Infectious Disease Control

ScentAir Steps Up Efforts to Address Customers' Concern Over Air Quality

HONG KONG, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ScentAir, the scent marketing leader, continues to lead the way in helping brands globally address customers' concerns, as cases surge inChina amid lockdowns.

2022-05-26 17:26 4966

Seegene unveils '$12 PCR testing' initiative to help end COVID-19 pandemic

Includes asymptomatic testing at community-based facilities to prevent widespread transmissions Regular testing for COVID-19, flu, RSV crucial for staying safe as anti-virus restrictions are eased PCR tests will be priced affordably, made possible through Seegene's 20 years of expertise "Full ...

2022-05-25 19:00 2835

Brii Biosciences to be Added to MSCI China Small Cap Index

DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, May 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences Limited ("Brii Bio" or the "Company", stock code: 2137.HK) today announced that it will be added to the MSCI China Small Cap Index, effective as ofHong Kong market close on May 31, 2022. ...

2022-05-25 08:00 5793

Insilico Medicine Announces Novel 3CL Protease Inhibitor Preclinical Candidate for COVID-19 Treatment

* Insilico's candidate demonstrated a favorable profile with good in vivo efficacy at low doses, efficient synthesis, and no need for co-administration with Ritonavir. * The candidate is intended to be used for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 and its variants, along with other coronaviruses. Insi...

2022-05-24 21:00 3320

New Study Shows Critical Role of 1,5-Anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) in COVID-19 Pathogenesis by Binding to the COVID-19 Spike Protein

Study Findings Support Data Presented on the GlycoMark Blood Test at the Most RecentADA and AHA Scientific Sessions  RALEIGH, N.C., May 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Precision Diabetes, Inc. A new study recently published inNature Metabolism shows that 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG), a glucose-like me...

2022-05-24 19:00 1943

CanSinoBIO's COVID-19 Vaccine Convidecia™ Receives WHO Emergency Use Listing

TIANJIN, China, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- CanSino Biologics Inc. ("CanSinoBIO") (SSE: 688185, HKEX: 06185) today announced that the World Health Organization ("WHO") has granted Emergency Use Listing ("EUL") for Convidecia™, CanSinoBIO's Recombinant Novel Coronavirus Vaccine (Adenovirus Type 5...

2022-05-19 23:28 4559

PostEra spearheads AI-driven drug discovery collaboration to develop antiviral therapeutics with initial $68M in NIH funding

BOSTON, May 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PostEra, a biotechnology company specializing in machine learning for preclinical drug discovery, today announced a multi-year collaboration with the National Institutes of Health to develop small molecule antiviral therapeutics to prevent pandemics. The cente...

2022-05-19 04:56 4407

SIMCERE PHARMA (HK.2096) Novel Inhibitor of COVID-19 3CLpro SIM0417 Received a Second Clinical Trial Approval in China

HONG KONG, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- SIMCERE PHARMA (HK.2096)  announced that SIM0417, a candidate drug against SARS-Cov-2, for which the Company holds license from Shanghai Institute ofMateria Medica (SIMM) and Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has obtained the Clinica...

2022-05-18 11:56 2657

ASEAN to build its own CDC to mitigate another pandemic risk

DENPASAR, Indonesia, May 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASEAN members agreed on setting up the ASEAN Center for Public Health Emergencies and Emerging Diseases (ACPHEED) at the 15th ASEAN Health Minister Meeting (15th AHMM)  inNusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia on May 11-15, 2022.

2022-05-18 09:00 4089

ASEAN accepts mutually recognized COVID-19 vaccination certificates

DENPASAR, Indonesia, May 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- ASEAN Member States collectively recognize the COVID-19 vaccination certificate to be applied in Southeast Asia. Health Ministers of ASEAN countries endorsed the decision during the 15th ASEAN Health Ministers Meeting (15th AHMM) inNusa Dua, Bali, ...

2022-05-17 19:14 2690

NEW GUIDELINES FOR COVID TESTING

A new ISO technical specification will improve testing procedures and contribute to a safer world. SHENZHEN, China, May 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The COVID pandemic first reared its head in 2019 and despite concerted efforts from authorities and the public, it's still with us. Dedicated stan...

2022-05-13 17:10 2603

ECCMID 2022: Copan unveils its WISE approach to sample management

BRESCIA, Italy, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Copan took the chance of the first in-person ECCMID of the last two years to give a name to itsholistic approach to preanalytics. From sample collection to image analysis and data interpretation, meet Copan's WISE approach, which brings any sample to i...

2022-05-12 20:25 2846

HKBN Receives Amazon Web Services' HK Managed Service Award

Cloud technology enhances scalability and flexibility HONG KONG, May 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HKBN Enterprise Solutions ("HKBN") is awardedAmazon Web Services' ("AWS") Managed Service Provider Partner of the Year . With the largest number of AWS certifications inHong Kong, HKBN is actively embrac...

2022-05-11 11:49 3740

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Selects Biobot Analytics to Expand National Wastewater Monitoring

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has selected Biobot Analytics to expand the agency's National Wastewater Surveillance System (NWSS), an integral part of President Biden's plan to fight Covid-19 and prepare the country for future pandemics....

2022-05-10 00:00 3381

Brii Bio Reports Progress on ESG Commitments in Its Inaugural ESG Report

DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, May 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences Limited ("Brii Bio" or the "Company," stock code: 2137.HK), a multi-national company developing innovative therapies for diseases with significant unmet medical needs and large public health...

2022-05-07 09:00 6163

SICPA AND THE BATAILLON DE MARINS-POMPIERS DE MARSEILLE ARE TESTING AN INNOVATIVE SOLUTION FOR DETECTING PATHOGENS IN AIRCRAFT WASTEWATER

Authorities can rely on a robust decision-making tool to strengthen their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic and future health risks. LAUSANNE, Switzerland, May 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Swiss company SICPA, a world leader in identification, traceability and authentication technologies, and t...

2022-05-06 14:00 5796

Promising COVID oral antiviral being co-researched by Healion Bio and FUJIFILM Toyama

FREDERICK, Md., April 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healion Bio, a closely held biotechnology company, today announced a collaborative agreement to research a combination antiviral against SARS-CoV-2 and other deadly pathogens. The combination will include one of Healion Bio's protease inhibitors and ...

2022-04-29 01:00 2703

FDA Approves Direct Biologics to Proceed with a Landmark Phase 3 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) Trial

AUSTIN, Texas, April 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Direct Biologics, a regenerative biotechnology company with a groundbreaking extracellular vesicle (EV) platform technology, announced today that the FDA has approved the company to proceed with its Phase 3 clinical trial using its investigational EV ...

2022-04-27 00:09 3355

The First International COVID-19 Testing Standard Released

BEIJING, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the State Administration for Market Regulation, the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) released the first international standard specifically for the detection of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. On April 19, ISO i...

2022-04-26 13:02 1643

Confusing health requirements are stopping passengers from flying

An international survey of people in the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, and the Gulf reveals widespread confusion around health requirements for air travel, and fears that the aviation sector is not prepared for another global health crisis * Many people in every country surveyed sa...

2022-04-22 02:45 5635
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