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SCG Cell Therapy partners A*STAR to accelerate RNA-based therapeutic development in Singapore
* SCG Cell Therapy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI) and Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Initiative (NATi) to advance ribonucleic acid (RNA)-based therapeutic manufacturing process development and clinical translation. * The parti...
2024-12-23 09:00
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GSK Leads Global Forum in Bangkok to Address Respiratory Health Challenges
GSK hosted the third annual RespiVerse Meeting on December 13 and 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event brought together renowned international speakers and healthcare professionals from 17 countries to address pressing global challenges in respiratory diseases, focusing on innovative solutions and ...
2024-12-17 11:59
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SK bioscience Receives Approval for Global Clinical Trials of mRNA Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Candidate
* SK bioscience's first mRNA vaccine candidate is expected to enter clinical trials inAustralia in February 2025, with interim results expected by 2026. * Joint R&D project between SK and CEPI includes up to USD 40 million in initial funding support from CEPI. * SK bioscience will respond to...
2024-12-12 21:00
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Partnership Established to Advance WHO's Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030
TOKYO and GENEVA, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further expand their partnership to promote access to safe, effective and affordable drugs, vaccines and ...
2024-12-11 09:00
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Own Your Story with AwarerHOME™
Malaysia's HIV Oral Self-Test for Accessible and Confident Testing KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Say hello to confidence and control with AwarerHOME™,Malaysia's first homegrown HIV Oral Self-Test. This accessible, no-mess, no-fuss solution offers something even more impor...
2024-11-28 16:34
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SK bioscience Announces Approval of Its Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine in Indonesia
* This approval paves the way for exports to the world's fourth most populous
country.
* SK bioscience aims to continue to grow as a global vaccine brand beyond
Korea. SEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK bioscience
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City microbes surviving on disinfectants, research reveals
New research shows microbes are evolving to resist cleaners used to eliminate them. It also identifies novel strains living inHong Kong that were previously only found in Antarctic desert soil. SUZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After the recent pandemic, our use of disinfectants has i...
2024-10-18 17:24
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Centivax Selects Global CDMO BioCina to Initiate cGMP Manufacturing of Revolutionary Universal Influenza Vaccine
ADELAIDE, South Australia, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCina Pty Ltd., a global end-to-end biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announced a new partnership with Centivax, Inc., for a project involving cell line development, cell banking and plasmid DNA manufact...
2024-10-09 23:37
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New INTREPID Alliance Antiviral Landscape Report Highlights Urgent Need to Bolster R&D Pipeline in Support of Global Pandemic Preparedness Efforts
Current mpox outbreak underscores gaps in access to medical countermeasures to help mitigate the severity of future outbreaks CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the INTREPID Alliance, a consortium of innovative biopharmaceutical companies dedicated to accelerating antiviral tr...
2024-10-09 19:00
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Healgen Scientific Receives FDA De Novo Marketing Authorization for At-Home COVID-19 and Influenza Test
Healgen Rapid Check® COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test was supported through the Independent Test Assessment Program (ITAP), a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx®) Tech program. HOUSTON, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Healgen Scientific LLC, a leading innovator...
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GSK's Arexvy is a vaccine approved to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in Malaysia
* Adults aged 60 and over with underlying co-morbidities are at high risk of developing severe infections from RSV * Vaccine showed 82.6% overall vaccine efficacy against RSV-LRTD with 94.6% efficacy observed in adults with co-morbidities vii KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire...
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TVM Capital Healthcare Announces Investment in Human Longevity, Inc. as Part of its Strategy of Supporting Disease Prevention and Healthy Aging
HLI is one of the most established, global longevity science companies and committed to accelerating living to 100+ years of a healthy, active, and mobile life DUBAI, UAE and RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Sept. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- TVM Capital Healthcare, an international healthcare expansion and gr...
2024-09-18 16:00
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Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease
New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth SEATTLE, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Meli...
2024-09-17 12:01
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GSK shingles vaccine now available in Malaysia
A vaccine for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 50 and over and those aged 18 and over at increased risk KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd (GSK) today announced the launch of its Herpes Zoster vaccine,Shingrix (MAL24056002ARZ), ...
2024-09-13 15:07
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Sino Innovation Lab Partners with MASSPHOTON to Launch World-Leading Air Sterilizer, Helping to Curb the Spread of Germs
HONG KONG, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened global awareness of air quality and indoor environmental safety like never before. MASSPHOTON and Sino Innovation Lab have joined forces to launch an innovative medical-grade air sterilizer aimed at ...
2024-09-11 16:32
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Hyundai Bioscience announces XAFTY®, a groundbreaking broad-spectrum antiviral capable of treating COVID-19, mpox, and dengue
* Hyundai Bioscience presents development updates of its broad-spectrum antiviral at the "Disease Prevention and Control Summit 2024" held in Philadelphia, USA. SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Heung-Jeong Woo, a vice president of Hyundai Bioscience shared insights on the...
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Seegene and Springer Nature Launch 'Nature Awards MDx Impact Grants' to Innovate Syndromic PCR Diagnostic Assays
- Nature Awards MDx Impact Grants in partnership with Seegene extends commitment to external innovation. - Global research teams invited to submit proposals to develop new tests for human infectious diseases. Application deadline:December 2, 2024. - Nature Awards to lead the application and eva...
2024-09-02 21:00
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Hyundai Bioscience to conduct phase 3 clinical trial for high-risk group of COVID-19 patients with the goal of emergency use authorization
* "Xafty® can be the only oral COVID-19 treatment that can be prescribed to high-risk group patients who cannot take Paxlovid®" * "While maintaining the current process for emergency use authorization for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients, Hyundai Bioscience will expedite Phase 3 clinical tr...
2024-08-28 17:29
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Seegene Develops mpox PCR Test Assays following the WHO Global Health Emergency Declaration
- Develops NovaplexTM MPXV/OPXV Assay and NovaplexTM HSV-1&2/VZV/MPXV Assay - Designed to detect four viruses at once using multiplex PCR technology - Utilize dual internal controls to ensure highly reliable test results - Pledges to supply assays meeting the needs of respective countries SE...
2024-08-26 21:00
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Antimicrobial Materials Sector Surges Amid Hygiene and Health Revolution
Pandemic-Driven Demand Shifts Focus to Safe, Durable, and Natural Compounds SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The antimicrobial materials industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, fuelled by a heightened focus on hygiene and cleanliness post-pandemic. Customers in the plastics, coati...
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