Biotechnology
Nuevocor closes US$24M Series A Financing to Advance Novel Gene Therapies for Cardiomyopathies
SINGAPORE, June 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuevocor, a preclinical-stage biotech company specializing in gene therapy for cardiomyopathies, has announced the completion of an oversubscribed$24 million Series A financing round. The round was co-led by EVX Ventures andBoehringer Ingelheim Venture Fun...
Eccogene announces the addition of Jacques Mizrahi, PhD to Scientific Advisory Board
SHANGHAI, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eccogene, Inc., a clinical stage
biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of metabolic and
immunologic therapeutics, announced today the addition ofJacques Mizrahi,
Ph.D., to its scientific advisory board.
Harbour BioMed Announces Dosing of First Patient of Next-Generation Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody in Combination with PD-1 Antibody in Patients with NSCLC
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SUZHOU, China, June 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed ("HBM", HKEX: 02142) today announced the dosing of the first patient of HBM4003 in patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in its open phase I clinical study. This study will eval...
InnoCare Announces Orphan Drug Designation of Gunagrabtinib by US FDA for Treatment of Cholangiocarcinoma
BEIJING, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- InnoCare (HKEX: 09969), a leading biopharmaceutical company focusing on cancer and autoimmune diseases, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to its pan-FGFR inhibitor gunagratinib (ICP-192) ...
Gannex Announces Positive Topline Results of the U.S. Phase I Trial of NASH Drug ASC42, an FXR Agonist
SHANGHAI, June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Gannex, a wholly owned company of Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672), fully dedicated to the R&D and commercialization of new drugs in the field of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), today announces positive topline results of safety and pharmacodynamic ...
Harbour BioMed and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Collaborate to Advance Novel Biotherapies for Cancer Treatment
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SUZHOU, China, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed (HKEX: 02142) announced today it has entered into a multi-year, multifaceted research collaboration agreement with Dana-Farber Cancer Institute to co-develop novel biotherapies in cancer t...
Totient, a Viva Biotech Portfolio Company, has been Acquired by AbSci
SHANGHAI, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Viva Biotech (01873.HK) declared today that Totient, one of its portfolio companies, has been acquired by AbSci, a synthetic biology company unlocking the potential of proteins as next-generation therapeutics. Totient is a biotech company, harnessing human ...
Galimedix Accelerating Development of Its Next-Generation Oral Anti-Amyloid Beta Drug GAL-201 for Alzheimer's Disease
Following recent FDA approval of Biogen's Alzheimer antibody drug ADUHELM (TM), targeting oligomers of amyloid beta, Galimedix aims for first patients with its GAL-201 oral small molecule drug within one year. KENSINGTON, Md., June 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Galimedix, Inc., a clinical-stage bioph...
BIO Digital Taiwan Day will be held on June 22
TAIPEI, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With COVID-19 dramatically changing the healthcare industry, organizations have been forced to adapt their practices and embrace digital transformation - and now, as vaccines become more available in the developed countries, it is time to look into the future...
Qynapse to present clinical results of QyScore® for Alzheimer's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis at the 7th Congress of the European Academy of Neurology
BOSTON, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- QYNAPSE Inc., a medical technology company commercializing the most advanced artificial intelligence neuroimaging platform, today announced it will present clinical data on QyScore® for Alzheimer's disease and multiple sclerosis at the 7th Congress of the Eur...
Hummingbird Bioscience to Speak at 2021 Virtual Symposium: "VISTA: A New Immune Checkpoint in Cancer, Autoimmunity and Beyond"
HOUSTON and SINGAPORE, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hummingbird Bioscience, an innovative clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing precision therapies against hard-to-drug targets, today announced that its Chief Scientific Officer and co-founder, DrJerome Boyd-Kirkup, will be speakin...
Innovent Announces First Overweight or Obese Subject Dosed in A Phase 2 Clinical Trial of IBI362 (a GLP-1 and Glucagon Receptor Dual Agonist) in China
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune and other major dise...
The U.S. FDA Approved IND Application to Investigate Combination of Asieris' APL-1202 and BeiGene's Tislelizumab as Neoadjuvant Therapy for MIBC Patients
SHANGHAI, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Asieris Pharmaceuticals (Asieris) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application of oral APL-1202 in combination with BeiGene's tislelizumab as neoadjuvant therapy in patients wit...
The U.S. FDA Approved IND Application to Investigate Combination of Asieris' APL-1202 and BeiGene's Tislelizumab as Neoadjuvant Therapy for MIBC Patients
SHANGHAI, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Asieris Pharmaceuticals (Asieris) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application of oral APL-1202 in combination with BeiGene's tislelizumab as neoadjuvant therapy in patients wit...
Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine Demonstrates 90% Overall Efficacy and 100% Protection Against Moderate and Severe Disease in PREVENT-19 Phase 3 Trial
* 93% efficacy against predominantly circulating Variants of Concern and Variants of Interest * 91% efficacy in high-risk populations * 100% efficacy against variants "not considered Variants of Concern/Interest" * All COVID-19 hospitalizations/death occurred in the placebo group * Company...
BioVaxys Receives Positive FDA Response For Pre-IND Review For CoviDTH Clinical Development
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF)("BioVaxys"), is pleased to announce today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has reviewed its Pre-IND request for a Type B review of its CoviDTH program and has d...
GENinCode Announces Major US Commercialisation Partnership With EVERSANA
OXFORD, England, June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GENinCode UK Limited, the cardiovascular disease company focused on predictive genetics for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, announces its partnership with EVERSANA Life Sciences LLC ("EVERSANA") as its launch and commercialisation partner t...
Happiness Biotech Signed Agreement To Distribute Volkswagen Electric Vehicles
NANPING, China, June 14, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Happiness Biotech Group Limited (the "Company" or Nasdaq: HAPP), an innovativeChina-based nutraceutical and dietary supplements producer and e-commerce services provider, announced today that Taochejun (Fujian) Automobile Distribution Co., Ltd. ("Taoc...
Bridge Biotherapeutics Announces the Initiation of Patient Dosing in the Proof of Clinical Principle Study for BBT-401, an Investigational Drug for Ulcerative Colitis
SEONGNAM, South Korea, June 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Biotherapeutics (KQ288330) announced today the first patient dosing of BBT-401 at mid to high doses in its proof of clinical principle (PoCP) study to examine the drug's efficacy and safety in active ulcerative colitis (NCT04596293). Th...
Tetracore, Inc. Introduces First USDA-Licensed Real-Time PCR Test for the Detection of Foot and Mouth Disease Virus in Bovine, Swine and Ovine
The Tetracore® Real-Time PCR Test was validated for use on epithelial and serum samples ROCKVILLE, Md., June 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Tetracore announced today the licensing of their VetAlert™ Foot and Mouth Disease Virus (FMDV) RNA Diagnostic Test Kit by the United States Department of Agricult...
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