Ping An Good Doctor, an online healthcare platform backed by Ping An Insurance, is targeting a $1bn initial public offering in Hong Kong as early as the first half of 2018.

Huochebang, backed by Baidu and Tencent, is set to merge with its local peer Yunmanman in a deal that would value the combined entity at more than $2bn.

Hospital radiology software developer Analytical Informatics, a Baltimore spinout, has been bought by technology manufacturer Philips.

SenseTime, founded by Chinese University of Hong Kong professor Tang Xiaoou, has begun exploring an initial public offering as early as 2018.

Alibaba-backed online lending marketplace WeLab is seeking to raise up to $500m in an initial public offering on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.

Qualcomm-backed SenseTime has begun exploring an initial public offering and will launch a US-based research and development centre as early as 2018.

The monoclonal antibody developer, which counts EMBL Ventures and GV among its investors, had initially raised $40m when it floated last week.

The monoclonal antibody developer, which counts GV and EMBL Ventures among its investors, had initially raised $40m when it floated last week.

Sun Pharmaceutical and Lundbeck scored exits in an $89.6m initial public offering by the subcutaneous heart failure therapy developer.