Medical/Pharmaceuticals

SOPHiA GENETICS offers new genomic application for a deeper investigation of Mendelian diseases

SOPHiA Clinical Exome Solution v3 offers a streamlined end-to-end workflow to facilitate the assessment of challenging Mendelian disorders BOSTON and LAUSANNE, Switzerland, Oct. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SOPHiA GENETICS SA (Nasdaq: SOPH), the creator of a global data pooling and knowledge sharing...

2021-10-13 05:16 2893

Accelerate Innovation Towards the Future,SAB of Winhealth Pharma Formally Established

HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 12, 2021  /PRNewswire/ -- On October 12, 2021, Hong Kong Winhealth Pharma Group, (hereinafter referred to as "Winhealth Pharma") announced the formal establishment of its Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), aiming to further expand and optimize the Group's strategic layout in m...

2021-10-12 23:45 3407

DarwinHealth Announces Scientific Collaboration with Prelude Therapeutics to Develop Novel Biomarkers for Multiple Oncology Candidates

NEW YORK, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- DarwinHealth, Inc. today announced a scientific research collaboration employing itsBiomarker Enrichment Strategies for Trials (BEST platform) to elucidate novel biomarkers to guide translational trajectories for multiple oncology molecules being developed ...

2021-10-12 22:52 4020

Merck Completes New Viral Vector Contract Development Manufacturing Facility for Gene Therapy

* Expansion in Carlsbad, California, USA, doubles production capacity to support commercialization and industrialization of viral vectors * Investment serves customers in addressing larger patient populations with new curative treatments * Enables suspension production of viral vectors up to...

2021-10-12 21:00 4466

CBC-backed Jadeite Medicines Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Albireo Pharma to Develop and Promote Odevixibat in Japan

TOKYO, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jadeite Medicines Inc. ("Jadeite"), a biopharmaceutical company that is backed bySingapore's CBC Group ("CBC") and committed to addressing critical unmet medical needs for patients inJapan, today entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Albireo Pharm...

2021-10-12 20:30 3832

Integrated Media Technology Limited Enters US$11 Million Conditional Agreement to Acquire an Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) Company

SYDNEY, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Integrated Media Technology Limited (NASDAQ: IMTE) ("IMTE" or the "Company"), announces today the signing of a conditional sale and purchase agreement to acquire 100% equity interest in Magnum International Holdings Limited ("Magnum"), forUS$11 million which ...

2021-10-12 20:30 3114

CBC-backed Jadeite Medicines Announces Exclusive Licensing Agreement with Albireo Pharma to Develop and Promote Odevixibat in Japan

TOKYO, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jadeite Medicines Inc. ("Jadeite"), a biopharmaceutical company that is backed bySingapore's CBC Group ("CBC") and committed to addressing critical unmet medical needs for patients inJapan, today entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Albireo Pharm...

2021-10-12 20:30 1787

Emmaus Life Sciences Acquires Key Intellectual Property Rights to Novel IRAK4 Inhibitor From Kainos Medicine

Agreement Expands on the Companies' Collaboration for the Preclinical Development of Potential Anti-Cancer Therapies TORRANCE, Calif., Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Emmaus Life Sciences, Inc. (OTCQX: EMMA), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company and leader in the treatment of sickle ce...

2021-10-12 20:23 3158

Shanghai Pharmaceuticals and Luca Healthcare Announce a Strategic Collaboration to Provide Home Drug Delivery to Rare Disease Patients on Luca Healthcare's Patient Management Platform

SHANGHAI, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- SPH Health Commerce, the Direct-to-Patient ("DTP") retail pharmacy subsidiary of Shanghai Pharmaceuticals and Luca Healthcare,China's category leader in clinically validated, software-based screening, treatment and management tools, today announced a strat...

2021-10-12 19:21 3046

NeoPlex (TM) HPV29 Detection, a new molecular detection kit from Genematrix, acquires European CE-IVD certification

* Real-time PCR-based human papillomavirus (HPV) detection product is launched. * Simultaneous HPV detection and genotyping of 29 HPV types are available. PANGYO,South Korea, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Genematrix (KRX 109820), specialized in real-time PCR based molecular diagnostics, annou...

