of antiviral therapy for clinicians and provide suggestions for standardized medication in treatment of COVID-19.

On Jan. 9, 2023, Genuine Biotech, together with Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Fosun Pharma"), donated 100 million yuan's worth of oral drug for COVID-19, Azvudine, to rural areas in China through the Shanghai Fosun Foundation (hereinafter referred to as "Fosun Foundation"). The medicines will be donated in several phases to rural areas in Midwestern China, covering 180 counties.

On Jan. 6, 2023, the General Office of the National Health Commission and the General Department of the National Administration of Traditional Chinese Medicine released the Diagnosis and Treatment Guideline for COVID-19 (Tentative 10th Edition), and Azvudine Tablets is the only Chinese oral small-molecule drug for the treatment of COVID-19 recommended.

Ten years of perseverance with uncompromising dedication.No effort will go in vain, and success only comes through hard work!The year of 2022 marks a significant milestone in the development of Genuine Biotech.

The celebratory year of 2022 has come and gone. In 2023, Genuine Biotech will continue to focus on R&D as the driving force, further improve its R&D team, recruit international talents, enhance the R&D platforms, and expand product pipelines to address unmet clinical needs with newer and better treatment options, so as to improve human health through genuine pharmaceutical innovation.

Recently, a clinical trial for the oral small-molecule antiviral drug Azvudine tablets for post-exposure prophylaxis of COVID-19 infection was approved in the Philippines under a strategic collaboration between Genuine Biotech and Fosun Pharma.