Infectious Disease Control
EpiVax Progresses on a Vaccine to Address SARS-CoV-2 Variants
PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Today EpiVax, Inc. ("EpiVax") confirmed that the company'sEPV-CoV-19 vaccine epitopes are 98.2% conserved in the new Omicron SARS-CoV-2 variant. EpiVax and EpiVax Therapeutics, Inc. ("EVT") are also affirming commitment to move the novel T cell epito...
New CELLSEARCH® Circulating Multiple Myeloma Test now available to help community physicians optimize patient care
As the market leader in cell-based liquid biopsies, Menarini Silicon Biosystems is offering community hematology-oncologists an opportunity to have patient blood samples sent to a US centralized laboratory where itsCELLSEARCH® technology can enumerateCirculating Multiple Myeloma Cells (CMMCs) f...
Seegene's High Multiplex PCR Assay Capable of Detecting New Omicron Variant
SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ 096530), South Korea's leading molecular diagnostics company, today confirmed that its Allplex™ SARS-CoV-2 Master Assay is capable of detecting the Omicron's unique pattern of mutations. The well-established PCR-based test recogni...
JOYSBIO's SARS-COV-2 Antigen Rapid test detects OMICRON variant
TIANJIN, China, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- JOYSBIO, one of the world's leading manufacturers of lateral flow rapid tests, is proud to announce that their tests are available around the world. Furthermore, they've been able to show that their test can detect the new Omicron (B.1.1.529). This va...
CGTN: China-Africa friendship continues to flourish on vaccine, trade, renewable energy
BEIJING, Nov. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China-Africa friendship is expected to continue to flourish as cooperation is further deepened in various areas after the ongoing 8th Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) held inDakar, Senegal.   China wi...
Biotron Drug Effective Against COVID-19 In Animals
* BIT225 administered orally significantly reduced viral load in the lungs and blood of animals challenged with SARS-CoV-2. * BIT225 protected against severe disease, indicated by the significant prevention of body weight loss in animals treated with BIT225 compared to non-treated controls. ...
Innovative €250,000 Parenteral Nutrition Research Grant Awarded by Fresenius Kabi
BAD HOMBURG, Germany, Nov. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Fresenius Kabi was delighted to announce the winner of their innovative JUMPstart education program and research grant onSeptember 10, 2021. JUMPstart is an initiative that aims to nurture research in the field of parenteral nutrition through th...
Novavax Files for Interim Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine in Singapore
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced its submission to the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) for interim ...
Global COVID-19 Safety Innovator Expands Its Offerings
"Investing smartly in the safety of employees." Including, now, a US OSHA COVID-Rules-Compliant SaaS Platform Enhancement BOSTON, Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Safely2Prosperity LLC CEO John Norris, JD, MBA, announces S2P's new COVID-19 Safety Platform and Employee Dashboard for quick demonstrat...
Laos becomes the 20th country to authorize the one-shot Sputnik Light vaccine
MOSCOW, Nov. 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) today announced the Russian single-component Sputnik Light vaccine against coronavirus has been approved in Lao People's Democratic Republic. ThusLaos has become the 20th country to ...
Seegene Announces Q3 2021 Earnings, Continuing COVID-Era Momentum
* Q3 Revenue held steady at KRW 305.3 billion * Operating profit dipped slight due to powerful investment in R&D * Scheduled to introduce new diagnostic tests capable of screening 22 targets, including3 genes of COVID-19 and 19 respiratory viruses in a single tube SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 2...
Simcere and Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica Enter a Collaboration to Jointly Develop Next-Gen COVID-19 Oral Antiviral Treatments
NANJING, China, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 17, 2021, Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited (2096.HK) announced that the company has reached collaboration agreement with the Shanghai Institute ofMateria Medica (SIMM), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), to develop novel antiviral drug...
Baidu Enters Into License Agreement With Sanofi to Enable Next-Generation mRNA Therapeutics and Vaccines
BEIJING, Nov. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Baidu, Inc. (NASDAQ:BIDU and HKEX:9888), a leading AI company with strong Internet foundation, and Sanofi, a leading biopharmaceutical company focused on human health, have entered into an agreement to integrate Baidu's messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) desi...
SyneuRx Announces Oral COVID-19 Twindemic Antiviral Drug Candidate Pentarlandir Has Entered Final Portion of FDA Phase II Testing
Based on Highly-Purified Isomers of Tannic Acid and Acting as a Dual Protease and TMPRSS2 Inhibitor, Pentarlandir Has Shown Significant Anti-Viral Properties with Minimal Observed Side Effects NEW TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan and TORRANCE, Calif., Nov. 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SyneuRx™ International, (Ta...
Brii Biosciences Joins Hang Seng Composite Index
DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences
Kangtai Adenovirus Vector COVID-19 Vaccine (KCONECAVAC) Exported for the First Time
SHENZHEN, China, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- At 3 a.m. on November 19, the first batch of more than 4 million doses of adenovirus vector COVID-19 vaccines produced by Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd. will depart from Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport and will arrive in Jakarta...
Experts warn that post-COVID hygiene lethargy could put millions at risk of fatal infections due to antimicrobial resistance
LONDON, Nov. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With over 5 million deaths worldwide, COVID-19 has imposed a significant burden on societies and healthcare systems around the world. As we continue to address the impact of COVID-19, there is an even greater public health threat which must be tackled, AMR. T...
Novavax Confirms European Medicines Agency Review of COVID-19 Vaccine Filing for Conditional Marketing Authorization
GAITHERSBURG, Md., Nov. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun its evaluation of an applicat...
Novavax and Serum Institute of India Receive Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 Vaccine in the Philippines
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and PUNE, India, Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, and Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd. (SII), the world's largest vaccine m...
Brii Bio Receives the BioCentury-BayHelix R&D Achievement of the Year Award at the 2021 BioCentury China Healthcare Summit
BEIJING and DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences Limited
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