Beijing, 23 April 2026 – InnoCare Pharma (HKEX: 09969; SSE: 688428) today announced its results and business highlights for the first quarter of 2026 as of 31 March 2026.
Over the past decade, InnoCare has achieved remarkable results. 2026 marks the beginning of the Company’s next golden decade of development. Driven by its outstanding performance in 2025, the Company continued its rapid progress in the first quarter of 2026, increasing its investment in innovation, commercialization and globalization to achieve its 2.0 strategic goals.
Commercialization & BD Drive Sustainable Profitability
InnoCare’s drug sales in the first quarter of 2026 increased by 44.5% year-on-year (YoY), reaching RMB 450.5 million, and total revenue grew by 38.7%YoY to reach RMB 528.6 million, primarily driven by commercial growth and incremental income generated from global business development (BD) initiatives. Orelabrutinib has grown rapidly since the inclusion of its new indication for first line chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (1L CLL/SLL) in the National Reimbursement Drug List (NRDL), while maintaining its exclusive indication advantage in marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). Meanwhile, the commercialization of tafasitamab and zurlectrectinib has brought new growth opportunities.
Based on its first full year profitability in 2025, InnoCare remained profitable in the first quarter of 2026, with net profit increasing by 607.7% YoY to RMB 102.4 million.
InnoCare’s Research and Development (R&D) Investment increased by 10.4% YoY to RMB 229.2 million in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting advancements of global registrational trials, as well as increased investment in new technology platforms such as ADCs and molecular glue.
Cash and Related Accounts Balance[1] Include cash and bank balances, other current assets, financial assets among other non-current assets, and interest receivable
stood at approximately RMB 7.9 billion as of 31 March 2026. This strong cash position provides InnoCare with the flexibility to expedite global clinical development of key assets and invest in new technology platforms.
Dr. Jasmine Cui, the Co-founder, Chairwoman, and CEO of InnoCare, said, “Standing at the new starting point of the next decade of development, we maintained strong growth momentum in the first quarter of 2026, with enhanced market penetration, accelerated globalization, and breakthroughs across multiple pipelines, laying a solid foundation for high-quality development throughout the year of 2026. Upholding the core value of ‘Science driving innovation for the benefit of patients’, we will continue to uplift our innovation, commercialization and globalization, and accelerate clinical trials in China and globally, so as to benefit more patients worldwide.”
Enhanced Commercialization
In the first quarter of 2026, all four approved indications of orelabrutinib were included in the updated NRDL. InnoCare achieved rapid growth in orelabrutinib following the inclusion of 1L CLL/SLL in the NRDL, while maintaining its exclusive indication advantage in MZL. Additionally, both tafasitamab and zurletrectinib have been approved for marketing in 2025 and have begun to contribute to sales. Tafasitamab became the first CD19 antibody approved for the treatment of relapsed or refractory diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) in China, while the next-generation TRK inhibitor, zurletrectinib, has been prescribed in hospitals across China. As a result, drug sales increased by 44.5%, reaching RMB 450.5 million in the first quarter of 2026.
The Company’s commercial team has further strengthened its execution capabilities and focused on strategic priorities, laying a solid foundation for sustained revenue growth and long-term business success.
Continued Breakthroughs Across Multiple Pipelines
Effective 27 March 2026, the special "U" designation was officially removed from the Company's stock ticker in the STAR market, marking InnoCare’s entry into a phase of sustainable growth and development. Ten years of hard work have laid a solid foundation, and 2026 marks the beginning of a new decade for the Company. Building on its outstanding performance throughout 2025, the Company continued its high-quality and rapid development in the first quarter of 2026. The following are the main achievements during this period.
Accelerating Globalization
In 2025, InnoCare accelerated its globalization strategy, focusing on unlocking the global value of its core pipelines, and completed two out-licensing transactions, further enhancing the Company's globalization efforts and financial performance, and marking a significant breakthrough in its global expansion.
In 2026, InnoCare will continue to build long-term, win-win partnerships through business development, promote the Company's globalization process, and bring more benefits and growth opportunities to the Company and its partners, while benefiting patients worldwide.
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About InnoCare
InnoCare (HKEX: 09969; SSE: 688428) is a commercial stage biopharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class drugs for the treatment of cancer and autoimmune diseases with unmet medical needs in China and worldwide. InnoCare has branches in Beijing, Nanjing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, and United States.
[1] Include cash and bank balances, other current assets, financial assets among other non-current assets, and interest receivable