Infectious Disease Control
Comirnaty Bivalent Vaccine Arrives in Hong Kong SAR and Macau SAR and Will Soon Be Available to the Local Residents
SHANGHAI, Nov. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 26, 2022, Shanghai Fosun Pharma (Group) Co., Ltd.("Fosun Pharma", Stock Code: 600196.SH; 02196.HK) announced that the first batch of about 770,000 doses of the Comirnaty Original/Omicron BA.4/BA.5 bivalent vaccine (i.e. Comirnaty Original/Omicro...
Australian Scientists Honoured with the Grand Hamdan Award
DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Award ceremony of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, hosted in Dubai, took place on 23rd of November the Museum of the Future. The Award celebrated its 12th term (2021-2022) and 22nd year, in the presence of SheikhRas...
Ascletis Announces IND Approval of Oral 3CLpro Inhibitor ASC11 for COVID-19 by U.S. FDA
--The Phase I clinical trial will consist of 3 cohorts in healthy subjects, including single- and multiple-dose escalation studies and food effect study. The objective of Phase I trial is to find a right dose to move into the pivotal Phase II/III in COVID-19 patients --In antiviral cellular assa...
Immorna Receives IND Clearance to Conduct a Phase 1/2 Study of JCXH-221, a Broadly Protective mRNA-Based COVID-19 Vaccine
MORRISVILLE, N.C., Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Immorna, a rapidly expanding biotechnology company, focusing on the development of multi-platform RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its investigational new drug (IND) a...
APR Applied Pharma Research (a Subsidiary of Relief Therapeutics) is a Finalist in the 2022 Rare Disease International Film Festival
GENEVA, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA (SIX: RLF) (OTCQB: RLFTF) (RLFTD) ("Relief"), a Swiss, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company identifying, developing and commercializing novel, patent protected products in selected specialty, rare and ultra-rare disease ar...
Manulife Hong Kong expands partnership with Christian Family Service Centre to support long COVID recovery in underserved communities
New program to provide comprehensive healthcare services to empower sustained health and better wellbeing HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong today announced the launch of "Manulife Health Voucher Program – COVID Recovery" (hereafter referred to as the "Program") in partn...
BioVaxys Sarbecovirus Vaccine Interim Data Excellent Emerging Safety & Tolerability Profile with BVX-1021
VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF) ("BioVaxys" or "Company") is pleased to announce that interim results from its ongoing preclinical of BVX-1021, the Company's vaccine for SARS-CoV-1 ("SARS1") which is being evaluated in a...
Tianlong Showcases Innovative Smart PCR Lab Solution at Medica 2022
XI'AN, CHINA, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From November 14 to 17, Tianlong's newly-launched smart PCR lab solution will showcase at Medica 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The innovative smart PCR lab solution from Tianlong can maximize resources by making the best use of people, space, and equipmen...
WuXi Vaccines Establishes New Vaccines CDMO Facility in China
SUZHOU, China, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Vaccines, a leading global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announced that it has entered into an agreement with Harbour BioMed under which Harbour BioMed's manufacturing facility in Suzhou will be transferred to WuXi Va...
Novavax Phase 3 COVID-19 Omicron Trial Supports the Continued and Future Use of Novavax Prototype Vaccine as a Booster
* The Novavax BA.1 vaccine candidate met its primary strain-change endpoint allowing for development of variant vaccines, if necessary * Novavax' prototype vaccine induced broad immune response against original Wuhan, BA.1, and BA.5 strains * The trial showed no benefit for a bivalent vaccin...
Traditional Chinese Medicine Lianhua Qingwen Attracted Eyes in the Annual National Conference of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria
SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Nov. 8, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the 95th National Annual Conference of the Pharmaceutical Society ofNigeria was held in Jos, capital of Plateau State. The theme of the Conference in this year was "Medicine Security in an Unstable Economy", and more than 3,000 doctors a...
Lunit Highlights the Effectiveness of AI in Acceleration of Immunotherapy Research--Findings to be Presented at SITC 2022
* Lunit to present three abstracts featuring Lunit SCOPE IO, the company's AI biomarker for immune phenotyping. * Lunit's presentations this year will highlight the effectiveness of Lunit SCOPE IO in accelerating immunotherapy clinical trials and drug development. SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 7, ...
2nd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease Focuses on Capacity Building to Promote Dignity of Those Affected by the Disease
TOKYO, Nov. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2nd Global Forum of People's Organizations on Hansen's Disease takes place inHyderabad, India, from November 6 to 8, 2022. Organized by Sasakawa Leprosy (Hansen's Disease) Initiative as part of its "Don't Forget Leprosy" campaign, the forum is being held a...
Ascletis Announces U.S. IND Filing of Oral 3CLpro Inhibitor ASC11 for COVID-19
-- ASC11 is an in-house discovered oral small molecule drug candidate, targeting 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) -- In antiviral cellular assays with infectious SARS-CoV-2, ASC11 demonstrated higher potency against SARS-CoV-2 than other 3CLpro inhibitors including Nirmatrelvir, S-217622, P...
GenScript Supported Nasal Spray Development for COVID-19 Protection with GMP-grade Antibodies and Subsequently Planned for Long-Term Collaboration with Biogenexis
SINGAPORE, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript", Stock Code: 1548.HK), a leading global biotechnology company supportedChulalongkorn University, a research-intensive university in Thailand in developing human anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with antibody production a...
Yiling Pharmaceutical Exhibiting its Innovative TCM Products during CHEXPO Macau 2022
SHIJIAZHUANG, China, Oct. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CHEXPO Macau 2022 was officially opened onOctober 20, 2022. As one of the top 10 TCM enterprises in China, Yiling Pharmaceutical exhibited a number of its patented TCM and health products during the expo. As an international and frontier city of ...
SK bioscience and CEPI Sign Agreement to Develop mRNA Vaccines
* CEPI supports up to 40 mil. USD for early development of mRNA vaccine platform to SK bioscience; up to a further 100 mil. could be made available for late-stage development. * SK bioscience to secure new vaccines and establish pandemic response system * SK bioscience to enhance human healt...
U.S. FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted as a Booster for Adults
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (NVX-CoV2373) has received eme...
Brii Biosciences Presents Promising Clinical Data to Support Ongoing Development of Novel HIV Therapeutic Candidates at IDWeek 2022
* Findings from two Phase 1 studies show both BRII-732 and BRII-778 are safe and well-tolerated * Results indicate potential for oral once-weekly, long-acting combination therapy for HIV infection, supporting continued clinical development * Additional data presented by Brii's licensing part...
The Grand Hamdan Award goes to two scientists in Australia
DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to an official announcement
made recently inDubai, Prof. Ian Hector Frazer and the Late Dr. Jian Zhou are
the winners of the Grand Hamdan Award for the topic of – Infectious Diseases in
the Award's 12th term (2021-2022).
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