Jiangsu Vcare Selected Among "2024 China’s Top 500 Hidden Unicorn Enterprises"
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2024-11-18 18:09
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At the 2024 China Hidden Unicorn 500 Summit, theDevelopment Report on China’s Top 500 Hidden Unicorn Enterprises 2024was released.Jiangsu Vcare Pharmatech Co., Ltd.(Jiangsu Vcare) debuted on this list, showcasing its strong technical accumulation and continuous innovation in independent R&D of innovative drugs and full-chain CRO/CDMO services for pharmaceuticals.
Hidden Unicorns—a new concept—represent high-potential enterprises critical to sci-tech cultivation. The report, the fourth of its kind, uses the Global Unicorn 500 database and Hidden Unicorn evaluation criteria (requiring original/disruptive technologies and irreplicable business models). Through AI-augmented analysis, the top 500 Hidden Unicorns in China were selected.
Since its founding, Jiangsu Vcare has focused on innovative drugs and advanced therapies, evolving into a dual-core enterprise (innovative drug R&D + full-chain CRO/CDMO services). It currently has5 clinical-stage Class I innovative drug projectsand10+ preclinical projects, with a pipeline centered on Vicagrel covering cardiovascular, oncology, and autoimmune diseases. Its CRO/CDMO arm serves 300+ global clients, operating the 130-mu (approx. 8.67 hectares) CDMO facility—Hubei Tianshu Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.in a provincial chemical park—providing integrated services from advanced intermediates to APIs, and from CMC to clinical CRO and registration.
This recognition affirms Jiangsu Vcare’s "hardcore" R&D strength and future potential. The company will implement a "new quality productivity" strategy, advancing its dual-core model (innovative drugs + full-chain CRO/CDMO) to become a top-tier global pharmaceutical group.
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