Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical's (HKG:2196, SHA:600196) unit, Shanghai MicroH Therapeutics, will conduct a phase I clinical trial on LBP-ShC4 in the US after receiving approval from the US Food and Drug Administration, according to a Hong Kong Stock Exchange filing on May 9.
The drug is intended to be used for the treatment of androgenetic alopecia, the filing said.
The Chinese pharmaceutical company invested 17 million yuan in the research and development of the drug as of April.