Pharmaceuticals

WuXi Biologics Congratulates OncoImmune on FDA Clearance of IND Application for Next Generation anti-CTLA-4 Antibody ONC-392

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics ("WuXi Bio") (2269.HK), a leading global open-access biologics technology platform company offering end-to-end solutions for biologics discovery, development and manufacturing, congratulates its partner OncoImmune on the U.S. Food and Drug ...

2020-01-02 08:08 2784

CF PharmTech Closes US$ 90 Million Financing Round to Accelerate Global Development of Respiratory Drugs

SHUZHOU, China, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CF PharmTech, Inc., a pharmaceutical company with a vision to provide quality and affordable respiratory drug products globally, announced it has raised a $90 million Series E investment led by New Alliance Capital. The investment included participati...

2020-01-02 08:00 4924

Oncologie Selected as Top 100 Innovative Pharmaceutical Company in China

SHANGHAI, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Oncologie, a biopharmaceutical company with innovative oncology therapeutics supported by a biomarker platform to select patients, today announced that it has been selected as a Top 100 innovative pharmaceutical company inChina by VCBeat, a renowned healthc...

2019-12-27 21:00 3161

New Major Order From China

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 27, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bactiguard has received a new order from Well Lead Medical (Well Lead) inChina. The order will be delivered promptly and generate revenues in the fourth quarter of approximatelySEK 16.5 million. "This is the second order from Well Lead outside the initial...

2019-12-27 19:37 1954

Bridge Biotherapeutics Announces China NMPA Clearance of IND for BBT-401, a Pellino-1 Inhibitor for UC

* China NMPA cleared the IND application of BBT-401 submitted on September 25, 2019 * The Phase I clinical study in China will be initiated in May 2020 SEONGNAM, South Korea, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc. (KOSDAQ: 288330), a clinical stage biotech company headquart...

2019-12-27 06:30 1760

Viva Biotech Awarded 'Top 10 Public Companies'

BEIJING, Dec. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 'Future Healthcare VB 100 Summit' organized by VCBeat and VCBeat Research was held inBeijing. Viva Biotech was invited to the Summit and awarded the 'Top 10 Public Companies 2019' with honor. Dr. David Xu, the Chief Business Officer of Viva Biotech, was ...

2019-12-24 18:18 1486

TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. reaches an agreement with ESTEVE to acquire ESTEVE's generic division, Pensa Investments

The operation will accelerate TOWA's overseas business presence and provide high-quality and value-added generic medicines to patients. OSAKA, Japan and BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TOWA PHARMACEUTICAL CO.,LTD. (Osaka, Japan) (TOWA) and ESTEVE (Barcelona, Spain) announced toda...

2019-12-23 17:17 1182

NeuroVive Completes Recruitment in the Second Part of its Ongoing KL1333 Clinical Phase Ia/b Study

LUND, Sweden, Dec. 23, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- NeuroVive Pharmaceutical AB (Nasdaq Stockholm: NVP, OTCQX: NEVPF) today announced the completed recruitment of healthy volunteers in the second part of the company's ongoing Phase Ia/b clinical study with candidate drug KL1333, in development for chroni...

2019-12-23 08:33 1349

Bridge Biotherapeutics Files Investigational New Drug Application for BBT-176, an EGFR TKI for NSCLC

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biotech company headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea, announced that the company filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Ministry...

2019-12-20 10:19 1287

Merck Licenses Foundational CRISPR Integration Technology to Promega

- Gives scientists a new view into natural cell activity, accelerating drug development DARMSTADT, Germany, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, today announced that it has signed a license agreement providingPromega Corp., a global life science manufact...

2019-12-19 21:00 2409

Asieris Wins Questex's Fierce Innovation Awards - Life Sciences Edition 2019

SHANGHAI, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Asieris, a China-based biotech company specializing in the development and commercialization of new drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumors and related diseases, announced today that it has been selected as a winner in this year's Fierce Innovation ...

2019-12-19 13:51 2763

Specialised Therapeutics Signs Exclusive Deal for New Haematology Drug

SINGAPORE, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Asia (STA) has signed an exclusive license deal with US-based Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONTX), securing commercialisation rights to a new therapy for the treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome...

2019-12-18 22:00 2785

Dr. Jie Jack Li joins Shanghai ChemPartner as a Vice President of Discovery Chemistry

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai ChemPartner announced the appointment ofJie Jack Li, Ph.D. as a Vice President of Discovery Chemistry at the Company headquarters inShanghai, China. Dr. Li is an established chemist with over 20 years of experience in both medicinal chemistry and ...

2019-12-18 00:00 1971

MoA Technology implements CDD Vault to manage its crop protection research data

SAN FRANCISCO and OXFORD, England, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- MoA Technology Ltd (MoA Tech) and Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc (CDD) announced today that MoA Tech teams are successfully running CDD Vault, a comprehensive informatics platform for archiving, mining and analysing chemistry and...

2019-12-17 17:00 1330

CMT's Manufacturing Automation Asia Summit draws Automotive, Aerospace, Pharma, Electronics, Chemical Manufacturers to Singapore

SINGAPORE, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Manufacturing Automation Asia organized by Centre for Management Technology (CMT) will be held in advanced manufacturing hub -Singapore, the summit brings together key insights from manufacturers who have already adoptedsmart automation systems

2019-12-17 09:00 4425

Pivotal DREAMM-2 study demonstrated a clinically meaningful overall response rate with belantamab mafodotin (GSK2857916) for patients with relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

* Overall response rate (ORR) of 31% with 2.5 mg/kg regimen and no new safety signals in heavily pre-treated patient population who were refractory to an immunomodulatory drug and a proteasome inhibitor, and were refractory or intolerant to an anti-CD38 antibody * Data published in The Lancet...

2019-12-17 07:47 7620

etectRx Announces U.S. FDA Clearance of Novel Ingestible Event Marker

ID-Cap System Uses Advanced Wireless Technology to Reliably Track Ingestion Events GAINESVILLE, Florida, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- etectRx®, Inc. (etectRx), a privately-held digital health company, has announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance of its breakthrough patented i...

2019-12-16 07:06 1662

Drug Manufacturers Eye Analytical Instrumentation to Reduce Operating Costs

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The total analytical instrumentation market in pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals generated revenues of $3.05 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow at aCAGR of 7.0% to touch $4.91 billion in 2025. Pharmaceuticals were t...

2019-12-12 23:11 1155

HemoCue AB, the Pioneer and Global leader in Hemoglobin (Hb) Point-of-care Testing (POCT) to Further Strengthen National Activities in the Combat against Anemia in India

HemoCue AB report fruitful discussions, continued support and new activities related to health initiatives, following the participation at the High-Level Business Delegation inNew Delhi and Mumbai, on December 2-4, 2019 STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2019, Sweden and India celebrate ...

2019-12-12 16:11 891

Human Microbiome Market to Reach $6.08 Billion by 2023, Powered by the High Growth in Over-the-Counter Probiotics

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- There has been a surge in industry-academia collaborations in thehuman microbiome therapeutics space. The partnerships betweenpharma/biotech companies and academic institutes are bringing together the research expertise of educational organiz...

2019-12-11 23:55 942

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