Pharmaceuticals
Sciwind Biosciences Published T2DM Phase III EECOH-1 Trial Results of Ecnoglutide in Nature Communications
HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, the results of the pivotal Phase III clinical trial (EECOH-1) of ecnoglutide injection, developed by Sciwind Biosciences Co., Ltd. ("Sciwind"), for the monotherapy of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), have been published in Nature Communications. Con...
Hanmi Secures Export Deal with Mexican Partner Sanfer for GLP-1 Obesity Drug and More
Hanmi Signs Exclusive Partnership with New Mexican Partner Laboratorios Sanfer, Covering Efpeglenatide and Diabetes Treatments SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanmi is accelerating its global market entry with efpeglenatide, Korea's first domestically developed GLP-1 class obes...
US FDA Approves First Daily Oral GLP‑1 Treatment for Weight Management, Showing Comparable Results to Injectable Therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk's new once-daily pill for weight management, designed to help people reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction over the long term. In clinical trials, patients achieved an average weight reduction of 16.6% from base...
Insilico Medicine and Qilu Pharmaceutical Reach Near $120 Million Drug Development Collaboration to Accelerate Novel Cardiometabolic Therapies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Insilico Medicine, a clinical-stage biotechnology company powered by generative AI, and Qilu Pharmaceutical Group, a major comprehensive modern pharmaceutical enterprise in China, as well as its subsidiary Shanghai Qilu Pharmaceutical Research Center...
Asthma and Allergy Drug Development Is Failing Too Often--A Translational Reset Is Needed: HKEY-AIRx™1.0
BOSTON and SUZHOU, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HKeyBio, a preclinical CRO focused on autoimmune and allergic disease drug development, today announced a translational preclinical strategy,HKEY-AIRxTM1.0 designed to address one of the most persistent problems facing biotech leadership: w...
Kazia Therapeutics Reports Encouraging Preliminary Clinical Responses in Ongoing Phase 1b Study of Paxalisib in Late-Stage Metastatic Triple-Negative Breast Cancer
SYDNEY, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: KZIA), today provided a clinical update from its ongoing Phase1b study evaluating paxalisib in combination with pembrolizumab and chemotherapy in patients with late-stage (Stage IV), metastatic triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC)....
Skyhawk Therapeutics Announces Nine Month Interim Results in Patients from its Phase 1 Clinical Trial of SKY-0515 as a Treatment for Huntington's Disease
Nine-month findings show mean improvement in Composite Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale from baseline of +0.64 points, compared to natural history expected worsening of cUHDRS in symptomatic patients of -0.73 points over nine months, based on propensity score weighting. Skyhawk also ann...
Boehringer Ingelheim and Simcere partner to advance a dual-target antibody treatment to address unmet needs in inflammatory bowel disease
* Novel TL1A/IL23p19 bispecific antibody targets drivers of disease pathogenesis to overcome the efficacy ceiling in inflammatory bowel disease. * License and collaboration agreement strengthen Boehringer's inflammatory disease pipeline with a potential, first-in-class, pre-clinical asset. *...
Libevitug Approved in China as First-in-Class Treatment for Hepatitis D
BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Huahui Health announced that China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval to its Libevitug injection for the treatment of chronic hepatitis D virus infection in adults with or without compensated cirrhosis. Libevitug...
Libevitug Approved in China as First-in-Class Hepatitis D Treatment
BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Huahui Health announced that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval to its Libevitug injection for chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection in adults with or without compensated cirrhosis. Libevitug is a hum...
Servier delivers solid performance in 2024/25 and confirms its forecasts for 2030
* Servier reported Group revenues of €6.9 billion for 2024/25, up 16.2% from 2023/24. * Growth over the financial year was driven by increased sales in oncology, particularly in the United States. * Several partnership agreements in oncology and neurology strengthen the Group's R&D portfoli...
Nuance Pharma Announces Acceptance for Review of the New Drug Application for Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine) by the National Medical Products Administration of China for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
SHANGHAI, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Pharma ("Nuance") today announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has officially accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive p...
Alphamab Oncology Announces the Results of a Phase III Clinical Study of Anbenitamab (KN026) were Published in Annals of Oncology
SUZHOU, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphamab Oncology (Stock Code: 9966.HK) announced that the results from a phase III clinical study for the treatment of HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer (GC/GEJ) of anbenitamab injection (KN026), independently developed by the ...
Innovent Announces IBI3003 (GPRC5D/BCMA/CD3 Trispecific Antibody) Receives Fast Track Designation from the U.S. FDA for Relapsed or Refractory Multiple Myeloma
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncologic, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabol...
BIOSeedin Winter Innovation Partnering Summit:J.P.Morgan Spotlight
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- To enable Chinese innovative pharmaceutical companies to more efficiently connect with international resources, bioSeedin, a platform facilitating cooperation in innovative drug assets, hosted the BIOSeedin Winter Innovation Partnering Summit inSan Fra...
Gu Sheng Tang Donates S$1.06 Million to NTU Singapore to Advance Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Education in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) healthcare group Gu Sheng Tang TCM and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) officially launched theGu Sheng Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Education and Research Programme today. As part ...
WuXi Biologics and HanchorBio Enter Strategic Partnership to Advance Next-Generation Bi- and Multi-Functional Fusion Protein Pipeline
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), a global leading Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), and HanchorBio Inc. (TPEx: 7827), a global clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing next-generation immunotherapies for oncology and auto...
HanchorBio and WuXi Biologics Enter Strategic Partnership to Advance Next-Generation Bi-and Multi-Functional Fusion Protein Pipeline
SHANGHAI, TAIPEI and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- HanchorBio, Inc. (TPEx: 7827), a global clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing next-generation immunotherapies for oncology and autoimmune diseases, and WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), a leading global Contract Research, Developm...
Get Exclusive Limited-Edition Gifts During Your Lunar New Year Trip: Wakamoto Launches "Thank You from Wakamoto" Campaign
TOKYO, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wakamoto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo,
Arata Igarashi), a company dedicated to supporting healthy and active
lifestyles, will launch a nationwide campaign in which customers who purchase
"Strong Wakamoto" will receive an original hand towel.
Ascletis Announces First Participants Dosed in a 13-week U.S. Phase II Study with ASC30, an Oral Small Molecule GLP-1R Agonist for the Treatment of Diabetes
-Topline data from the Phase II study for the treatment of diabetes are expected in the third quarter of 2026. -ASC30 demonstrated placebo-adjusted weight loss of up to 7.7% in a recently completed 13-week U.S. Phase II study in participants with obesity or o verweight, withbetter gastrointestina...
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