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Ascletis Announces U.S. IND Approval of Oral PD-L1 Small Molecule Inhibitor ASC61 for Treatment of Advanced Solid Tumors
* The objectives of the U.S. Phase I trial are to find a recommended Phase II dose and obtain preliminary efficacy in patients with advanced solid tumors * The first U.S. patient is expected to be dosed in the first half of 2022 * ASC61 shows significant antitumor efficacy as a single agent i...
Vitro S.A. sells Cytognos to BD to prioritize the market launch of their new and disruptive Molecular Biology and Anatomic Pathology diagnostic platforms
Cytognos divestment is a first strategic step aimed at positioning Vitro as a
new worldwide diagnostic player in their key market segments
SEVILLE, Spain, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Vitro S.A, (www.vitro.bio
Nanoform signs GMP manufacturing program with TargTex following formulation success
HELSINKI, Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanoform, an innovative nanoparticle medicine enabling company, today announced it has signed a GMP1 manufacturing program (clinical development) to enhance TargTex's Glioblastoma multiforme drug candidate. The program starts with a PoP (Proof of Process) ph...
New Zealand's Medsafe Grants Provisional Approval for Novavax' COVID-19 Vaccine
Nuvaxovid™ is the first protein-based COVID-19 vaccine to receive provisional approval for distribution inNew Zealand GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 4, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for ser...
Mentice publishes the company's year-end report for the period January-December 2021
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Continued strength with net sales growth above 30% despite the pandemic Fourth quarter (October-December 2021) * Order intake amounted to 73.7 (73.1) MSEK. * Net sales amounted to 67.7 (45.9) MSEK. * Operating income for the period before depreciation...
CordenPharma Completes Acquisition of Three Manufacturing Facilities from Vifor Pharma
LUXEMBOURG, Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CordenPharma, a leading, full-service Contract Development & Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) supplying APIs, Excipients, Drug Products, and associated Packaging services, announced today the completion of the acquisition of three manufacturing facilities...
World's most trusted source for chemistry information, CAS, launches major biology expansion
CAS SciFinder Discovery Platform™ redefines its role in drug discovery with the inclusion of unique biosequence data collection and capabilities COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 2, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific information solutions, announce...
New Business Partnership Between Otsuka Pharmaceutical and Digital Health VR Technology Developer Jolly Good
TOKYO, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With the aim of building a regional cooperative mental health platform, Jolly Good Inc. (Chuo-ku,Tokyo; CEO: Kensuke Joji) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President and Representative Director:Makoto Inoue) have signed an agreement for ...
Cytiva fuels biotech development in Australia and New Zealand
* VivaZome Therapeutics wins top prize with its potential to provide off-the-shelf regenerative medicines. * Part of Cytiva's BioChallenge global series, the inaugural challenge for the Australia and New Zealand region received 32 applications from various universities and companies. SYDNEY, F...
DEBIOPHARM AND ASPEN PARTNER TO LAUNCH PROSTATE CANCER DRUG TRELSTAR® IN SOUTH AFRICA
LAUSANNE, Switzerland and DURBAN, South Africa, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --
Debiopharm (www.debiopharm.com
Denovo Biopharma LLC Announces FDA Approval of IND to Initiate First Biomarker-Guided Global CNS Clinical Trial for Treatment-Resistant Depression (TRD)
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Denovo Biopharma LLC ("Denovo"), a pioneer in applying precision medicine to the development of innovative therapies, today announced that the FDA has authorized the company's investigational new drug (IND) application of DB104 (liafensine) for treatment-r...
Novavax Submits Request to the U.S. FDA for Emergency Use Authorization of COVID-19 Vaccine
- NVX-CoV2373 demonstrated overall efficacy of ~90% in PREVENT-19 clinical trial conducted during the emergence of variant strains GAITHERSBURG, Md., Feb. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vac...
Exopharm and Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AIRM) Sign Master Collaborative Services Agreement
* Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AIRM) is a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc., a top 20 global pharmaceutical company * Initial services will seek to validate Exopharm's LEAP, LOAD and EVPS technology platforms to manufacture exosomes for Astellas, firstly at Exopharm's facili...
HanBio Therapeutics Announces the Completion of a US$40 Million Series A Financing Led by OrbiMed and Hankang Capital
SHANGHAI, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HanBio Therapeutics ("HanBio"), a biotechnology company committed to researching and developing next generation transformative medicines, today announced that it has completed aUS$40 million Series A financing to advance the preclinical and clinical develop...
Aurealis Therapeutics and Xbiome Enter into a License and Collaboration Agreement for Aurealis Four-in-One Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Inflammatory Disease Cell and Gene Therapy AUP-16 in Greater China
BASEL, Switzerland, KUOPIO, Finland, and SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Aurealis Therapeutics, a synthetic biology company developing groundbreaking four-in-one cell and gene therapies and Xbiome, an AI-based microbiome drug development company, today announced that the two compan...
CTB001, Bioheng auto CAR - T Product, received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the U.S. FDA
NANJING, China, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co.,Ltd. ( hereinafter referred to as Bioheng) announced that its anti-claudin 18.2 autologous CAR-T cell therapy product CTB001 received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for t...
I-Mab Announces Partnership Agreement to Localize Manufacturing and Accelerate Commercialization of Innovative Biologics Drugs
SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel biologics, announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the Hangzhou Qian...
Samsung Biologics reaches agreement with Biogen to acquire full ownership of Samsung Bioepis
* Agreement with Biogen to buyout Biogen's (50% -1 share) stake in Samsung Bioepis Joint Venture for up to USD$2.3 billion * Transaction projected to be accretive to earnings in 2022 and thereafter, fully capitalizing on the high growth potential of Samsung Bioepis * Expected to accelerate g...
Ractigen Therapeutics closes an additional $30 million in Series A+ funding to push development of its RNAa platform
NANTONG, China, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ractigen Therapeutics, a pioneer of the RNAa technology, today announced the closing of a Series A+ financing round totaling$30 million led by SDIC Venture Capital with participation from Eisai Co., Ltd., LC Ventures, CSSD Capital, and Xianghe Capital...
FDA Grants Breakthrough Therapy Designation for Dizal Pharmaceutical's DZD9008 in Patients with Locally Advanced or Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Harboring EGFR Exon20 Insertion
SHANGHAI, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dizal Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (SHEX:688192) ("Dizal"), today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation toDZD9008 (Sunvozertinib) for the treatment of patients with locally advanced or metasta...
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