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SCG Cell Therapy partners A*STAR to accelerate RNA-based therapeutic development in Singapore

* SCG Cell Therapy signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with A*STAR Bioprocessing Technology Institute (A*STAR BTI) and Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Initiative (NATi) to advance ribonucleic acid (RNA)-based therapeutic manufacturing process development and clinical translation. * The parti...

2024-12-23 09:00 2017

SCG Cell Therapy partners A*STAR to accelerate RNA-based therapeutic development in Singapore

GSK Leads Global Forum in Bangkok to Address Respiratory Health Challenges

GSK hosted the third annual RespiVerse Meeting on December 13 and 14 in Bangkok, Thailand. The event brought together renowned international speakers and healthcare professionals from 17 countries to address pressing global challenges in respiratory diseases, focusing on innovative solutions and ...

2024-12-17 11:59 1624

GSK Leads Global Forum in Bangkok to Address Respiratory Health Challenges

Partnership Established to Advance WHO's Road Map for Neglected Tropical Diseases 2021-2030

TOKYO and GENEVA, Dec. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund and the World Health Organization (WHO) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to further expand their partnership to promote access to safe, effective and affordable drugs, vaccines and ...

2024-12-11 09:00 1240

Own Your Story with AwarerHOME™

Malaysia's HIV Oral Self-Test for Accessible and Confident Testing KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Say hello to confidence and control with AwarerHOME™,Malaysia's first homegrown HIV Oral Self-Test. This accessible, no-mess, no-fuss solution offers something even more impor...

2024-11-28 16:34 1515

SK bioscience Announces Approval of Its Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine in Indonesia

* This approval paves the way for exports to the world's fourth most populous country. * SK bioscience aims to continue to grow as a global vaccine brand beyond Korea. SEONGNAM, South Korea, Oct. 23, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SK bioscience , a global innovativ...

2024-10-23 15:11 1417

SK bioscience Announces Approval of Its Quadrivalent Influenza Vaccine in Indonesia

City microbes surviving on disinfectants, research reveals

New research shows microbes are evolving to resist cleaners used to eliminate them. It also identifies novel strains living inHong Kong that were previously only found in Antarctic desert soil. SUZHOU, China, Oct. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- After the recent pandemic, our use of disinfectants has i...

2024-10-18 17:24 2656

City microbes surviving on disinfectants, research reveals

Centivax Selects Global CDMO BioCina to Initiate cGMP Manufacturing of Revolutionary Universal Influenza Vaccine

ADELAIDE, South Australia, Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCina Pty Ltd., a global end-to-end biologics Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), announced a new partnership with Centivax, Inc., for a project involving cell line development, cell banking and plasmid DNA manufact...

2024-10-09 23:37 2649

Centivax Selects Global CDMO BioCina to Initiate cGMP Manufacturing of Revolutionary Universal Influenza Vaccine

New INTREPID Alliance Antiviral Landscape Report Highlights Urgent Need to Bolster R&D Pipeline in Support of Global Pandemic Preparedness Efforts

Current mpox outbreak underscores gaps in access to medical countermeasures to help mitigate the severity of future outbreaks CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, the INTREPID Alliance, a consortium of innovative biopharmaceutical companies dedicated to accelerating antiviral tr...

2024-10-09 19:00 1143

Healgen Scientific Receives FDA De Novo Marketing Authorization for At-Home COVID-19 and Influenza Test

Healgen Rapid Check® COVID-19/Flu A&B Antigen Test was supported through the Independent Test Assessment Program (ITAP), a National Institutes of Health (NIH) Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics (RADx®) Tech program. HOUSTON, Oct. 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Healgen Scientific LLC, a leading innovator...

2024-10-08 19:00 1349

Healgen Scientific Receives FDA De Novo Marketing Authorization for At-Home COVID-19 and Influenza Test

GSK's Arexvy is a vaccine approved to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in Malaysia

* Adults aged 60 and over with underlying co-morbidities are at high risk of developing severe infections from RSV * Vaccine showed 82.6% overall vaccine efficacy against RSV-LRTD with 94.6% efficacy observed in adults with co-morbidities vii KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire...