2021-10-12 16:00 2161

Eleva Enters Clinical Development of Difficult-To-Express High-Potential Proteins

FREIBURG, Germany, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eleva, a manufacturer of superior biologics, is entering clinical phases with its own drug candidates, such as immune-regulating factor H, as well as in collaboration with pharmaceutical partners. Its moss-based platform is ideally suited to produc...

2021-10-12 10:30 3592

Ascletis Announces Results of the Phase IIa trial of ASC22 (Envafolimab) in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B to be Presented in Oral Parallel Session at The Liver Meeting(R) 2021 by American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672) announces today that the results of Phase IIa trial of subcutaneously administered PD-L1 antibody ASC22 (Envafolimab) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) will be presented in oral parallel session...

2021-10-12 08:30 4594

Sciwind Biosciences Completes $70 Million Series C Financing and Expands Leadership Team to Advance Metabolic Disease Pipeline

HANGZHOU, China and SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focusing on discovering and developing innovative therapies to treat metabolic disease, today announced the closing of an$70 million Series C financing. The f...

2021-10-12 08:00 4780

EVERSANA™ named a Great Place to Work for third consecutive year in U.S.; earns valuable recognition in Canada, China and India

CHICAGO, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- EVERSANA™, the pioneer of next generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, is celebrating its designation as aGreat Place to Work® by the global authority in workplace culture. Based on an anonymous survey to more than 3,000 EVERSANA...

2021-10-11 23:22 4694

Twist Alliance Pan-Cancer Methylation Panel Global Launch Event - A Strategic Collaboration Between AnchorDx and Twist Bioscience for Pan-Cancer Liquid Biopsy

GUANGZHOU, China, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Twist Alliance Pan-Cancer Methylation Panel (Pan-Cancer Panel), a solution for pan-cancer study including DNA methylation library preparation and targeted enrichment for next-generation sequencing (NGS), was launched globally onSeptember 24th (U...

2021-10-11 21:00 4577

Sirtex Medical and China Grand Pharmaceutical announce successful first administration of SIR-Spheres® Y-90 resin microspheres in China

WOBURN, Mass., Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirtex Medical ("Sirtex"), a leading manufacturer of targeted liver cancer therapies, announced today that the first procedure of selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT) using SIR-Spheres®Y-90 resin microspheres in China was successfully performed ...

2021-10-11 20:00 3024

CGM lab software modernizes healthcare in Timor-Leste

CGM SCHUYLAB improves patient care in low- and middle-income countries OWINGS MILLS, Md., Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A global leader in e-health technology, CompuGroup Medical (CGM) worked this summer with Timorese scientists andAustralia's Menzies School of Health Research to improve patient ...

2021-10-11 19:00 3764

Sai Life Sciences presents mid-term report on Sai Nxt initiative; reveals upsurge in capabilities

- Completes two-thirds of its investment target of US$150M - Demonstrates a leap forward in capabilities across all focus areas – People, Processes, and Infrastructure HYDERABAD, India, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sai Life Sciences, a leading globalContract Research, Development and Manufac...

2021-10-11 16:50 4616

Kintor Pharma Announces China NMPA Approves Clinical Trial of ALK-1 and Nivolumab Combination Therapy for the First-line Treatment of Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma

SUZHOU, China, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited ("Kintor Pharma", HKEX: 9939), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative small molecule and biological therapeutics, announced today that the clinical trial of ALK-1 antibody (GT90001C) and Nivolumab (O...

2021-10-11 13:00 6814

18-Month Below-the-Knee Data with MedAlliance's SELUTION SLR™ Presented as Late Breaking Trial at VIVA

GENEVA, Oct. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 18-month results from the PRESTIGE* Below-the-Knee (BTK) study have been presented as a Late Breaking Clinical Trial at VIVA21. The objective of this clinical investigation has been to evaluate safety and performance outcomes of SELUTION SLR™, MedAlliance's n...

2021-10-11 08:00 1301

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