Medical/Pharmaceuticals

Abcam Expands Cell Engineering Capabilities Through Asset Purchase of Applied StemCell's Gene Editing Platform and Oncology Product Portfolio

CAMBRIDGE, England and MILPITAS, Calif., Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Abcam plc, a global innovator in life science reagents and tools, is today pleased to announce the asset purchase of the gene editing platform and oncology product portfolio of Applied StemCell, Inc. (ASC) for life science res...

2020-01-30 15:00 1193

Melco announces HK$20 million donation to support and accelerate measures to contain the spread of the new strain of coronavirus

MACAU, Jan. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In light of the serious public health concerns associated with the new strain of coronavirus outbreak, Melco announced today it is working with the Government to donateHK$20 million to support initiatives for Melco. The donation will be used to purchase medica...

2020-01-30 09:22 2864

Infinitus donates 6 million yuan in cash and supplies to support prevention and treatment efforts in dealing with 2019-nCoV

GUANGZHOU, China, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In the last few days, all attention inChina is focused on the prevention and treatment of the pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Medical staff from both Wuhan and around the country, as well as people from all walks of life, are ...

2020-01-29 21:04 2220

Innovation Zed and A. Menarini Diagnostics Enter Commercial Agreement for InsulCheck Connect

FLORENCE, Italy and DUBLIN, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovation Zed, developer of novel Insulin Pen "InsulCheck Connect" add-on device, and A. Menarini Diagnostics, a leading diagnostics company, today announced a partnership to commercialize the InsulCheck Connect device developed by Innov...

2020-01-29 18:39 1254

XJTLU Researcher Adding Piece To Puzzle Of New Coronavirus

SUZHOU, JIANGSU, China, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- According to a researcher at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, the Wuhan coronavirus, nCoV-2019, is closely related to SARS from the viewpoint of virus evolution.  "Our findings suggest the nCoV-2019 lineage is related to the bat coronavir...

2020-01-29 12:06 2209

WuXi Biologics Enables Development of Multiple Neutralizing Antibodies for Novel Coronavirus

SHANGHAI, Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- WuXi Biologics ("WuXi Bio") (2269.HK), a leading global open-access biologics technology platform company offering end-to-end solutions for biologics discovery, development and manufacturing, has stepped up its efforts in enabling the development of multipl...

2020-01-29 10:00 3358

EDAN Brings Its Intelligent Diagnostic Solutions to Arab Health 2020

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- EDAN Instruments, Inc. unveiled its next-generation diagnostic ultrasound system Acclarix LX9 at Arab Health 2020, the largest healthcare exhibition in theMiddle East, making EDAN a headliner among the exhibitors in the Imaging & Diagnost...

2020-01-28 13:07 1929

Systech Deploys First Serialization Lines for Takeda Pharmaceutical International AG to Meet New Russian Regulations

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Systech, the global technology leader in brand protection and digital product authentication, announced today it has successfully upgraded serialization lines forTakeda to meet new Russian serialization regulations.October 1, 2019 was the first...

2020-01-28 01:19 2525

IMG Appoints New President and Expands Executive Leadership Team

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- As International Medical Group® (IMG®) continues to experience globalized growth in both product and assistance service offerings, IMG is pleased to announce several changes to its leadership team. In addition to three promotions of current company lead...

2020-01-28 00:54 1459

Erba Mannheim Launches Electrolyte Analyser With Maintenance-free Electrodes at MEDLAB Middle East 2020

LONDON, Jan. 27, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Many laboratories experience difficulties when using ion-selective electrode (ISE) analysers with traditional electrodes, as the electrodes must be replaced periodically. Failing electrodes can give erroneous results, interrupt workflows and are expensive to ...

2020-01-27 16:16 1284

SunGen and Camber Announce U.S. Launch of Generic Version of Bentyl® (Dicyclomine) Injection

PRINCETON, New Jersey, Jan. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- SunGen Pharma, a privately held specialty pharmaceutical company which develops, contract manufactures, and sells pharmaceutical finished products, today announced the U.S. launch and commercial shipment of generic version of Bentyl® (Dicycl...

2020-01-25 06:16 2042

CStone announces first patient dosed in the global proof-of-concept study of CS1001 in combination with Bayer's regorafenib

SUZHOU, China, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CStone Pharmaceuticals ("CStone" or the "Company", HKEX: 2616) recently announced that it has dosed the first patient inAustralia in a clinical trial of CS1001, an investigational PD-L1 inhibitor developed by CStone, in combination with regorafenib, an...

2020-01-24 14:26 3552

CStone successfully hosted the first U.S. R&D Day in New York

* Among CStone's 15 cancer drug candidates, five candidates are in pivotal late-stage clinical development, with a total of 13 on-going registrational trials. * The Company has implemented its pipeline strategy for early-stage candidates and combination therapy. With an established clinical d...

2020-01-24 08:18 3931

CyberMDX Research Team Discovers Collection of GE Medical Device Vulnerabilities -- "MDhex"

CISA ICS has Issued an Advisory Containing 6 High-Severity CVEs for GE CARESCAPE, ApexPro, and Clinical Information Center (CIC) systems NEW YORK, Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- A collection of six cybersecurity vulnerabilities has been discovered in a range of GE Healthcare devices popular ...

2020-01-24 02:48 1309

Inovio Selected by CEPI to Develop Vaccine Against New Coronavirus

PLYMOUTH MEETING, Pa., Jan. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:INO) today announced the Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) has awarded Inovio a grant of up to$9 million to develop a vaccine against the recently emerged strain of coronavirus (2019-nCo...

2020-01-24 00:26 4043

Ascletis Received Approval of Clinical Trials in HBV Patients for ASC22, a Subcutaneously Administered PD-L1 Antibody

HANGZHOU and SHAOXING, China, Jan. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascletis Pharma Inc. (Ascletis, 1672.HK) announces today the approval for ASC22 to conduct clinical trials in chronic hepatitis B patients inChina from China's National Medical Products Administration. ASC22 is a first-in-class, subcuta...

2020-01-23 09:52 3202

Hand Hygiene Market will Reach $1.98 Billion in the US and EU5 with High Adoption of Gamification

Artificial intelligence and machine learning to generate greater growth opportunities for hand hygiene companies, finds Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, California, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Due to the high cost of hospital stays, caregivers are increasingly shifting from hand wash and infectio...

2020-01-22 20:02 1047

Argon Medical Announces the Commercial Launch of Two Inferior Vena Cava Filter Retrieval Kits

FRISCO, Texas, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Argon Medical Devices, Inc. announced today the commercial launch of Single-Loop and Triple-Loop Retrieval Kits for sale in the U.S. The Single-Loop and Triple-Loop Retrieval Kits are intended for percutaneous removal of retrievable inferior vena cava ...

2020-01-22 18:49 1912

Eddy Cojulun New Chief Sales Officer at Envirotainer

UPPLANDS VASBY, Sweden, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Envirotainer, the global market leader in secure cold chain solutions for air transport of pharmaceuticals, today announced thatEddy Cojulun joined Envirotainer as the new Chief Sales Officer (CSO) inDecember 2019. In his new role Eddy will r...

2020-01-22 15:27 885

LABWorld China 2020 is Gearing Up

SHANGHAI, Jan. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) announced the first 45 key laboratories inJune 2019 and mentioned that the construction of national-level innovative key laboratories would play a guiding and demonstrated role in improving drug sci-tech ...

2020-01-22 11:37 1768