【Suzhou, China, 3 August 2026】– CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“CANbridge” or the “Company”, Stock Code: 1228.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on rare diseases, is committed to the research, development and commercialization of innovative therapies. The Company announced that Pauline Li, MD has rejoined CANbridge as Chief Medical Officer. The reappointment marks an important step to strengthen its research and developmental capabilities and step up its readiness to refresh its pipeline programs, as CANbridge continues to pivot global innovation strategies.
Before her personal sabbatical from the industry, Dr. Li served as Senior Vice President of Clinical Development and Operations and briefly Chief Medical Officer between 2022 and 2024. Despite the challenges during the Covid pandemic, Dr. Li successfully led the implementation of three CANbridge sponsored clinical trials, including two registrational studies. Her team also played a meaningful role in assisting on-schedule local patient enrollment of a global pivotal study in China sponsored by a CANbridge partner. The dedicated work of her team led to the completion of the Gaucher CAN103 registrational trial in record time and eventual market approval of Gaurunning® by the NMPA in May 2025.
Dr. James Xue, Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CANbridge, said: “We are so delighted that Pauline has rejoined CANbridge and taking on such a critical leadership role at a very important moment. Her extensive international clinical development experience and expertise, her industry track record and her strong belief in CANbridge’s mission makes her a timely addition to our leadership team to implement the Company’s strategy to become a global value creator in rare disease innovation.
Prior to joining CANbridge, Pauline Li held roles as Medical Director and Executive Director of Clinical Operations at various pharmaceutical companies including Suzhou Connect Biopharmaceuticals, Roche, J&J, Bayer, Takeda China, Servier and Haihe Pharmaceutical, accumulating extensive experience in clinical development, clinical operations and medical affairs. Before entering the pharmaceutical industry, she worked as a practicing cardiologist at Beijing Fuwai Heart Disease Hospital for 6 years.
Pauline Li holds an MBA from Peking University, a Master’s Degree in Internal Medicine from Peking Union Medical College, and a Bachelor’s Degree in Clinical Medicine from Beijing Medical University.
About CANbridge
CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Stock Code: 1228.HK) was founded in 2012 and listed on the Main Board of HKEX in 2021. The Company is a global biopharmaceutical company, with a foundation in China, committed to the research, development and commercialization of transformative therapies to treat rare diseases.
As of December 31, 2025, the Company has a comprehensive pipeline of 7 drug assets targeting prevalent rare diseases that have high unmet needs and significant market potential. The robust pipeline includes 3 marketed products (Hunterase®, Livmarli®, Gaurunning®) and 1 drug candidate at the late clinical stage, covering biologics, small molecules and gene therapies. In the rare disease area, the Company currently has seven biologic and small molecule product candidates. These include MPS II (Hunter syndrome) and other lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), complement-mediated disorders, hemophilia A, metabolic disorders and rare cholestatic liver diseases including Alagille syndrome (ALGS) and Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC). Furthermore, CANbridge is investing in the R&D of next-generation gene therapy technologies, which will provide novel, potentially curative therapies for rare genetic diseases with limited treatment options. To support the research, development and commercialization of its pipeline, the Company has built a global partner network including, but not limited to, WuXi AppTec, WuXi Biologics, Baheal Medical, GC Pharma, Mirum, Privus and Scriptr Global.