Infectious Disease Control

Novavax 2023-2024 COVID-19 Vaccine Now Authorized and Recommended for Use in the U.S.

* This Emergency Use Authorization and CDC recommendation makes Novavax's vaccine the only protein-based non-mRNA COVID vaccine option in the U.S. * Novavax expects doses will be available in thousands of locations across the U.S. in the coming days, including CVS Pharmacy and Rite Aid * Fin...

2023-10-04 04:25 2454

China Review Studio and Chinese Red Cross Foundation Release "Generation Vax" Documentary for Broadcast Internationally

The documentary outlines China's contribution to vaccine science, research, and production since the COVID-19 pandemic and includes a call for science and infectious disease research to be borderless. BEIJING, Oct. 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- China Review Studio, in collaboration with Chinese R...

2023-10-02 15:00 2295

Everest Medicines Announces Approval of XERAVA® in Taiwan for the Treatment of Complicated Intra-Abdominal Infections in Adult Patients

SHANGHAI, Sept. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, announced today that the T...

2023-09-28 07:38 2079

Global Times: China-Africa medical cooperation broadens under BRI

BEIJING, Sept. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tesfaye Hailemicheal and his colleagues have settled in the new headquarters of the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) for over six months now. Hailemicheal still finds himself drawn to the meeting room across from his office. Fro...

2023-09-04 08:43 1773

Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. announced 2023 interim results report and latest progress

TAIZHOU, China, Aug. 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovative vaccine company Recbio (02179.HK) announced its latest progress and interim results for 2023. During the reporting period, the company always adhered to the mission of " Protect Human Health With Best-In-Class Vaccines", rapidly promoted pr...

2023-08-28 11:08 2998

GC Biopharma to Produce Cholera Vaccines Jointly with Eubiologics

YONGIN, South Korea, Aug. 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Biopharma (006280.KS), a South Korean biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has signed a MOU at its headquarters in Yongin,South Korea with Eubiologics for a co-production of Euvichol, an oral cholera vaccine. Under the MOU, bo...

2023-08-25 15:14 1624

Brii Biosciences Provides Corporate Updates and Reports 2023 Interim Results

First patient dosed in a PEG-IFN-α controlled BRII-835 + PEG-IFN-α combination Phase 2 study for HBV functional cure First of several studies to investigate the potential of BRII-179 in enriching patients with strong intrinsic anti-HBsAg responses for curative treatments to start before the end ...

2023-08-22 22:00 3352

Everest Medicines' Partner Venatorx Receives FDA Acceptance and Priority Review of New Drug Application for Cefepime-Taniborbactam to Treat Complicated Urinary Tract Infections (cUTI)

SHANGHAI, Aug. 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK)'s partner Venatorx Pharmaceuticals announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company's New Drug Application (NDA) for cefepime-taniborbactam, an investigational beta-lactam/beta-lactamase in...

2023-08-15 20:19 2832

TB Alliance Announces Partnership with Remington Pharmaceuticals to Commercialize New Therapy for Drug-Resistant Forms of TB in Pakistan

Non-profit drug developer partners with leading manufacturer of medicine in Pakistan NEW YORK, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Non-profit drug developer TB Alliance has granted Remington Pharmaceutical Industries (Pvt.) Ltd. a non-royalty bearing license to market the anti-tuberculosis (TB) medici...

2023-08-14 21:30 1851

Pfizer's Pneumococcal 20-Valent Conjugate Vaccine is Now Available in Hong Kong, For Adults Aged 18 Years or Older[1]

* First pneumococcal conjugate vaccine that fights against 20 serotypes leading to most of the invasive pneumococcal diseases and pneumonia[2],[3] — one of the leading causes of death inHong Kong[4] — has been approved by Hong Kong Department of Health inApril 2023 and is now available in Hong ...

2023-08-10 14:15 1852

AI-based wastewater sampling predicts COVID pressure on hospitals

SYDNEY, Aug. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- New research shows it is possible to accurately predict hospital admission numbers due to COVID-19 up to four weeks in advance with an Artificial Intelligence (AI) based system using COVID wastewater sampling.

2023-08-07 21:13 1640

AmCham South China Study - Business Confidence in China Rising, Increases in Investment Plans Observed

GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Chamber of Commerce inSouth China (AmCham South China)  released its 2023 Mid-Year Report on Impact of COVID Policy Change. The study shows slow but steady improvement in business sentiment, investments, and activities in the first half ...

2023-08-02 09:00 1319

World Hepatitis Alliance raise awareness of viral hepatitis on World Hepatitis Day as research shows hepatitis B and C cause significantly higher cancer risk than smoking a daily pack of cigarettes

LONDON, July 28, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, World Hepatitis Day (WHD) launches with the call to action 'We're not waiting'. On WHD, the World Hepatitis Alliance (WHA) joins together with its global network of 323 members in over 100 countries to lead the campaign internationally to accelerate th...

2023-07-28 04:02 2069

Acceptance Of Clinical Trial Application For The Recbio's Novel Adjuvanted Recombinant Shingles Vaccine REC610 In China And Overseas Clinical Trial Progress

TAIZHOU, China, July 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jiangsu Recbio Technology Co., Ltd. (the"Board") is pleased to announce that the Group has recently received the notice of acceptance (acceptance number: CXSL2300518) issued by National Medical Products Administration ("NMPA"), pursuant to which the c...

2023-07-27 10:57 4363

GC Biopharma's "GC FLU" obtains vaccine approval in Egypt: First-ever approval of the company's quadrivalent flu vaccine on the African continent

* Striving to further expand its territory to Africa and the Middle East from Southeast Asia and Latin America * "Will create synergy between international procurement market and private markets of individual countries so as to boost sales and profitability" YONGIN, South Korea, July 21, 2023...

2023-07-21 16:47 2013

Brii Biosciences Broadens its Leadership in Hepatitis B with a Portfolio Now Addressing Disease's Burdens from Prevention to Cure

Extension of BRII-179 license from VBI Vaccines to global rights bolsters Brii Bio's position to achieve best-in-class HBV functional cure in broad patient populations Company also acquires exclusive rights to PreHevbri®, a clinically differentiated, 3-antigen prophylactic vaccine, from VBI inGr...

2023-07-06 07:25 3049

Brii Biosciences Provides Latest Clinical Development and Corporate Updates

Company extends BRII-179 license to global rights and introduces preventive vaccine, PreHevbri® in Greater China and Asia Pacific markets New data from BRII-835 + PEG-IFN-α study have demonstrated that robust anti-HBs antibody responses at the end of treatment are associated with sustained HBsA...

2023-07-06 07:19 3024

BGI CEO Yin Ye Advocates for Global Technology Sharing

SHENZHEN, China, July 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Speaking on a panel at the 10th Arab-China Business Conference inRiyadh, Saudi Arabia, Dr Yin Ye, BGI Group CEO, reinforced the importance of making technological advancements available to everyone through scientific sharing to benefit humanity. "We ...

2023-07-05 14:17 1849

New Survey Reveals Insights on Singapore Workers' Preparedness for Digital Transformation

Study sheds light on perceptions, behaviours and changes towards digitalisation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic SINGAPORE, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reeracoen, a leading provider of human resource services inSingapore, has released its latest report titled "Employee Attitudes Toward...

2023-07-03 07:45 2313

Wellcome and the Gates Foundation to Fund Late-Stage Development of a Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate That Could Be the First in 100 Years If Proven Effective

TB is one of the world's deadliest diseases, killing about 4,300 people per day, mostly those living in poverty  LONDON and SEATTLE, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E ...

2023-06-29 00:00 2910
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