Infectious Disease Control

CGTN: Infrastructure, vaccines and space: China-Arab sci-tech cooperation

BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), China-Arab cooperation in the fields of infrastructure, space and health has been continuously developed in a sustainable manner. China has vowed to ...

2022-12-12 15:39 2683

China further optimizes COVID-19 response with new measures

BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A report from People's Daily: Local authorities across China have soon made specific policies to implement the 10 new prevention and control measures recently rolled out by the country on further optimizing the COVID-19 response, so as to contain the epidemi...

2022-12-12 11:38 2105

China recalibrates its COVID-19 response strategy

BEIJING, Dec. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After months of lining up every two to three days to take a nucleic acid test at temporary testing stations dotting the urban landscape, many Chinese residents were pleasantly surprised to learn onDecember 7 that they would no longer be required to take the ...

2022-12-12 10:22 1952

Asia embraces the dawn

HONG KONG, Dec. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A photo exhibition that captures the changes in Asian people's daily lives under the COVID-19 pandemic and encourages people to move forward opened inHong Kong on Friday. Co-organized by China Daily and the Asia News Network, the Changing Asia – New Norma...

2022-12-10 00:31 9319

Australian Scientists Honoured with the Grand Hamdan Award

DUBAI, UAE, Nov. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Award ceremony of the Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum Award for Medical Sciences, hosted in Dubai, took place  on 23rd of November the Museum of the Future. The Award celebrated its 12th term (2021-2022) and 22nd year, in the presence of SheikhRas...

2022-11-25 10:39 3205

Ascletis Announces IND Approval of Oral 3CLpro Inhibitor ASC11 for COVID-19 by U.S. FDA

--The Phase I clinical trial will consist of 3 cohorts in healthy subjects, including single- and multiple-dose escalation studies and food effect study. The objective of Phase I trial is to find a right dose to move into the pivotal Phase II/III in COVID-19 patients --In antiviral cellular assa...

2022-11-23 19:43 3780

APR Applied Pharma Research (a Subsidiary of Relief Therapeutics) is a Finalist in the 2022 Rare Disease International Film Festival

GENEVA, Nov. 21, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- RELIEF THERAPEUTICS Holding SA (SIX: RLF) (OTCQB: RLFTF) (RLFTD) ("Relief"), a Swiss, commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company identifying, developing and commercializing novel, patent protected products in selected specialty, rare and ultra-rare disease ar...

2022-11-21 18:56 3822

Manulife Hong Kong expands partnership with Christian Family Service Centre to support long COVID recovery in underserved communities

New program to provide comprehensive healthcare services to empower sustained health and better wellbeing HONG KONG, Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Manulife Hong Kong today announced the launch of "Manulife Health Voucher Program – COVID Recovery" (hereafter referred to as the "Program") in partn...

2022-11-17 14:22 2569

BioVaxys Sarbecovirus Vaccine Interim Data Excellent Emerging Safety & Tolerability Profile with BVX-1021

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- BioVaxys Technology Corp. (CSE: BIOV) (FRA: 5LB) (OTCQB: BVAXF) ("BioVaxys" or "Company") is pleased to announce that interim results from its ongoing preclinical of BVX-1021, the Company's vaccine for SARS-CoV-1 ("SARS1") which is being evaluated in a...

2022-11-16 21:00 4266

Tianlong Showcases Innovative Smart PCR Lab Solution at Medica 2022

XI'AN, CHINA, Nov. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- From November 14 to 17, Tianlong's newly-launched smart PCR lab solution will showcase at Medica 2022 in Dusseldorf, Germany. The innovative smart PCR lab solution from Tianlong can maximize resources by making the best use of people, space, and equipmen...

2022-11-15 21:19 2796

Novavax Phase 3 COVID-19 Omicron Trial Supports the Continued and Future Use of Novavax Prototype Vaccine as a Booster

* The Novavax BA.1 vaccine candidate met its primary strain-change endpoint allowing for development of variant vaccines, if necessary * Novavax' prototype vaccine induced broad immune response against original Wuhan, BA.1, and BA.5 strains * The trial showed no benefit for a bivalent vaccin...

2022-11-08 21:00 3393

Ascletis Announces U.S. IND Filing of Oral 3CLpro Inhibitor ASC11 for COVID-19

-- ASC11 is an in-house discovered oral small molecule drug candidate, targeting 3-chymotrypsin like protease (3CLpro) -- In antiviral cellular assays with infectious SARS-CoV-2, ASC11 demonstrated higher potency against SARS-CoV-2 than other 3CLpro inhibitors including Nirmatrelvir, S-217622, P...

2022-11-02 08:10 2413

GenScript Supported Nasal Spray Development for COVID-19 Protection with GMP-grade Antibodies and Subsequently Planned for Long-Term Collaboration with Biogenexis

SINGAPORE, Nov. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenScript Biotech Corporation ("GenScript", Stock Code: 1548.HK), a leading global biotechnology company supportedChulalongkorn University, a research-intensive university in Thailand in developing human anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies with antibody production a...

2022-11-01 11:39 3598

U.S. FDA Grants Emergency Use Authorization for Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted as a Booster for Adults

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, today announced that the Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine, Adjuvanted (NVX-CoV2373) has received eme...

2022-10-22 03:25 7656

Brii Biosciences Presents Promising Clinical Data to Support Ongoing Development of Novel HIV Therapeutic Candidates at IDWeek 2022

* Findings from two Phase 1 studies show both BRII-732 and BRII-778 are safe and well-tolerated * Results indicate potential for oral once-weekly, long-acting combination therapy for HIV infection, supporting continued clinical development * Additional data presented by Brii's licensing part...

2022-10-19 20:00 2139

The Grand Hamdan Award goes to two scientists in Australia

DUBAI, UAE, Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to an official announcement made recently inDubai, Prof. Ian Hector Frazer and the Late Dr. Jian Zhou are the winners of the Grand Hamdan Award for the topic of – Infectious Diseases in the Award's 12th term (2021-2022).

2022-10-19 04:05 1524

GenScript ProBio Enters Strategic Collaboration with Hibiocy Co. Ltd, the affiliate of Rojukiss International Public Company Limited (KISS) - the leading Thai-based Beauty & Health company, for the development and manufacturing of COVITRAP™ and future new products.

SINGAPORE, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- GenScript ProBio (a global one-stop CDMO from GenScript Group) today announced a strategic collaboration with Hibiocy Co. Ltd., a private corporation based inBangkok, Thailand, to accelerate a respiratory-care medical device, COVITRAP™ which contains human...

2022-10-17 23:56 4804

World Health Summit kicks off with German Chancellor Scholz, numerous Government Officials, WHO Director-General Tedros

Global health in focus BERLIN, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Summit 2022, the world's leading meeting for global health, began on Sunday morning inBerlin. For the first time it is co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the central topics are climate change and h...

2022-10-17 10:24 1237

With New Commitment, Gates Foundation Joins Call to Help End Polio

BERLIN, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the World Health Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will commit$1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. The announcement was made ahead of a key pledging moment that will be co-hosted by Germany and the...

2022-10-17 01:30 2147

Gilead and the IAS start second year of partnership to honor champions of stigma-free HIV care services in Asia and Latin America

SINGAPORE, Oct. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Gilead Sciences, Inc. and IAS – the International AIDS Society – have renewed their Me and My Healthcare Provider partnership to expand the campaign inBrazil, Hong Kong, Mexico, South Korea and Taiwan. The collaborative partnership, now entering its second...

2022-10-13 11:10 2239
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