2024-09-25 16:45 2094

GSK's Arexvy is a vaccine approved to protect older adults from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) disease in Malaysia

Gates Foundation Report Calls for Targeted Global Health Spending to Save Millions of Children from Malnutrition and Disease

New modeling shows 40 million more children will suffer from hunger's worst effects by 2050 due to climate change, but immediate action could instead boost health, spur economic growth SEATTLE, Sept. 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In its eighth annual Goalkeepers report released today, the Bill & Meli...

2024-09-17 12:01 1930

GSK shingles vaccine now available in Malaysia

A vaccine for the prevention of shingles in adults aged 50 and over and those aged 18 and over at increased risk KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Sept. 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd (GSK) today announced the launch of its Herpes Zoster vaccine,Shingrix (MAL24056002ARZ), ...

2024-09-13 15:07 2264

GSK shingles vaccine now available in Malaysia

Sino Innovation Lab Partners with MASSPHOTON to Launch World-Leading Air Sterilizer, Helping to Curb the Spread of Germs

HONG KONG, Sept. 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has heightened global awareness of air quality and indoor environmental safety like never before. MASSPHOTON and Sino Innovation Lab have joined forces to launch an innovative medical-grade air sterilizer aimed at ...

2024-09-11 16:32 1556

Sino Innovation Lab Partners with MASSPHOTON to Launch World-Leading Air Sterilizer, Helping to Curb the Spread of Germs

Seegene and Springer Nature Launch 'Nature Awards MDx Impact Grants' to Innovate Syndromic PCR Diagnostic Assays

- Nature Awards MDx Impact Grants in partnership with Seegene extends commitment to external innovation. - Global research teams invited to submit proposals to develop new tests for human infectious diseases. Application deadline:December 2, 2024. - Nature Awards to lead the application and eva...

2024-09-02 21:00 2209

Seegene and Springer Nature Launch 'Nature Awards MDx Impact Grants' to Innovate Syndromic PCR Diagnostic Assays

Seegene Develops mpox PCR Test Assays following the WHO Global Health Emergency Declaration

- Develops NovaplexTM MPXV/OPXV Assay and NovaplexTM HSV-1&2/VZV/MPXV Assay - Designed to detect four viruses at once using multiplex PCR technology - Utilize dual internal controls to ensure highly reliable test results - Pledges to supply assays meeting the needs of respective countries SE...

2024-08-26 21:00 2183

Seegene Develops mpox PCR Test Assays following the WHO Global Health Emergency Declaration

Antimicrobial Materials Sector Surges Amid Hygiene and Health Revolution

Pandemic-Driven Demand Shifts Focus to Safe, Durable, and Natural Compounds SAN ANTONIO, Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The antimicrobial materials industry is experiencing unprecedented growth, fuelled by a heightened focus on hygiene and cleanliness post-pandemic. Customers in the plastics, coati...

2024-08-06 21:00 2304

PHYLEX VACCINE ON TRACK TO COMBAT DEADLY NIPAH VIRUS WITH POSITIVE RESULTS OF IMMUNOGENICITY STUDY

DEL MAR, Calif., Aug. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Phylex Biosciences has achieved positive results with its new mRNA nanoparticle vaccine against the Nipah virus in an immunogenicity study conducted in collaboration with scientists of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) inAtlant...

2024-08-06 20:00 2032

Pfizer's First Dual Indication Vaccine for Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is Available This Month in Hong Kong

* The first and only bivalent, single-dose vaccine that fights against both RSV A and RSV B has been approved by health authorities inHong Kong and Macau earlier, and is available inHong Kong this month (July 2024) * Helps fight against RSV in older adults aged 60 and above and infants (throu...

2024-07-18 14:41 1891

Research Identifies Blind Spots That Affect Quality of Life Among People with HIV in Singapore

Dedicated mobile app to encourage proactive management of physical health, mental well-being and chronic disease SINGAPORE, July 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With the advancements in medical sciences, there is now very little difference between the life expectancy of people with HIV (PWH) and the ge...

2024-07-18 13:45 1927

Brii Bio Presents New Data from Its Ongoing Phase 2 Chronic Hepatitis B Trials at EASL™ Congress 2024

New translational data demonstrate that BRII-179-induced immune responses are associated with high HBsAg reduction in a subset of participants with chronic HBV infection BRII-179 as add-on therapy induces functional antibody responses and contributes toimproved sustained HBsAg loss in PEG-IFNa-t...

2024-06-07 19:00 2517

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