Health Care/Hospital
PolyU collaborates with Macau University of Science and Technology to advance diagnosis of COVID-19 pneumonia
HONG KONG, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 is taking its toll on the world, affecting more than 200 countries and regions. In the face of a surge in cases, rapid diagnosis and identification of high-risk patients for early intervention is crucial for controlling the pandemic. The Hong Kong...
European Commission Ratifies Proposal to Reduce Belgium's ASF-Infected Zone
BRUSSELS, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On 18 May, the European Commission ratifiedBelgium's proposal to reduce the ASF-infected zone in the province of Luxemburg. This zone, in which African Swine Fever was only detected in wild boar, was successfully installed by Belgian authorities to prevent ...
Investigational, Once-weekly Insulin Icodec Showed Comparable Efficacy and Safety to Once-daily Insulin Glargine U100 in Phase 2 Trial
This material is intended for global medical media only, excl US For journalistic assessment and preparation before publication. BAGSVÆRD, Denmark, June 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Novo Nordisk announced results from a phase 2 clinical trial of investigational insulin icodec, a once-week...
Switching to Ozempic(R) from another GLP-1 RA significantly reduced blood sugar and weight in people with type 2 diabetes in routine clinical practice
This material is intended for global medical media only, excl US. For journalistic assessment and preparation before publication. - A separate real-world study showed that people with type 2 diabetes on two oral antidiabetic drugs who intensified with a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist ...
China issues white paper, sharing experience in COVID-19 fight
BEIJING, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A news report by China.org.cn on China's recently issued white paper "Fighting COVID-19:China in Action":   China recently released a white paper titled "Fighting COVID-19: China in Action." At around 37,000 Chinese characters in length, th...
I-Mab and ABL Bio to Present Preclinical Data for Joint Bispecific Antibody Program at the 2020 American Association for Cancer Research Virtual Meeting II
SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel biologics, will be presenting preclinical data on a newly developed, novel asset TJ...
Ortho's VITROS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT Assay for Sepsis Now Available
RARITAN, New Jersey, June 12, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, a global leader of in vitro diagnostics dedicated to improving and saving lives through innovative laboratory solutions, received CE Mark for its VITROS® B•R•A•H•M•S PCT (Procalcitonin) assay, now commercially availabl...
iSimulate to Release Remote Control Module to Enable Distance-based Simulation
ALBANY, New York, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, iSimulate announced the release of a new REALITi 360 Module:Remote Control will be available as an optional upgrade for all REALITi 360 Patient Monitor Simulators. It is part of the V10 Product Release. Remote Control will allow clinical educ...
DERMALOG Fever Check at Greifswald University Hospital
- Due to the corona pandemic, hospitals and clinics face the challenge of maintaining practice without putting patients and staff at increased risk of infection. Greifswald University Hospital inGermany has implemented health protection measures using DERMALOG's non-contact fever detection. - Pi...
CU Medicine Develops a Probiotic Formula to Target Imbalance in Gut Microbiota in COVID-19
HONG KONG, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Faculty of Medicine of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CU Medicine) is the first to discover a series of good bacteria missing in the gut of COVID-19 patients. The research team recently confirmed this discovery with a large number of healthy subj...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Singapore Press Statement: Exchange of Congratulatory Messages Commemorating the 50th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations Between Singapore and Mongolia
SINGAPORE, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore and Mongolia established diplomatic relations on11 June 1970. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations, PresidentHalimah Yacob, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and Minister for Foreign AffairsVivian Balakrishnan exchanged congra...
Harbour BioMed Appoints Dr. Jon Wigginton to its Scientific Advisory Board
World's first iLDC enabling ADC drug receives IND clearance by the US FDA
SUZHOU, China, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- GeneQuantum Healthcare (GQ) has recently received the US IND approval for its in-house developed next generation antibody drug conjugate (ADC) asset, GQ1001. This isthe world's first site-specific ADC produced using the intelligent ligase-dependent co...
Herbalife Nutrition Survey Debunks Top Nutrition Myths Commonly Believed by Asia Pacific Consumers
HONG KONG, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Premier global nutrition company, Herbalife Nutrition, today released additional findings from its Asia Pacific Nutrition Myths Survey 2020, uncovering that 60 percent of consumers were confused about nutrition facts. The survey was conducted with 5,50...
Racing Driver Valtteri Bottas Partners Up With Polar as Official Global Athlete
KEMPELE, Finland, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Polar, the pioneers behind the world's first wearable heart rate measuring technology, announces its new partnership with championship racing driverValtteri Bottas. The partnership between Polar and Bottas, an avid Polar user for years, officially b...
Sao Thai Duong JSC launches RT-LAMP KIT to Meet Demands for the Widening of Testing After Easing of Lockdown
HANOI, Vietnam, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Governments around the world have achieved various levels of success in using lockdown and social distancing to stop the spread of the Coronavirus within the community and to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic.According epidemiologists, the easing of a l...
TUV Rheinland India introduces "Back to Business" to ensure safer workplaces
BANGALORE, India, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TUV Rheinland, a global leader in independent technical services announced the launch of"Back to Business" - a program for a healthy work environment in the New Normal to develop safe and sustainable solutions for meeting the challenges arising from...
Medicom Announces Second Kolmi-Hopen Mask Facility in France
MONTREAL, June 11, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Medicom Group, ("Medicom"), one of the world's leading manufacturers of surgical and respiratory masks, has announced plans to open a second mask production facility inFrance. The plant will be established as Medicom Kolmi-Hopen Engineering and will hel...
PharmAbcine execute an agreement with Thermo Fisher for the development and manufacturing of its next-generation immune checkpoint blockade, PMC-309 for Phase I
DAEJEON, South Korea, June 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- PharmAbcine Inc. (KOSDAQ: 208340ks) entered into a strategic partnership with Thermo Fisher Scientific for the development and manufacturing of PMC-309, a next-generation immune checkpoint blockade to treat cancer. Under this agreement, PharmA...
Menarini Group Completes a Solid Year of Operating Performance
- Turnover reaches €3,793 million, with an increase of 3.2% compared to 2018 and EBITDA of €492 million thanks to continued strong performance of its most important products - €150 million investment into new plant in Italy significantly increasing oral blister capacity in line with increased de...
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