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First patient in treatment in RhoVac's clinical phase IIb study in United Kingdom

STOCKHOLM, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RhoVac AB ("RhoVac") announces today, on January 7th, 2021, that the first patient in United Kingdom is enrolled in the company's clinical phase IIb study in prostate cancer, a study named RhoVac-002 ("BRaVac"). The first patient in United Kingdom is enroll...

2021-01-07 22:40 2170

Inteleos and APA Partner to Offer Free Mental Health Resources to All Healthcare Professionals

Participation includes complimentary AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™  ROCKVILLE, Maryland. and WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Inteleos, a non-profit global healthcare certification organization, and theAmerican Psychological Association (APA), the leading scientific and professional or...

2021-01-07 22:02 2142

Caprion-HistoGeneX Acquires Clinical Logistics Inc., a Virtual Central Specimen Management CRO, and Expands its Support of Clinical Trials Specimen Logistics

MONTREAL, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Caprion-HistoGeneX, a leading global contract research laboratory services provider backed by Arsenal Capital Partners, announced today the acquisition of Clinical Logistics Inc. ("CLI"), a Virtual Central Specimen Management CRO based inHalifax, Canada. The...

2021-01-07 21:20 2919

Medical Waste Management Inherits a Multi-billion Dollar Opportunity from the Ongoing Pandemic

Asia-Pacific presents immense growth opportunities for medical waste management market participants as regulations mature and are thoroughly enforced, says Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis,Growth Opportunities in the Medical Wa...

2021-01-07 21:10 2404

Dr David Stamler Appointed CEO

MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) ("Alterity" or "the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of DrDavid Stamler to the role of Chief Executive Office effective immediately. Dr Stamler joined the Company in J...

2021-01-07 21:00 12312

Kira Pharmaceuticals Announces $53.5 Million Series B+ Financing to Advance LOGIC Drug Discovery Platform and Pipeline of Complement-targeted Therapies

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUZHOU, China, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kira Pharmaceuticals, a global biotechnology company pioneering a new generation of complement-targeted therapies to treat immune-mediated diseases, today announced the first closing of an oversubscribed$53.5 million Series B+ fina...

2021-01-07 20:31 2994

CORI Innolab Launches CORI Super Recharge 96(TM): Rechargeable Super Mask on Kickstarter

SINGAPORE, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- CORI Innolab (Formerly known as CORI Traveller), the makers ofCORI SuperMask™ and SuperMask™ Active, has launched an ultra-breathable, rechargeable high-performance mask that allows users to retain the mask filtration efficacy through triboelectric mechanis...

2021-01-07 20:00 1844

IACTA Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaleads to Develop the World's First Epithelial Protective Drug Harnessing Endogenous Analgesia for the Topical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Ocular Pain

- Ocular Pain, a $10+ billion global market, with significant unmet medical need - License agreement aims to accelerate global development of DENKIs, leveraging expertise and resources of both companies IRVINE, California, PARIS, HONG KONG, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IACTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc...

2021-01-07 20:00 2584

VISEN Pharmaceuticals Receives IND Approval to Initiate Phase 2 Clinical Trial of TransCon ™ CNP in Achondroplasia (ACH) in China

SHANGHAI, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VISEN Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company committed to the treatment of endocrine-related diseases, introducing the world's leading treatment methods and drugs into theChina market and hoping to provide more Chinese patients quick access to the world's most a...

2021-01-07 18:45 1702

Merck Acquires AmpTec to Expand mRNA Capabilities for Vaccines, Treatments and Diagnostics

- Adds to Merck's lipid manufacturing expertise, providing an integrated offering across mRNA value chain - AmpTec's differentiated polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technology has shown to have advantages over other technologies for mRNA manufacturing - Diagnostics business focused on produ...

2021-01-07 17:00 4665

Qiming Venture Partners' Portfolio Company APT Medical Listed on STAR Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange

SHANGHAI, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio company APT Medical (SHSE: 688617) today successfully listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (the STAR Board) of Shanghai Stock Exchange. The issue price isCNY 74.46 per share. The stock opened at CNY 221.73 ...

2021-01-07 16:13 4259

GEN inCode Appoints New Chairman

OXFORD, England, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GEN inCode UK Limitedthe privately-owned artificial intelligence cardiovascular disease company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, announces today the appointment of Bill Rhodes as non-executive Chairman of the Company, effective 1 Ja...

2021-01-07 15:00 5587

KAIST Mobile Clinic Module to Fill Negative Pressure Ward Shortage

DAEJEON, South Korea, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A team from KAIST has developed a low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room called a Mobile Clinic Module (MCM). The MCM is expandable, moveable, and easy to store through a combination of negative pressure frames, air tents...

2021-01-07 12:00 2071

KAIST Mobile Clinic Module to Relieve Demand for Negative Pressure Beds

DAEJEON, South Korea, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A KAIST team has developed a low-cost and ready-for-rapid-production negative pressure room called a Mobile Clinic Module (MCM). The MCM expects to quickly meet the high demand for negative pressure beds in the nation and eventually many other c...

2021-01-07 12:00 1825

New Thai health drink 'QminC' surges during COVID-19 pandemic

BANGKOK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Four months after its launch in Thailand , an innovative health drink fortified with curcumin extracted from the turmeric plant's rootstalks, has found its way on to the shelves of more than 15,000 modern trade retail outlets and almost 500,000 mom and pop s...

2021-01-07 11:31 10402

CGTN: What drives China's success in 2020

BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing unprecedented challenges brought by COVID-19 and the complex changes in external environment, the Communist Party ofChina (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has ledChina to achieve substantial progress in 2020. &nb...

2021-01-06 23:16 4443

Bioworkshops successfully passed EU QP audit

SUZHOU, China, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In November 2020, Bioworkshops passed a European drug Qualified Person audit (QP audit) for manufacture of clinical drug substance and drug product at their Suzhou site. The ratification of compliance to EU GMP comes within a month of obtaining a Drug M...

2021-01-06 22:00 1941

Everest Medicines Announces CTA Approval by China NMPA for Phase 3 Trial of Sacituzumab Govitecan-Hziy for Metastatic Urothelial Cancer

SHANGHAI, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products that address critical unmet medical needs for patients inGreater China and other parts of Asia, today announced th...

2021-01-06 21:54 7030

Everest Medicines Initiates Submission of New Drug Application in Singapore for Sacituzumab Govitecan-Hziy for the Treatment of Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

SHANGHAI, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK), a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing transformative pharmaceutical products that address critical unmet medical needs for patients inGreater China and other parts of Asia, announced today th...

2021-01-06 21:52 7123

VolitionRx Limited Awarded an Additional $4 Million in Non-Dilutive Funding

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced it has been awarded additional non-dilutive funding totaling approximately$4 million from the Walloon Region and Namur Invest,Belgium. To date, Agencies from the Walloon Region have a...

2021-01-06 21:25 9805

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