Biotechnology
HKEX to Introduce Hang Seng Biotech Index Futures
* Hang Seng Biotech Index Futures to launch on 28 November 2025 * New futures contracts offer risk management tools for one of the fastest growing sectors inHong Kong capital markets * SFC Transaction Levy Exemption will be applied for the first six months from launch HONG KONG, Oct. 14, 202...
Everest Medicines Announces First Patient Enrolled in a Global Multi-Center Phase I Clinical Trial of Tumor-Associated Antigen Cancer Vaccine EVM14
SHANGHAI, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, today announced that the first patient has been enro...
NABR Comment on IUCN Determination
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The International Union for
Conservation of Nature (IUCN) issued a decision onOctober 9, 2025, to retain
the "Endangered" status determination for long-tailed macaque ("LTM") monkeys (
Macaca fascicularis).
LTS expands its CDMO capabilities with the acquisition of Renaissance Lakewood
ANDERNACH, Germany, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- LTS LOHMANN Therapie-Systeme AG ("LTS"), a leading pharmaceutical technology company today announces the acquisition of Renaissance Lakewood, LLC ("Renaissance"), a US-based contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) specializing i...
AnnJi Showcases Clinical Breakthrough of AJ201 at WMS 2025
TAIPEI, Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- AnnJi Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (AnnJi, TWSE: 7754) announced that the Phase 2a clinical result of AJ201 for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA, also known as Kennedy's disease) was selected as one of the seven Late-Breaking Abstracts at the World Muscle...
Lundbeck's bexicaserin receives Breakthrough Therapy Designation in China for the treatment of seizures in severe rare epilepsies
* Accelerated pathway underscores urgent need for innovative solutions for patients with devastating, childhood-onset epilepsies * Novel 5HT2C mechanism designed to reduce drug-resistant seizures in children and adults living with Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEEs) and improve qu...
Everest Medicines Announces NMPA Approval of IND Application for Tumor-Associated Antigen Cancer Vaccine EVM14
* EVM14 becomes Everest Medicines' internally developed therapeutic mRNA cancer vaccine to receive IND approvals from bothChina's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). * EVM14, an off-the-shelf therapeutic mRNA cancer vaccine, is devel...
Roche Collaborates with OASES to Drive Primary Healthcare Transformation and Innovation, Strengthening Hong Kong's Position as a Global Healthcare Hub
HONG KONG, Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche announced its strategic collaboration with the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) to accelerate healthcare innovation and strengthenHong Kong's role as a leading hub for life sciences and medical technology in theAsia Pacific region....
Alamar Biosciences Launches NULISAqpcr™ BD-pTau217 Assay: A Breakthrough in Non-Invasive, Brain-Specific Biomarker Detection for Alzheimer's Disease Research
New Blood-Based Assay Delivers Unparalleled Sensitivity and Specificity to enable the next generation of assay development. FREMONT, Calif., Oct. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alamar Biosciences, a company powering precision proteomics to enable the earliest detection of disease, today announced the...
Lifespan-Backed Algen Biotechnologies Partners with AstraZeneca to Advance AI Drug Discovery
NORWALK, Conn., Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Lifespan Vision Ventures congratulates its portfolio company, Algen Biotechnologies, on the announcement of its multi-target research collaboration with AstraZeneca to advance AI-powered drug discovery in immunology. The partnership will combine Algen...
LuX-Valve Plus Approved for Hong Kong-Macao Medicine and Equipment Connect
BEIJING, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Jenscare Scientific Co., Ltd. ("Jenscare" or the "Company") (HKEX: 9877), an innovative medical device company with comprehensive structural heart disease interventional solutions, recently announced that LuX-Valve Plus transjugular tricuspid valve replacemen...
Phase 3 Clinical Trial of HANSIZHUANG Plus Chemotherapy Meets Primary Endpoint in Neoadjuvant/Adjuvant Gastric Cancer, Greenlighting Early NDA Submission
* The phase 3 clinical trial of HANSIZHUANG for perioperative gastric cancer treatment met its EFS primary endpoint, supporting an early New Drug Application (NDA) submission * World-first regimen in gastric cancer that replaces adjuvant chemotherapy with mono-immunotherapy in the perioperati...
Chance Pharma Announces Commercialization Agreement with Huadong Medicine for Innovative Respiratory Drug CXG87
HANGZHOU, China, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Chance Pharmaceuticals ("Chance" or "Chance Pharma"), a clinical-stage biotechnology company dedicated to the research and development of innovative inhalation therapies, today announced that it has reached an exclusive commercialization agreement wit...
Everest Medicines Announces Publication of Etrasimod's Asian Multicenter Phase III ENLIGHT UC study (ES101002) Results in The Lancet Gastroenterology & Hepatology
* The published study results are from the ENLIGHT UC study (ES101002), a multicenter, randomized, double-blind and placebo-controlled Phase III trial of etrasimod conducted acrossAsia. The study included a 12-week induction phase followed by a 40-week maintenance phase and represents the large...
Breakthrough Lectures to Headline the 2025 World Congress of Neurology in Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea, Oct. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Federation of
Neurology (WFN) and the Korean Neurological Association (KNA) will host the
XXVII World Congress of Neurology
India's No: 1 Ranked Institute, IIT Madras & Danish University Study reveals Genetic 'Switches' that can transform Disease Research
CHENNAI, India, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- India's No:1 Ranked Institute, the
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Cyteph Completes Recruitment for Phase I Clinical Trial of CYT-101 in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme Brain Cancer
BRISBANE, Australia, Oct. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Cyteph Pty Ltd
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies Honored with Corporate Excellence Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards 2025 Regional Edition
SINGAPORE, Oct. 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies (Terumo BCT) has been recognized with the Corporate Excellence Award at the Asia Pacific Enterprise Awards (APEA) 2025 Regional Editionorganized by Enterprise Asia, a testament to its unwavering commitment to innovation, ...
Halia Therapeutics Strengthens Global Genomics Leadership with Appointment of Paul Jones as Chief Strategy Officer & GM, International Markets
New CSO & GM role underscores Halia's commitment to resilience-based therapeutic development and advances collaboration with the Department of Health –Abu Dhabi LEHI, Utah, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Halia Therapeutics (The Genetic Resilience Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical compa...
Taiwan Pavilion Fostering Collaborative Innovation in AI, Regenerative Medicine and CDMO at BioJapan 2025
TAIPEI, Oct. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical
Industries Promotion Office (BPIPO)
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