Prof. Yushe Yang from the Medicinal Chemistry Department, Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica, CAS, has got the IBC China Drug Discovery of the Year Award by IBC China R&D Award Committee and Bayhelix. It is to award Professor Yang’s significant contributions in the discovery and development of Antofloxacin, the first novel fluoroquinolone anti-bacterial drug developed by Chinese scientists. Antofloxacin is lunched in China in September 2009.

BayHelix is a non-profit organization of business leaders in life sciences and healthcare community. IBC China Drug Discovery of the Year Award is to honor the individuals who have contributed to the advancement of China’s drug research and discovery.