Medical/Pharmaceuticals

China NMPA Approves Phase II Clinical Trial of ASC40 for the Treatment of Patients with Acne

HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX code: 1672) today announces that China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has approved the Phase II clinical trial application of ASC40 for the treatment of patients with moderate to severe acne. T...

2021-08-09 08:30 4764

Innovent Announces the Establishment of the Scientific Advisory Board

SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of cancer, metabolic, autoimmune and other major dise...

2021-08-09 08:04 6095

Insightec Announces Seoul National University Hospital Is Installing Exablate Neuro Platform

Expanding patient access to incision-free Focused Ultrasound treatment HAIFA, Israel and MIAMI, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Insightec ®, a global healthcare company focused on creating the next generation of patient care, announced SeoulNational University Hospital is...

2021-08-09 08:00 1697

NUH's Smallest Surviving Baby Discharged Well to Home

SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kwek Yu Xuan is a 14-month-old infant who had undergone and survived an incredible life battle when she first came into the world. Born prematurely at 212 grams on9 June 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this small and fragile baby had a l...

2021-08-07 15:00 3867

FibroBiologics Announces Inaugural Board of Directors

Company Announces Formation of Board of Directors HOUSTON, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FibroBiologics, a clinical stage company developing fibroblast-based therapeutic solutions for chronic diseases, announced today the formation of its Board of Directors.  Leading this group is Chairman,Pete ...

2021-08-06 22:01 3268

Endurance Longevity Announces Positive Profit Alert for Interim Results 2021 and Other Exciting Business Updates

HONG KONG, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Endurance RP Limited's ("Endurance Longevity" or the "Company" and together with its subsidiaries, the "Group"; stock code: 0575.HK) is pleased to announce a positive profit alert for the interim results 2021 for the six month period ended30 June 2021. The ...

2021-08-06 20:02 47994

ImmVira's MVR-T3011 Obtained NMPA's Approval for Intravenous Administration (IV) Phase I Clinical Trial

SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmVira announced that as a global first, its lead oncolytic virus therapy program MVR-T3011 IV (also known as T3011), obtained approval from National Medical Products Administration (" NMPA") for clinical trial for treatments using intravenous adminis...

2021-08-06 19:50 3076

AI and Big Data Join Hands to Assist Physicians in Diagnosis and Reporting

TAIPEI, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With the advent of the 5G era and the growing popularity of big data and artificial intelligence applications, the Joint Commission ofTaiwan (JCT) is hosting Smart Healthcare Expo Taipei 2021: International Smart Healthcare Forum (Session 2) with a focus on tw...

2021-08-06 17:00 3328

ORI Capital's Portfolio Company Pillar Receives FDA Premarket Approval for its oncoReveal(TM) Dx Lung and Colon Cancer Test

HONG KONG, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ORI Capital, a quantamental healthcare fund manager focused on investing in disruptive healthcare companies globally, announced today the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given its portfolio company, Pillar Biosciences Inc. ("Pillar"), Premarket ...

2021-08-06 12:56 3456

Penpulimab Monoclonal Antibody (PD-1) Obtains Marketing Approval in China

HONG KONG, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK, the "Company" or "Akeso") announced that the anti PD-1 monoclonal antibody drugPenpulimab monoclonal antibody injection co-developed by the Company with Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (stock code: 1177.HK), has obtained marketing appr...

2021-08-06 09:39 29271

SURGLASSES' SPINE NAVIGATION SYSTEM CADUCEUS S - An innovation greatly influencing minimally invasive surgeries

TAICHUNG, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan Main Orthopaedic Biotechnology Co. Ltd (SURGLASSES),Taiwan, a company striving to bring a difference into the real time surgical procedure after the introduction of the first AR assisted Head Mounted Display Foresee-X, is now coming up with a new prod...

2021-08-06 08:00 6123

Updated Overall Survival Data and Biomarker Results from Sintilimab ORIENT-11 Study in First-Line Nonsquamous Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology

SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune and other major dis...

2021-08-06 08:00 24155

Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Data Demonstrating Four-Fold Increase in Neutralizing Antibody Levels Versus Peak Responses After Primary Vaccination

* Single booster dose at 6 months of NVX-CoV2373 increased wild-type neutralizing antibodies more than 4-fold versus primary vaccination series * Six-fold increase in cross-reactive functional antibodies to Delta variant compared to primary vaccination series * Analysis of sera from primary ...

2021-08-06 05:03 10568

Novavax and Serum Institute of India Announce Submission to Regulatory Agencies in India, Indonesia, Philippines for Emergency Use Authorization of Novavax' Recombinant Nanoparticle COVID-19 Vaccine

- Novavax and Serum Institute of India file regulatory submissions to the Drugs Controller General ofIndia and to regulatory agencies in Indonesia and Philippines for Novavax' recombinant nanoparticle COVID-19 vaccine - Filing for World Health Organization Emergency Use Listing expected in Augus...

2021-08-06 04:41 10410

Advanced Instruments to Acquire Solentim, a Trusted Global Leader in Cell Imaging for Cell Line Development and Clone Characterization

NORWOOD, Mass., Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Advanced Instruments, a leading manufacturer of analytical instruments and services for bioprocessing, today announced the execution of a definitive agreement to acquire Solentim, a trusted global leader of solutions for the isolation and characterizat...

2021-08-06 02:00 4488

Brii Biosciences Announces the Completion of Enrollment in the Phase 3 National Institutes of Health (NIH) ACTIV-2 Trial, Evaluating the BRII-196 and BRII-198 Monoclonal Neutralizing Antibody Combination for the Treatment of COVID-19

846 outpatients at high risk of clinical progression have been enrolled in the ACTIV-2 phase 2/3 clinical study, from sites inthe United States, Brazil, South Africa, Mexico and Argentina. The participants are being evaluated for the combined endpoint of hospitalizations and death relative ...

2021-08-05 22:46 6083

ArisGlobal Lauded by Frost & Sullivan for Enabling Life Sciences Companies to Accelerate R&D with Its LifeSphere® Platform

LifeSphere® ably supports clients by expediting decision-making, maintaining compliance, and streamlining collaborations among cross-functional teams SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the North American clinical development and pharmacovigilance so...

2021-08-05 21:55 3119

China Pharma's Candesartan Hypertension Product Passes Bioequivalence Tests and the Company Plans to Apply for NMPA Approval

HAIKOU, China, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: CPHI) ("China Pharma," the "Company" or "We"), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that its Candesartan hypertension product passed key bioequivalence tests. The Company plans to use the result...

2021-08-05 21:00 27364

Berry Oncology Completes Series B1 Funding, Attracting Most Venture Capital to Date in Early Cancer Screening Sector

BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berry Oncology Corporation, a member company ofChina's leading early cancer screening firm Berry Genomics, yesterday on its 4th anniversary, announced the completion of a US$99.15 million Series B1 financing round. This brings the total capital raised by the ...

2021-08-05 21:00 2675

Insilico Medicine and Usynova Announce Strategic Partnership on Accelerating R&D of Small Molecule Innovative Drugs with AI

SHANGHAI, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Insilico Medicine, an industry leader in end-to-end artificial intelligence for target discovery, small molecule chemistry, and clinical development, and Usynova announced to reach strategic cooperation in advancing the development of novel therapies.

2021-08-05 18:23 4289

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