Health
Civil Society Leads the Needed Collaborations between Nations
HAIKOU, China, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when the future of the globe looks gloomy by the unabated pandemic and economic fallout, raising political hostility and anti-globalization sentiment, an online dialogue in 30th and 30st July between the civil society organizations inChina an...
Viva Biotech and Langhua Pharmaceutical Reached the Strategic Acquisition Agreement, Accelerating the Escalation of the Service Chain of Innovative Drug Industry
SHANGHAI, Aug. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 9th, 2020, Viva Biotech ( Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Viva Biotech" or "The Company") entered into the Share Purchase Agreement pursuant to which Viva Biotech agreed to acquire and the Vendors agreed to collectively sell 80% of...
Innovent and Lilly Release Clinical Trial Results of Sintilimab in Combination with ALIMTA® (Pemetrexed) and Platinum Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for Nonsquamous NSCLC in an Oral Presentation at IASLC WCLC 2020 Virtual Presidential Symposium
SUZHOU, China, Aug. 8, 2020 /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 diseases, today anno...
First hospitals in U.S. implant next-generation cardiac device to reduce risk of stroke
Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St. David's Medical Center, Los Robles Health System perform near simultaneous implantation ofWATCHMAN FLX™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On Aug. 5, 2020, physicians at the Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute ...
First liquid biopsy to receive FDA Approval for comprehensive tumor profiling across all solid cancers, Guardant Health's Guardant360® CDx, gains credibility among oncologists in Asia, Middle East and Africa.
SINGAPORE, Aug. 8, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Guardant Health's liquid biopsy, Guardant360® CDx, for tumor mutation profiling in patients across all solid cancers. For Guardant Health Asia, Middle East and Africa (AMEA), this FDA approval r...
BD Announces Voluntary Recall of ChloraPrep™ 3 mL Applicator in Specific U.S. Territories, Countries and Regions
FRANKLIN LAKES, New Jersey, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company), a leading global medical technology company,announced a voluntary recall onJune 23, 2020 for specified catalog numbers of the ChloraPrep™ 3 mL applicator due to possible fungal contamination, which only a...
Co-Diagnostics, Inc. Logix Smart™ COVID-19 Test Authorized for Use in Australia
SALT LAKE CITY, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Co-Diagnostics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CODX) , a molecular diagnostics company with a unique, patented platform for the development of diagnostic tests, announced today thatAustralia has been added to the list of countries that have authorized the Logix Smart™ C...
World's First Development and Demonstration of a Quantum Cryptographic Communication Technology Applied System for Genomic Medicine
TOKYO, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502), Tohoku University Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) and Tohoku University Hospital have demonstrated that quantum cryptographic communications technology can provide genomic medicine with a safe, completely secure d...
Olympus announces acquisition of Arc Medical Design Limited from Norgine B.V.
TOKYO, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Olympus Corporation today announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Arc Medical Design Limited (Arc Medical Design), a subsidiary of Norgine B.V. The acquisition underscores Olympus' commitment to expanding its offering in gastrointestinal thera...
US FDA Grants Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) to Paxalisib for DIPG
SYDNEY, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (ASX: KZA; NASDAQ: KZIA), an Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company, is pleased to announce that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) to Kazia's paxalis...
CMAB Appoints Ms. Maggie Chen as Chief Financial Officer
SUZHOU, China, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CMAB Biopharma (Suzhou) Inc. ("CMAB"), a dedicated biologics contract manufacturing and development organization (CDMO), today announced the appointment of Ms.Maggie Chen as the chief financial officer. Ms. Chen will lay a solid foundation for the long-...
Covistat, Biopharmaceutical Company Developing Low-Cost COVID-19 Treatment, Acquires IP From World Leader in Respiratory Disease Medicine
Technology, expertise from UK's Mucokinetica to accelerate repurposing of generic remedy nafamostat for COVID-19 oral, inhalation therapy SAN DIEGO, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A biopharmaceutical company repurposing nafamostat, a generic remedy for pancreatitis and acute kidney injury, is one ...
Dietary cholesterol and phytosterols contribute directly to heart disease
Genetic variability in cholesterol and phytosterol absorption affects cardiovascular disease risk REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Aug. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists at deCODE genetics , a subsidiary of Amgen, and their collaborators fromthe Icelandic healthcare system, University of Iceland, the Copenha...
ImmVira and Shanghai Pharma Announce Clinical Collaboration and License Agreement for Commercialization of Novel Intratumoral Oncolytic Virus Immunotherapies
SHENZHEN and SHANGHAI, August 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmVira Group Company and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Holding Co., Ltd today announced a clinical collaboration and exclusive license agreement for ImmVira's MVR-T3011 intratumoral oncolytic virus program for the commercialization of novel immun...
AirLock389 Introduces Advanced Air Purification Technology
LEWES, Del., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AirLock389 Inc. is entering the global air purification market with its patented purification technology backed by over 30 years of research and development for NASA and the U.S. military. Founded and led by Chief Science Officer and CEOChristopher H. Coo...
Milliman adds J.P. Augeri to global retirement and benefits team
SEATTLE, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced the addition ofJohn-Paul Augeri to its global retirement and benefits team. Augeri will be responsible for providing multinational employers with comprehensive employee benefit so...
The 23rd TDO® Software and 2nd GentleWave® User Meeting Moving to an All Virtual Experience
LAGUNA HILLS, California, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Sonendo, Inc., a leading dental technology company, developer of theGentleWave System and the parent company of TDO Software Inc., the leading endodontic practice management software developer, announced today that its Annual TDO and GentleWa...
I-Mab to Report Financial Results for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2020 and Provide Corporate Update on August 31, 2020
SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel biologics, today announced that it will report financial results for the six months ...
Caprion-HistoGeneX and Viroclinics-DDL announce a strategic partnership to offer integrated, complementary services to advance infectious disease research and COVID-19 therapeutic development
Caprion-HistoGeneX, a specialized CRO providing immunology, proteomics, histopathology and genomics services, and Viroclinics-DDL, a provider of preclinical and clinical trial services for vaccine, antiviral, and diagnostic development, are pleased to announce a new partnership that will offer gl...
Thailand BOI Urges Investors to Focus on Business Upgrades Ahead of 2021 Recovery
BANGKOK, Aug. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Thailand Board of Investment (BOI) is urging investors to focus on enhancing productivity and efficiency through automation and human resource training by taking advantage of the key promotion measures offered to them, in order to prepare for the economic...
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