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Pfizer Receives Authorization from Health Authority for Its 20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine for Infants and Children
* In Hong Kong, the 20-valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV20) that offers the broadest serotype coverage of any pediatric pneumococcal conjugate vaccine – helping to fight against 20 serotypesleading to most of the invasive pneumococcal diseases and pneumonia[i],[ii] – is now approved fo...
Fosun's Rural Doctors Program Recognized in UNGC's "20 Cases of Private Sector's Sustainable Development in China for 20 Years" Report
HONG KONG, Dec. 3, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- This year marks the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Global Compact ("UNGC")'s introduction of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) concept and principles. On29 November 2024, the UNGC held a launch event for the "20 Cases of Private Sector's S...
European Wellness Biomedical Group, Headed by Prof. Mike Chan, Releases New Study on Bioregenerative Blueprint for Athletic Longevity
KOTA KINABALU, Malaysia, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- European Wellness Biomedical Group (EWBG), a global leader in regenerative medicine, has unveiled a groundbreaking study led by renowned expert Prof.Mike Chan on the physiological challenges aging athletes face. The analysis explores how age ...
Everest Medicines Announces Acceptance of VELSIPITY® New Drug Application in Hong Kong
SHANGHAI, Dec. 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, today announced that Department of Health of the Gover...
CBC Group Completes Strategic Acquisition of UCB's Mature Product Portfolio in China
* CBC Group and Mubadala acquire UCB's mature neurology and allergy business inChina for US$680 million. * New company is named NeuroGen Pharma, led by an experienced management team with a strong track record in the biopharma industry. * Strategic acquisition under CBC's buyout strategy exp...
Lanchi Ventures Leads $42M Series A Financing for Allink Biotherapeutics to Accelerate Global Development of Bispecific Antibody and ADC Pipeline
The series A investment round secures resources for advancing global Phase I/II clinical programs and orchestrating the company's global footprint expansion. BEIJING, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Allink Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering next-generation bispecific...
First Patient Dosed in Phase III ZIRCON-CP Trial of TLX250-CDx for Kidney Cancer Imaging in Chinese Patients
MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX; Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, the Company) and Grand Pharmaceutical Group Limited (00512.HK, Grand Pharma) today announce that a first patient has been dosed in the Phase III ZIRCON-CP trial of TLX250-CDx positron ...
New Indication of Olverembatinib Included into China 2024 National Reimbursement Drug List
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing therapies to address global unmet medical needs primarily for malignancies, today announced that the new indication...
Everest Medicines Announces NEFECON®, the World's First Approved Treatment for IgA Nephropathy, is Included in China's National Reimbursement Drug List
SHANGHAI, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, today announced that NEFECON® has been included in the...
Antengene Announces XPOVIO®'s New Indication Included in 2024 China National Reimbursement Drug List, Making the Drug More Accessible to DLBCL Patients in the Country
SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative, commercial-stage global biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing first-in-class and/or best-in-class medicines for hema...
Innovent Announces First-Time Inclusion of SINTBILO® and New Indication for Olverembatinib in China's National Reimbursement Drug List
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Nov. 28, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic, autoimmune...
Everest Medicines to Hold Investor Calls on Data Results from EVER001 Phase 1b/2a Clinical Study in Primary Membranous Nephropathy
SHANGHAI, Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, today announced that it will hold investor calls on t...
Kelun-Biotech's TROP2 ADC Sacituzumab tirumotecan (sac-TMT) Approved For Marketing By NMPA Of China For 2L+ Advanced or Metastatic TNBC
CHENGDU, China, Nov. 27, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sichuan Kelun-Biotech Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (the "Company") announced that the Company received marketing authorization inChina from National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the first domestically developed trophoblast cell-surface an...
QDX Co-Founder Giuseppe Barca Awarded Prestigious Gordon Bell Prize, Pioneering Advancements in Drug Discovery Technology
SINGAPORE, Nov. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- QDX proudly announces that the team led by its co-founder, Associate ProfessorGiuseppe Barca, has been honoured with the 2024 ACM Gordon Bell Prize, often referred to as the "Nobel Prize of high-performance computing." This accolade recognizes their ground...
Menarini Group Presents New and Expanded Data at the 2024 San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium Reinforcing the Role of ORSERDU® (Elacestrant) for Patients with ER+, HER2- Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer (mBC)
* Real-world evidence bolsters the efficacy of ORSERDU for the treatment of patients with ER+/HER2- ESR1-mut advanced or mBC. * Updated results of elacestrant in combination with abemaciclib show favorable efficacy regardless of theESR1 mutation status, with a manageable and predictable safet...
Ascentage Pharma Appoints Ms. Marina S. Bozilenko and Dr. Debra Yu as Independent Non-Executive Directors
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in discovering, developing and commercializing therapies to address global unmet medical needs primarily for malignancies, today announced that it has appointed M...
Innovent to Present Clinical Data of Multiple Novel Molecules at ESMO Asia 2024
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, cardiovascular and metabolic, autoimmune...
ArkBio Announces Successful Completion of Enrollment and Dosing for Phase 1 Clinical Study of AK0610, a Preventive Antibody Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection
SHANGHAI, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. ("ArkBio") announced today the successful enrollment and dosing of all participants in a Phase 1 clinical study of AK0610, a fully human monoclonal antibody designed to prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infec...
SCG Cell Therapy Presents Promising Phase 1 Data for a Novel HBV-Specific TCR-T Therapy (SCG101) at the AASLD Liver Meeting 2024
SINGAPORE, Nov. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- SCG Cell Therapy Pte Ltd (SCG), a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing innovative immunotherapies for infectious diseases and associated cancers, announced late-breaking data from its Phase 1 trial of SCG101, a first-in-class autolog...
FDA Granted Orphan Drug Designation of LBL-024, An Anti-PD-L1/4-1BB Bispecific Antibody Developed by Leads Biolabs, for Treatment of Neuroendocrine Cancer
NANJING, China, Nov. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Leads Biolabs Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Leads Biolabs") announced that LBL-024, an anti-PD-L1/4-1BB bispecific antibody independently developed by the company with global intellectual property rights for the treatment of neuroendo...
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