4月19日，杭州安道药业有限公司和Kind制药有限责任公司（“安道药业”），和其首席执行官刘栋博士和首席科学官邓绍江博士宣布他们解决了与FibroGen,Inc. (珐博进)关于安道药业的缺氧诱导因子脯氨酸羟基化酶抑制剂（HIF-PHI）最近的技术争端。各方已经同意撤回彼此之间关于这项HIF-PHI技术的所有待解决的法律诉讼，而无需任何一方支付费用。

       HIF-PHIs是一类可用于治疗贫血的化合物。安道药业的HIF-PHI药物候选化合物AND017目前正在进行临床试验，用于治疗慢性肾病（CKD）患者的贫血。由于达成和解，安道药业可以继续开发AND017和其它在其研发管线中的HIF-PHIs。安道药业公司首席执行官刘博士表示：“我们很高兴这些争端已经得到全面和最终的解决。解决了这些争端之后，我们可以专注于推进创新管线产品的上市。”

       Kind Pharmaceuticals Announces Settlement

       Today, Hangzhou Andao Pharmaceutical Ltd. and Kind Pharmaceuticals LLC (“Kind Pharmaceuticals”), together with its Chief Executive Officer Dr. Dong Liu and Chief Scientific Officer Dr. Shaojiang Deng, announced a resolution of their recent dispute with FibroGen, Inc. regarding Kind Pharmaceuticals’ hypoxia-inducible factor prolyl hydroxylase inhibitor (HIF- PHI) technology. The parties have agreed to withdraw all pending legal proceedings between them regarding this HIF-PHI technology, without payment by either party.

       HIF-PHIs are a class of compounds that can be used to treat anemia. Kind Pharmaceuticals’ HIF-PHI drug candidate, AND017, is currently being studied in a clinical trial for the treatment of anemia in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. As a result of the settlement, Kind Pharmaceuticals remains free to develop AND017 and other HIF-PHIs in its pipeline. Dr. Liu, Chief Executive Officer of Kind, commented: “Kind is pleased that these disputes have been fully and finally resolved. With these disputes behind us, Kind can now focus on advancing its innovative pipeline of products to the market.”