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Pivotal phase III clinical trial IND submission of the original innovative anticancer drug Chiauranib for the treatment of small cell lung cancer was accepted by the Center of Drug Evaluation of the NMPA.
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 8, 2021, Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. (Chipscreen Biosciences, Stock Symbol: 688321.SH) submitted its pivotal phase III clinical trial application (IND) of national class I innovative drug Chiauranib to NMPA, for the treatment...
HRH Prince Mohammed bin Salman announces THE LINE at NEOM
A revolution in urban living - Free of cars and streets, residents will have nature and all daily needs within a five-minute walk - To create 380,000 jobs of the future and contribute SAR 180bn ($48bn) to GDP by 2030 - 170km linear development of hyper-connected AI-enabled communities powered ...
Antengene to Present at the 39th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference
SHANGHAI and SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Antengene Corporation Limited ("Antengene", SEHK: 6996.HK), a leading innovative biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and commercializing global first-in-class and/or best-in class therapeutics in hematology an...
Standigm and SK Chemicals Repurpose FDA-approved Drug into Rheumatoid Arthritis Candidate and Apply for Patent through their Open Innovation Partnership
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Standigm Inc.("Standigm"), an AI-based drug discovery company and SK Chemicals Co., Ltd.("SK Chemicals"), a life science and green chemicals company, announced that they had successfully found a new arthritis indication for an FDA-approved drug an...
Kintor's Proxalutamide (GT0918) COVID-19 Clinical Trial Shows Positive Preliminary Results in Treatment of Female Patients
SUZHOU, China, Jan. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited (HKEX: 9939) is pleased to update the preliminary analysis of the clinical trial of Proxalutamide for the treatment of COVID-19 patients. The investigator initiated trial conducted by Dr.Andy Goren and Dr. Flávio Adsuara C...
NTC grants to Zhaoke exclusive license and distribution rights in Asia for NTC014, innovative drug for bacterial conjunctivitis
MILAN and HONG KONG, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NTC, an international R&D focused pharmaceutical company headquartered inItaly, and Zhaoke (Hong Kong) Ophthalmology Pharmaceuticals Limited, having a fully integrated ophthalmic platform with strong foundation in eyecare, announce today their agr...
Atsushi Sugita Succeeds Koichi Takagi as President & CEO of Maruho
OSAKA, Japan, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Maruho Co., Ltd. (hereinafter "Maruho"), based inOsaka, Japan, announced that its Board of Directors has named Atsushi Sugita Representative Director, President & CEO, effective December 18, 2020. Koichi Takagi has served as President & CEO since 1999 and...
EcondLife, A Microchip Programmed Ultrasonic Anti-Virus Humidifier providing Long-term 24-hour Preventive Solution to contain Coronavirus is now available
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eco Awareness launches
EcondLife, the world's first smart microchip anti-virus air sanitizing purifier
to safeguard people from viruses, including coronavirus[1].
deCODE genetics: Monozygous but not identical
By sequencing the germline genomes of twins and comparing them to those of close relatives, scientists at deCODE genetics found mutations that are present in just one of themonozygotic twins and traced them back to the first days after conception. REYKJAVIK, Iceland, Jan. 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --...
First patient in treatment in RhoVac's clinical phase IIb study in United Kingdom
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RhoVac AB ("RhoVac") announces today, on January 7th, 2021, that the first patient in United Kingdom is enrolled in the company's clinical phase IIb study in prostate cancer, a study named RhoVac-002 ("BRaVac"). The first patient in United Kingdom is enroll...
Inteleos and APA Partner to Offer Free Mental Health Resources to All Healthcare Professionals
Participation includes complimentary AMA PRA Category 1 CME Credit™ ROCKVILLE, Maryland. and WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Inteleos, a non-profit global healthcare certification organization, and theAmerican Psychological Association (APA), the leading scientific and professional or...
Caprion-HistoGeneX Acquires Clinical Logistics Inc., a Virtual Central Specimen Management CRO, and Expands its Support of Clinical Trials Specimen Logistics
MONTREAL, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Caprion-HistoGeneX, a leading global contract research laboratory services provider backed by Arsenal Capital Partners, announced today the acquisition of Clinical Logistics Inc. ("CLI"), a Virtual Central Specimen Management CRO based inHalifax, Canada. The...
Medical Waste Management Inherits a Multi-billion Dollar Opportunity from the Ongoing Pandemic
Asia-Pacific presents immense growth opportunities for medical waste management market participants as regulations mature and are thoroughly enforced, says Frost & Sullivan SANTA CLARA, Calif., Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis,Growth Opportunities in the Medical Wa...
Kira Pharmaceuticals Announces $53.5 Million Series B+ Financing to Advance LOGIC Drug Discovery Platform and Pipeline of Complement-targeted Therapies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUZHOU, China, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kira Pharmaceuticals, a global biotechnology company pioneering a new generation of complement-targeted therapies to treat immune-mediated diseases, today announced the first closing of an oversubscribed$53.5 million Series B+ fina...
IACTA Pharmaceuticals and Pharmaleads to Develop the World's First Epithelial Protective Drug Harnessing Endogenous Analgesia for the Topical Treatment of Acute and Chronic Ocular Pain
- Ocular Pain, a $10+ billion global market, with significant unmet medical need - License agreement aims to accelerate global development of DENKIs, leveraging expertise and resources of both companies IRVINE, California, PARIS, HONG KONG, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- IACTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc...
Merck Acquires AmpTec to Expand mRNA Capabilities for Vaccines, Treatments and Diagnostics
- Adds to Merck's lipid manufacturing expertise, providing an integrated offering across mRNA value chain - AmpTec's differentiated polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based technology has shown to have advantages over other technologies for mRNA manufacturing - Diagnostics business focused on produ...
Qiming Venture Partners' Portfolio Company APT Medical Listed on STAR Board of Shanghai Stock Exchange
SHANGHAI, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Qiming Venture Partners' portfolio company APT Medical (SHSE: 688617) today successfully listed on the Science and Technology Innovation Board (the STAR Board) of Shanghai Stock Exchange. The issue price isCNY 74.46 per share. The stock opened at CNY 221.73 ...
GEN inCode Appoints New Chairman
OXFORD, England, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- GEN inCode UK Limitedthe privately-owned artificial intelligence cardiovascular disease company focused on the prevention of cardiovascular disease, announces today the appointment of Bill Rhodes as non-executive Chairman of the Company, effective 1 Ja...
New Thai health drink 'QminC' surges during COVID-19 pandemic
BANGKOK, Jan. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Four months after its launch in Thailand , an innovative health drink fortified with curcumin extracted from the turmeric plant's rootstalks, has found its way on to the shelves of more than 15,000 modern trade retail outlets and almost 500,000 mom and pop s...
CGTN: What drives China's success in 2020
BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Facing unprecedented challenges brought by COVID-19 and the complex changes in external environment, the Communist Party ofChina (CPC) Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has ledChina to achieve substantial progress in 2020. &nb...
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