Health
Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien: Sjöberg Prize Awarded for Decisive Discoveries About Cell Growth
MALMO, Sweden, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Sjöberg Prize 2020 ofone million US dollars to Michael Hall andDavid Sabatini. The two researchers have radically changed ideas about cell growth, an important factor in the development of c...
Bactiguard Makes its First Acquisition by Acquiring Vigilenz
STOCKHOLM, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bactiguard deepens the partnership that was initiated in 2015 by acquiring Vigilenz Medical Devices and Vigilenz Medical Supplies (together Vigilenz) in Malaysia. The acquisition strengthens Bactiguard's position in infection control and wound management, a...
Samsung Biologics Reports 64% Jump in FY19 Earnings, Sees Global Expansion in 2020
INCHEON, South Korea, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics, a pharmaceutical Contract Manufacturing Organization (CMO), recorded high for the fiscal year 2019, reporting 30.9% growth in sales at701.6 billion won, and 64.6% growth in operating profit at91.7 billion won compared to the ...
Studycat Donates Free Use of Its Language Learning Apps for Children in Areas Affected by School Closures
HONG KONG, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Asia-based edtech firm Studycat Limited
Pharmacy Alliance members come together in support of bushfire affected pharmacies & communities
SYDNEY, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Pharmacy Alliance has established a
bushfire appeal, aiming to raise$250,000 to support bushfire affected
pharmacies in providing free medication and personal care items to their
communities.
Trefoil Therapeutics Selects AGC Biologics as Lead Manufacturer of TTHX1114 for Treatment of Corneal Diseases
SEATTLE, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- AGC Biologics, a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for Biopharmaceuticals and Trefoil Therapeutics announce the execution of a manufacturing contract to supply their lead compound TTHX1114. Trefoil is developing products based...
China Jo-Jo Drugstores Steps in to Help Combat the 2019 Novel Coronavirus
HANGZHOU, China, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CJJD) ("Jo-Jo Drugstores" or the "Company"), a leading online and offline retailer and wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and other healthcare products and a provider of healthcare services inChina, today an...
Citadel Mobilizes $7.5 Million to Support Coronavirus Relief Efforts in China and the United States
CHICAGO, Feb. 4, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Partners at Citadel and Citadel Securities are supporting the relief efforts in theHubei province and assisting families affected by the Coronavirus. Over $1 million of critical medical supplies have already been procured for the Hubei Xinhua Hospit...
Inovio Publishes Patient Benefit Results From A Pilot Clinical Study in Recurrent Respiratory Papillomatosis (RRP), A Rare Disease Caused by HPV Infections
PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pennsylvania, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: INO) today announced publication of data from its pilot clinical study of INO-3106, a novel DNA therapy targeting human papilloma virus type 6 (HPV 6) for the treatment of recurrent respiratory pap...
Demand for CROs Rises to Strike Evolving Clinical Trial Models for Target Therapies
Increased acceptance of outsourcing clinical trials predicted to propel sector revenues to$71.7 billion by 2024 SANTA CLARA, Calif., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With an overall R&D expenditure of$167 billion in 2018, the global healthcare industry is investing heavily in the development of nove...
GSK announces European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted marketing authorisation application for belantamab mafodotin for the treatment of relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma
- Belantamab mafodotin accepted for accelerated assessment by the EMA's Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) - Submission based on data from the pivotal DREAMM-2 study of immunoconjugate targeting B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA) recently published inThe Lancet Oncology LONDON, Feb. 3,...
IMG Chief Medical Officer Issues Statement About the Coronavirus
INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- IMG's Chief Medical Officer (Dr. Geoff Tothill, MB, BS, FRCP Edin.) shares his latest thoughts on the coronavirus below: "The spread of the novel coronavirus within China represents a continuing health emergency for that country. We continue to see case...
TCL Electronics Takes Active Measures against Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
HONG KONG, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Electronics Holdings Limited ("TCL Electronics" or "the Company", HKSE stock code: 01070.HK) has taken several active measures against the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (the ''Epidemic''). Meanwhile, the Company assures that the global supplies and the ...
TCL Electronics Takes Active Measures against Novel Coronavirus Pneumonia
HONG KONG, Feb. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- TCL Electronics Holdings Limited ("TCL Electronics" or "the Company", HKSE stock code: 01070.HK) has taken several active measures against the outbreak of Novel Coronavirus (the ''Epidemic''). Meanwhile, the Company assures that the global supplies and the ...
Oxford Nanopore Sequencers Have Left UK for China, to Support Rapid, Near-sample Coronavirus Sequencing for Outbreak Surveillance
OXFORD, England, Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Following extensive support of, and collaboration with, public health professionals inChina, Oxford Nanopore has shipped an additional 200 MinION sequencers and related consumables toChina . These will be used to support the ongoing surveillance of the...
XAG Establishes Five Million Yuan Fund for Drone Disinfection Operation to Fight Coronavirus Outbreak
GUANGZHOU, China, Feb. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- It is of greatest concern that the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has spread through more than 20 countries and become a global health emergency. To address the urgent need for strengthening disease prevention measures, a Chinese agriculture technolog...
Coronavirus (2019-nCoV): The Facts
Collaboration Leads the Way to Better Understanding of Pathogen SAN FRANCISCO, Feb.1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Author: Barry Bunin, PhD, CEO of Collaborative Drug Discovery, Inc. Originally published on https://www.collaborativedrug.com/coronavirus-2019-ncov-facts/ As news about the Wuhan Corona...
HKBN Offers Mobile Office Solutions FREE for Existing Enterprise Customers to Help Businesses Cope with Potential Operation Interruptions from the Coronavirus Threat
HONG KONG, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- HKBN Group announced today that in light of the growing threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak, it will offer mobile office solutions FREE for existing HKBN Enterprise Solutions ("HKBNES") and HKBN JOS ("JOS") customers to helpHong Kong businesses cope a...
BSI 2020 Chinese New Year Holiday Office Reschedule Statement
BEIJING, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the official statement issued by the State Council's General Office on the extension of the Spring Festival holiday in 2020, which is aimed to strengthen the prevention and control of the new type of corona virus infection with pneumonia, effect...
Honeywell Donates US $1 Million in Equipment to Support Fight Against Coronavirus in Wuhan
SHANGHAI, Jan. 31, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Honeywell today announced that it will donate US$1 million worth of equipment to support hospitals in Wuhan in their fight against the coronavirus outbreak. The donation includes technologies such as air and water purification systems; ICU air management so...
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