Infectious Disease Control

Bactiguard appoints new CEO

The Board of Bactiguard Holding AB (publ) has today appointed Anders Göransson as the new CEO. Anders has extensive experience from consulting within McKinsey and has held several senior positions in Amgen, most recently as Head of Innovation Europe. Anders will start his employment in Bactiguard...

2021-09-08 09:51 2497

Further Study in humans shows that the DTH response, the basis for CoviDTH, is highly durable and persists for at least one year after COVID-19 exposure or vaccine administration

VANCOUVER, BC and SAN CRISTÓBAL DE LA LAGUNA, Spain, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF) ("BioVaxys" or "the Company") is pleased to announce that the Scientific Advisor for its CoviDTH program,Yvelise Barrios, MD, PhD, and Clinical Immuno...

2021-09-07 20:00 6150

Brii Biosciences Adds US$100 Million to Advance its Late-Stage Monoclonal Antibody Combination Therapy, BRII-196/BRII-198, for Non-Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients

DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, Sept. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences Limited ("Brii Bio" or the "Company", stock code: 2137.HK) a multi-national company developing innovative therapies for diseases with significant unmet medical needs and large public healt...

2021-09-07 19:04 4468

Abu Dhabi Welcomes All Vaccinated Travellers from Around the World, Lifting Quarantine Measures starting 5 September 2021

Unvaccinated travellers from 'Green List' countries also able to enter Abu Dhabi with no quarantine New simple process to verify international vaccination certificates launched to support 'Green Pass' entry guidelines ABU DHABI, UAE, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Following the updated internati...

2021-09-03 22:06 5241

BGI safeguards Ethiopia-China Route with airport COVID-19 testing lab

SHENZHEN, China, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- From April to August, 2021, BGI's COVID-19 testing lab has helped 5,500 Chinese travelers safely fly out of  the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport. In April, BGI set up the "Huo-Yan" laboratory, a COVID-19 testing lab, at the airport for pass...

2021-09-03 21:16 3409

PolyU's research finds contact tracing is an effective way for controlling the spread of COVID-19 when borders reopen

HONG KONG, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- As some countries in the world begin to consider adjusting their pandemic control strategy from "zero COVID" to "living with COVID", a research study by the Department of Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) ha...

2021-09-01 21:12 2403

Phase 1 of the Vaccination Lucky Draw Sponsored by Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation and Chinese Estates Closes with Over 2.5 Million Registrations

HONG KONG, Sept. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Phase 1 Lucky Draw, jointly sponsored by Ng Teng Fong Charitable Foundation Limited ('NTFCF'), the philanthropic arm of Sino Group and Chinese Estates Holdings Limited ('Chinese Estates'), has officially closed for registration. As at the closing time ...

2021-09-01 20:27 2876

6 Interesting Places in the Philippines Worth Seeing After Pandemic

MANILA, Philippines, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In preparation to ensure safe travels for future visitors of the country, under the direction of the Philippine Secretary of Tourism,Berna Romulo-Puyat, the Department of Tourism (DOT) has actively implemented new public health and safety guideli...

2021-08-31 19:33 351

Organ transplants fell by a third worldwide during first wave of COVID-19 pandemic, new study presented at ESOT Congress 2021 shows

MILAN, Aug. 31, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The number of solid organ transplants performed during the first wave of COVID-19 in 2020 plunged by 31% compared to the previous year, according to a new global study presented at theEuropean Society for Organ Transplantation (ESOT) Congress 2021

2021-08-31 07:01 2059

Kenya Grants Emergency Use Authorization for the INDICAID(TM) COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test

HONG KONG, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- PHASE Scientific announces that its  INDICAID™ COVID-19 Rapid Antigen Test (INDICAID™) has received Emergency Use Authorization from the Ministry of Health (MOH) of the Republic ofKenya on 17 August 2021. The authorization enables the test to be used in Ken...

2021-08-30 09:00 3987

INOVIO Receives Authorization to Conduct Phase 3 Efficacy Trial of its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800

INOVIO's global Phase 3 efficacy trial receives authorization to proceed from Brazil; other countries to follow INOVIO to conduct INNOVATE Phase 3 efficacy trial with partner Advaccine in areas of world in need of COVID-19 vaccines PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- INOVIO (NAS...

2021-08-26 20:00 3037

RedHill Biopharma's Opaganib Demonstrates Strong Inhibition of COVID-19 Delta Variant

TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, N.C., Aug. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) ("RedHill" or the "Company"), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced preliminary results of a new preclinical study showing strong inhibiti...

2021-08-26 19:50 3145

XABT Donates 2019-nCoV Nucleic Acid Detection Kits to Vientiane, Laos

BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Atsaphangthong Siphandone, Mayor of Vientiane, the capital of Laos, recently issued an honorary certificate to Beijing Applied Biological Technologies (XABT) for the donation of 2019-nCoV Nucleic Acid Detection Kits to supportVientiane's efforts at epidemic ...

2021-08-25 22:06 3828

Aqueous Ozone by BES Group Proves Effective in Killing COVID-19

SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Aqueous ozone by BES Group's Multi-Purpose Ozone Bottle and Professional Ozone Spray Bottle has proved effective in killing SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 in testing by a third-party lab at Nara Medical University inJapan.

2021-08-25 22:00 2353

Study Confirms Viraleze Antiviral Nasal Spray Provides Protection Against SARS-CoV-2 in Challenge Model

MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Melbourne biotech company Starpharma has announced the publication of new data demonstrating the capability of its Viraleze antiviral nasal spray to protect against SARS-CoV-2 in an animal challenge model of SARS-CoV-2 infection[1]. Viraleze adm...

2021-08-23 20:23 4121

Shielding Our Singapore Spirit: Mamoru Marketing Shields More Than 12,000 NDP 2021 Participants with Clinical Grade ECOM products

SINGAPORE, Aug. 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Celebrating Singapore's 56th year of independence, Mamoru Marketing Pte Ltd, exclusive distributor for ECOM products inSingapore, is proud to partner with the National Day Parade (NDP) 2021 for the first time this year to lend a hand in ensuring a COVID-Sa...

2021-08-19 20:47 3338

COVID-19 CARE Assist & Employer Tracking Programme Launched by DoctorOnCall

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DoctorOnCall, Malaysia's first and largest digital health platform today announced the launch of the DoctorOnCall Covid-19 CARE Assist programme for all purchasers of the Rapid Antigen (RTK-Ag) Self-Test kits. This benefit is available to A...

2021-08-18 10:00 2849

InferVision AI Assists the European Commission Monitoring COVID-19 Variants

WIESBADEN, Germany, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- InferVision AI has been selected to help monitor COVID-19 variants across the European Union. Faced with this challenge, the European Commission decided to increase their investment in the adoption of AI tools from InferVision. InferVision's AI to...

2021-08-16 21:51 3472

Ping An Supports COVID-19 Control Efforts in Philippines

HONG KONG and SHANGHAI, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- COVID-19 diagnosis and treatment inthe Philippines is being supported by Ping An's groundbreaking artificial intelligence-driven AskBob Clinical Decision Support System, announced Ping An Insurance (Group) Company ofChina, Ltd. (hereafter "Pin...

2021-08-16 17:22 10020

Introducing ProXmask(TM): Antiviral Face Mask as Better Alternative to Double-Masking and Capable of Inactivate SARS-CoV-2

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Aug. 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ProXmask™ is the first antiviral face mask mass-produced in theAsia Pacific by Prolexus Group. The antiviral face mask created by Prolexus Group is a remarkable example of conventional OEM (original equipment manufacturer) for globally renowne...

2021-08-16 15:21 2739
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