Infectious Disease Control
Brii Biosciences Broadens its Leadership in Hepatitis B with a Portfolio Now Addressing Disease's Burdens from Prevention to Cure
Extension of BRII-179 license from VBI Vaccines to global rights bolsters Brii Bio's position to achieve best-in-class HBV functional cure in broad patient populations Company also acquires exclusive rights to PreHevbri®, a clinically differentiated, 3-antigen prophylactic vaccine, from VBI inGr...
2023-07-06 07:25
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Brii Biosciences Provides Latest Clinical Development and Corporate Updates
Company extends BRII-179 license to global rights and introduces preventive vaccine, PreHevbri® in Greater China and Asia Pacific markets New data from BRII-835 + PEG-IFN-α study have demonstrated that robust anti-HBs antibody responses at the end of treatment are associated with sustained HBsA...
2023-07-06 07:19
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New Survey Reveals Insights on Singapore Workers' Preparedness for Digital Transformation
Study sheds light on perceptions, behaviours and changes towards digitalisation in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic SINGAPORE, July 3, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Reeracoen, a leading provider of human resource services inSingapore, has released its latest report titled "Employee Attitudes Toward...
2023-07-03 07:45
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Wellcome and the Gates Foundation to Fund Late-Stage Development of a Tuberculosis Vaccine Candidate That Could Be the First in 100 Years If Proven Effective
TB is one of the world's deadliest diseases, killing about 4,300 people per day, mostly those living in poverty LONDON and SEATTLE, June 29, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Wellcome and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announced funding to advance a tuberculosis (TB) vaccine candidate, M72/AS01E ...
2023-06-29 00:00
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Brii Biosciences Announces Entry into Definitive Agreements from Sale of its Equity Interest in Qpex Biopharma and Acquiring Exclusive Global Rights for BRII-693
Company acquires exclusive global rights of the novel lipopeptide BRII-693 for the difficult to treat MDR/XDR gram-negative bacterial infections Company returns Greater China rights to Qpex Biopharma of beta-lactamase inhibitor QPX7728-based products Company to receive ~$24M upfront cash payme...
2023-06-26 07:30
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Brii Bio Announces New Data from Partners Underscoring Potential for HBV Functional Cure at EASL™ Congress 2023
Late-breaking data from BRII-835 + PEG-IFN-a study demonstrate anti-HBs titers at the end of treatment were associated with sustained HBsAg loss 24 weeks after the end of treatment New data show more robust and persistent anti-HBs titers following vaccination with VBI's 3-antigen prevention vac...
2023-06-25 20:00
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The 'Penicillin' of Antivirals, Xafty by Hyundai Bioscience, Opened a New Era of Treating Respiratory Viral Infections with Single Drug
- Professor Heungjeong Woo of Hallym University College of Medicine, announced the result of Xafty's clinical study at Emerging Science Session of the American Society for Microbiology (ASM) Microbe 2023 - Dr. Jo White evaluated Xafty's clinical results as "The birth of Penicillin of Antivirals"...
2023-06-18 03:30
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Novavax Prepared to Deliver Protein-based Monovalent XBB COVID Vaccine Consistent with FDA VRBPAC Recommendation for the Fall
* Novavax has developed a protein-based monovalent XBB.1.5 COVID vaccine candidate and is manufacturing at commercial scale with the intent to be in market during the fall vaccination campaign * Novavax shared data demonstrating that its XBB.1.5 COVID vaccine candidate induces functional immu...
2023-06-16 06:05
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Treating COVID with Metformin Reduces Long COVID Rates
MINNEAPOLIS, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published in The Lancet Infectious Diseasessupported by the Parsemus Foundation found a 41% reduction in Long COVID rates among people who used metformin at the time of COVID infection. The trial also saw a 42% reduction in emergency room visi...
2023-06-09 21:00
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China Approves the World's First Vaccine against XBB Descendent Lineages of SARS-CoV-2 for Emergency Use
CHENGDU, China, June 9, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On June 8th, 2023, Coviccine® Trivalent XBB.1.5-Recombinant COVID-19 Trivalent (XBB.1.5+BA.5+Delta) Protein Vaccine (Sf9 cell) developed by WestVac Biopharma/ West China Medical Center, Sichuan University was approved for EUA by relevant authorities in ...
