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[Ending poverty in China: Data speak] How to solve the problem of poverty caused by ill-health

BEIJING, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A video by China.org.cn: China's poverty reduction work about health care. How didChina solve the problem of poverty caused by ill-health.   In the past 70 years, life expectancy in China has improved from 35 to 77.3 years, higher than glo...

2020-12-16 22:00 1959

SOS Ltd. Announces Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Qingdao West Coast Healthcare Development Group

QINGDAO, China, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SOS Limited (NYSE: SOS) (the "Company" or "SOS") announced today that it entered into a strategic cooperation agreement withQingdao West Coast Healthcare Development Group Co., Ltd  ("Qingdao Healthcare") to cooperate in the area of health management,...

2020-12-16 21:15 5934

New data confirms Smith+Nephew technology as the best performing cementless construct for Total Hip Arthroplasty¹

Components of the POLAR3™ Total Hip Solution excel at ten and fifteen year benchmarks in global registries LONDON, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Smith+Nephew (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), the global medical technology business, today announced outstanding clinical results for its total hip arthroplasty (T...

2020-12-16 21:00 6893

Happy Buy Receives Policy Granting 80% Tax Rebates From Local Government

NANPING, China, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Happiness Biotech Group Limited (the "Company" or Nasdaq: HAPP), an innovativeChina-based nutraceutical and dietary supplements producer, announced today that Happy Buy, the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary focusing on e-commerce business, received p...

2020-12-16 21:00 9458

Frost & Sullivan Honors Leading Organizations at its 2020 Best Practices Virtual Awards Ceremony

MUMBAI, India, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan recognized leading organizations across The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC),India, Asia and North America at its 2020 Best Practices Virtual Awards Ceremony on Dec. 15, 2020. Twenty-seven organizations were recognized for their visionar...

2020-12-16 20:40 1816

Samsung Biologics Names John Rim as President and CEO

INCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) announcedJohn Rim as its President and CEO. The appointment was made effective immediately and formalized via the company's board of directors meeting today.

2020-12-16 20:00 1993

Frost & Sullivan Honors Asia-Pacific's Leading Organizations in the 4th Virtual Ceremony for the 2020 Asia-Pacific Best Practices Awards

Fourteen companies recognized for their exemplary performance and valuable contributions in shaping new trends acrossAsia-Pacific SINGAPORE, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan honored Asia-Pacific's leading companies at the 4th Virtual Awards Ceremony of the year today. A total of 1...

2020-12-16 18:30 2938

Chipscreen and HISUN reach a strategic cooperation

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 16, 2020, SHENZHEN CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as: CHIPSCREEN BIOSCIENCES) andZHEJIANG HISUN PHARMACEUTICAL CO., LTD. (hereinafter referred to as: HISUN PHARMACEUTICAL) announced that they have reached a s...

2020-12-16 17:59 3902

Lipidor signs cooperation agreement with contract manufacturer to offer licensees the opportunity for GMP production

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Lipidor AB (Nasdaq First North: LIPI)  announced today that the Company has signed a new cooperation agreement with Aurena Laboratories AB. Over a five-year period, Lipidor will invest up toSEK 15 million in the new collaboration. Under the agreement, Auren...

2020-12-16 16:12 1926

E-Tech's ALTANT Ozonized Alcohol Disinfectant Shown to Inactivate Both Novel Coronavirus and Swine Fever Virus, World's First

KOBE, Japan, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Joint research between E-Tech Co., Ltd. and Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine has verified the ability of ALTANT ozonized alcohol disinfectant to inactivate COVID-19. E-Tech's joint research withHokkaido University has also verif...

2020-12-16 15:00 1801

Ping An Good Doctor and Tsumura (China) Enter into Strategic Cooperation, Internet Healthcare Empowers Chinese Medicine Supply Chain

HONG KONG, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ping An Healthcare and Technology Company Limited ("Ping An Good Doctor"; stock code: 1833.HK), a leading internet healthcare services platform inChina, recently announced that it has signed a strategic cooperation agreement with Tsumura China Inc. to stre...

2020-12-16 13:40 6667

Juhani Taskinen to lead Picosun's new PicoMedical business area

ESPOO, Finland, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Picosun Group, the leading supplier of AGILE ALD® (Atomic Layer Deposition) thin film coating technology, has established a new business area, PicoMedical, for medical and healthcare ALD segments. The newly established business area will reinforce an...

2020-12-16 12:13 1687

Hospital Group BDMS Partners with Plug and Play to Accelerate its Innovation Capabilities to become the Medical Hub of Asia Pacific

BANGKOK, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Plc (BDMS) , one of the most prestigious hospital networks in the Asia-Pacific region, announces its partnership with Silicon Valley-based innovation platformPlug and Play Tech Center

2020-12-16 11:00 5547

Senecio Robotics awarded US$12 Million from the European Commission to address mosquito borne diseases

TEL AVIV, Israel, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- With more than 2,000 early stage companies applying for the EU EIC Accelerator Pilot May cutoff,only 64 companies were selected

2020-12-16 08:01 1955

APRINOIA Therapeutics Established Collaboration on Tau PET Imaging Tracer Development

TAIPEI, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- APRINOIA Therapeutics Inc. today announced that they had executed a worldwide non-exclusive licensing agreement for Biogen Inc. (Nasdaq: BIIB) to access APRINOIA's positron emission tomography (PET) imaging tracer,18F-APN-1607, for neurodegenerative diseases....

2020-12-16 08:00 3832

More than 10 million additional children under 5 will suffer from malnutrition in next two years due to COVID-19

Global leaders commit more than US$3 billion to address hunger and nutrition crisis OTTAWA, Ontario, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The Governments of Canada and Bangladesh, in partnership with the Government of Japan, on Monday hosted a virtual launch of theNutrition for Growth Year of Action, s...

2020-12-16 07:55 1796

Varian and Yonsei Cancer Center, Yonsei University Health System Sign MOU to Further Innovation to Treat Cancer Patients

PALO ALTO, Calif., Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Varian (NYSE: VAR) today announced that it has entered into a three-year agreement with Yonsei Cancer Center,Yonsei University Health System to collaborate on research and development projects in the field of radiation therapy and oncology. Cancer...

2020-12-16 07:15 5731

EpiVax Reports Record Year for Immunogenicity Screening Toolkit (ISPRI)

PROVIDENCE, R.I., Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- EpiVax, Inc. reports a record-breaking year for the "ISPRI" immunogenicity screening toolkit. More pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies signed new and continuing licenses for access to the toolkit in 2020 than ever before in the company's twen...

2020-12-16 02:15 2428

RedHill's Phase 2/3 COVID-19 Candidate Opaganib Reduces ARDS-Related Blood Clotting in Preclinical Model

Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)-induced thrombosis (blood clotting) may occur in up to one-third of COVID-19 patients requiring ICU admission and is a contributing cause of mortality Opaganib demonstrated reduced thrombosis in a preclinical model of ARDS Opaganib has also been shown t...

2020-12-16 00:42 5123

Tive Secures $12 Million Series A Capital Funding

Backed by RRE Ventures and Two Sigma Ventures, Tive offers real-time, in-transit locationand condition insights to every part of the supply chain BOSTON, Dec. 16, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Tive, Inc., a leading provider of global supply chain visibility insights, announced today that it secured a$12 ...

2020-12-16 00:00 3934

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