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US FDA Approves First Daily Oral GLP‑1 Treatment for Weight Management, Showing Comparable Results to Injectable Therapy
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novo Nordisk's new once-daily pill for weight management, designed to help people reduce excess body weight and maintain weight reduction over the long term. In clinical trials, patients achieved an average weight reduction of 16.6% from base...
Skyhawk Therapeutics Announces Nine Month Interim Results in Patients from its Phase 1 Clinical Trial of SKY-0515 as a Treatment for Huntington's Disease
Nine-month findings show mean improvement in Composite Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale from baseline of +0.64 points, compared to natural history expected worsening of cUHDRS in symptomatic patients of -0.73 points over nine months, based on propensity score weighting. Skyhawk also ann...
Libevitug Approved in China as First-in-Class Hepatitis D Treatment
BEIJING, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Huahui Health announced that China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted conditional approval to its Libevitug injection for chronic hepatitis D virus (HDV) infection in adults with or without compensated cirrhosis. Libevitug is a hum...
Servier delivers solid performance in 2024/25 and confirms its forecasts for 2030
* Servier reported Group revenues of €6.9 billion for 2024/25, up 16.2% from 2023/24. * Growth over the financial year was driven by increased sales in oncology, particularly in the United States. * Several partnership agreements in oncology and neurology strengthen the Group's R&D portfoli...
3Shape appoints Rasmus Hannemann as Senior Vice President, Portfolio & Product Strategy
COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 3Shape today announced the appointment of Rasmus Hannemann as Senior Vice President, Portfolio & Product Strategy, effective 9 March. Rasmus will step into the Senior Leadership Team and will report directly to CEO Jacob Paulsen. Rasmus joins 3S...
Getinge Q4 and Full-Year Report 2025: Organic growth and solid cash flow to end the year
GOTHENBURG, Sweden, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- "We succeeded in growing organically, delivering a record-breaking fourth quarter and organic growth at the upper end of our forecast, 4.9% for the full year," says Mattias Perjos, President & CEO at Getinge. Higher demand for consumables for ECL...
Davos Spotlight | EVYD, Ministry of Health Brunei Darussalam and Novartis Foundation Launch National AI-Powered Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Initiative
DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2026 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos, Dr. Giovanni Caforio, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Novartis, announced a major new partnership: the Novartis Foundation, the Ministry of Health of Brunei Darussalam, and EVYD Techn...
Nuance Pharma Announces Acceptance for Review of the New Drug Application for Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine) by the National Medical Products Administration of China for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
SHANGHAI, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nuance Pharma ("Nuance") today announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has officially accepted for review the New Drug Application (NDA) for Ohtuvayre® (ensifentrine) for the maintenance treatment of chronic obstructive p...
Alphamab Oncology Announces the Results of a Phase III Clinical Study of Anbenitamab (KN026) were Published in Annals of Oncology
SUZHOU, China, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphamab Oncology (Stock Code: 9966.HK) announced that the results from a phase III clinical study for the treatment of HER2-positive gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer (GC/GEJ) of anbenitamab injection (KN026), independently developed by the ...
ICP DAS-BMP at WHX Dubai 2026 Spotlights Low-Migration and Low-Friction TPU
HSINCHU, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- ICP DAS-BMP (Biomedical Polymers), a Taiwan-based manufacturer and supplier of medical-grade TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane), is pleased to announce its participation inWHX Dubai 2026 (formerly Arab Health), taking place from 9 to 12 February at the Dubai ...
New "MedTech Advance" Sourcing Directory Launches to Streamline Global Medical Device Manufacturing
Comprehensive e-book accelerates product development by connecting R&D and procurement teams with global suppliers. TAICHUNG, Jan. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Today marks the official release of MedTech Advance, a comprehensive digital buyer's directory engineered to accelerate the sourcing process...
Functional Medicine Malaysia: Emagene Life Academy Officially Launches with Successful "Good Gut Gathering" Workshop
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Emagene Life <>, a leading functional medicine and longevity practice in Malaysia, has officially launched the Emagene Life Academy, marking a major milestone in the advancement of functional medicine education in the region. The Academy's lau...
Gu Sheng Tang Donates S$1.06 Million to NTU Singapore to Advance Traditional Chinese Medicine Research and Education in Singapore
SINGAPORE, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Leading Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) healthcare group Gu Sheng Tang TCM and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) officially launched theGu Sheng Tang Traditional Chinese Medicine Education and Research Programme today. As part ...
WuXi Biologics and HanchorBio Enter Strategic Partnership to Advance Next-Generation Bi- and Multi-Functional Fusion Protein Pipeline
SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics (2269.HK), a global leading Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), and HanchorBio Inc. (TPEx: 7827), a global clinical-stage biotechnology company advancing next-generation immunotherapies for oncology and auto...
Get Exclusive Limited-Edition Gifts During Your Lunar New Year Trip: Wakamoto Launches "Thank You from Wakamoto" Campaign
TOKYO, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Wakamoto Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Tokyo,
Arata Igarashi), a company dedicated to supporting healthy and active
lifestyles, will launch a nationwide campaign in which customers who purchase
"Strong Wakamoto" will receive an original hand towel.
Ascletis Announces First Participants Dosed in a 13-week U.S. Phase II Study with ASC30, an Oral Small Molecule GLP-1R Agonist for the Treatment of Diabetes
-Topline data from the Phase II study for the treatment of diabetes are expected in the third quarter of 2026. -ASC30 demonstrated placebo-adjusted weight loss of up to 7.7% in a recently completed 13-week U.S. Phase II study in participants with obesity or o verweight, withbetter gastrointestina...
Landmark FDA Move: First Quality Control Protocol for Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) Sets New Therapeutic Standard
TIANJIN, China, Jan. 26, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- In a landmark move for the cell therapy industry, a Device Master File (DMF) describing the first dedicated quality control standard for Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (MSCs) was accepted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The agency's Master ...
Ozelle Brings AI-Powered, Scenario-Ready Diagnostics to WHX Labs Dubai 2026
DUBAI, UAE, Jan. 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ozelle, a global innovator in intelligent diagnostics, will showcase its next-generation solution atWHX Labs Dubai 2026 (Feb 10–13, Booth S1.D58). Under the theme "AI × CBM: The Next-Generation of Complete Blood Morphology," Ozelle will highlight how dia...
Mindray Unveils Three-Pillar Growth Strategy at 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, Paving the Way for Next Decade of Global Healthcare Innovation
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 22, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- May Li, Board Secretary of Mindray Medical (300760.SZ), delivered a keynote speech at the 44th J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference (JPM Conference) on January 15, 2026, outlining the company's strategic vision for the next decade centered on three core...
pixelRo to Showcase AI-Powered Digital Healthcare and Air Sterilization Solutions at CES 2026 and WHX Dubai
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 22. 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- pixelRo, a Samsung Electronics spin-off digital healthcare company, is accelerating its global expansion by participating in CES 2026 and WHX Dubai 2026 (formerly Arab Health). pixelRo develops and operates AI-based integrated self-diagnostic kio...
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