Nobel fame set to boost artemisinin firms

Anti-malaria drug companies must win big global orders for gains, say analysts

Artemisinin makers from China are set to rake in the moolah after Tu Youyou, the inventor of the anti-malaria drug, won the Nobel Prize for medicine for her findings, triggering sharp buying interest among investors.

Makers of the anti-malaria drug, which is based on Chinese herbal medicine, are expected to see sharp upswings in their share prices in the short term, analysts said.