2023-06-09 11:59
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CAMH study confirms ongoing brain inflammation associated with long COVID
Researchers using advanced brain imaging are first to find increase in protein marker of inflammation in illness affecting 200 million globally TORONTO, June 2, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new CAMH study published in the journalJAMA Psychiatry found elevated levels of inflammation in the brain of pa...
2023-06-02 04:07
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Brii Biosciences Announces First Subject Dosed in Phase 1 Clinical Trial of BRII-297, Long-Acting Injectable for the Treatment of Anxiety and Depressive Disorders
BRII-297, a first-of-its-kind treatment option for anxiety and depressive
disorders, has the potential to enable greater therapeutic adherence and
convenience for patients
DURHAM, N.C. and BEIJING, June 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Brii Biosciences
Limited
2023-06-01 08:00
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Chula Researchers Discover "Highly Effective Antibodies against COVID-19," Leading to "COVITRAP Nasal Spray" to Curb Infection at the Start
BANGKOK, May 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A research team at the Center of Excellence in Systems Biology, Faculty of Medicine,Chulalongkorn University, has identified "highly effective antibodies against COVID-19" from the human body. These antibodies have been developed into an innovation called "C...
2023-05-24 10:00
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The First of Its Kind in the World: The Recombinant Multivalent COVID-19 Protein Vaccine against XBB Variants by WestVac Biopharma/West China Medical Center, Sichuan University has been Approved for Clinical Trials by The National Medical Products Administration of China.
CHENGDU, China, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On May 17, 2023, Recombinant bivalent COVID-19 protein vaccine (Sf9 cells) and recombinant trivalent COVID-19 trimeric protein vaccine (Sf9 cells) developed by WestVac Biopharma/ West China Medical Center,Sichuan University against the most recent cir...
2023-05-18 21:23
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YS Biopharma to Participate in the Virtual Benchmark Healthcare House Call Conference on May 23, 2023
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: YS) ("YS Biopharma" or the "Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and delivering new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious diseas...
2023-05-18 20:25
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Parliamentarians from 23 countries call on G7 leaders to invest in neglected tropical diseases
Uniting to Combat Neglected Tropical Diseases (unitingtocombatntds.org) releases letter signed by 36 Parliamentarians from 23 countries calling on G7 Leaders to invest in NTDs. LONDON, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- To: Fumio Kishida, Prime Minister, Japan (Host) Joe Biden, President, United Stat...
2023-05-17 17:40
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YS Biopharma's PIKA Rabies Vaccine Receives Phase 3 Clinical Trial Approval in Pakistan
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- YS Biopharma Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: YS) ("YS Biopharma" or the "Company"), a global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing, manufacturing, and commercializing new generations of vaccines and therapeutic biologics for infectious d...
2023-05-16 19:00
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Access to Novavax's COVID Vaccine Grows with Extended Interim Authorization for Adolescents in Singapore
GAITHERSBURG, Md., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a global company advancing protein-based vaccines with its novel Matrix-M™ adjuvant, today announced that the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has granted extended interim authorization and the Ministry of Heal...
2023-05-12 21:01
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New report by the Global Hygiene Council (GHC) highlights critical role of hygiene in the fight against antimicrobial resistance and future pandemics
LONDON, May 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report launched today by the Global Hygiene Council (GHC), an independent council of leading experts in hygiene and infection prevention, calls for urgent action to prioritise hygiene in home and community settings in pandemic preparedness plans beyond CO...
2023-05-05 20:14
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Chula Researchers Develop Rapid MTB Strip Test for Tuberculosis
Lecturers of the Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Chulalongkorn University have developed the MTB Strip Test Kit for Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis that's accurate and easy to use, guaranteed by the 2023 Invention Award from the National Research Council of Thailand (NRCT) -- Another hope to reduce...
2023-05-03 11:34
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