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Zurich Malaysia partners with DoctorOnCall to provide Malaysians a convenient way to manage their health

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Zurich Life Insurance Malaysia Berhad and Zurich Takaful Malaysia Berhad (Zurich Malaysia) have recently signed an agreement with leading online healthcare provider DoctorOnCall to extend complimentary* digital healthcare services to its new ...

2019-12-13 08:00 4664

TSG Appoints New CEO to Lead Company's Asia Expansion

AUCKLAND, New Zealand, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TSG, a leading provider of business management software, integrated payment solutions, and value-added services to the Health & Fitness and Childcare markets has appointed Olivier Vandercamme to the new position of CEO, Asia.  Mr. Vandercamme i...

2019-12-13 07:00 2693

Akkad Holdings Asia and FKS Group Announce Global Partnership

DETROIT, Dec. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Akkad Holdings Asia, LLC and the FKS Group today announced a global strategic partnership, FKS Akkad Capital, LP. The partnership will combine Akkad Holdings Asia's expertise, proven entrepreneurial success and its exceptional network with the know-how, res...

2019-12-13 05:49 2614

Drug Manufacturers Eye Analytical Instrumentation to Reduce Operating Costs

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The total analytical instrumentation market in pharmaceuticals, biopharmaceuticals, and nutraceuticals generated revenues of $3.05 billion in 2018 and is expected to grow at aCAGR of 7.0% to touch $4.91 billion in 2025. Pharmaceuticals were t...

2019-12-12 23:11 1156

HemoCue AB, the Pioneer and Global leader in Hemoglobin (Hb) Point-of-care Testing (POCT) to Further Strengthen National Activities in the Combat against Anemia in India

HemoCue AB report fruitful discussions, continued support and new activities related to health initiatives, following the participation at the High-Level Business Delegation inNew Delhi and Mumbai, on December 2-4, 2019 STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In 2019, Sweden and India celebrate ...

2019-12-12 16:11 891

World-class Performance with Assistance of Artificial Intelligence

STOCKHOLM, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In the latest version of Ortoma Treatment Solution, OTS 4, Ortoma has introduced support of Artificial Intelligence. The system drastically reduces the time needed for pre-operatively planning of a hip implant in 3D, which has created a big interest for t...

2019-12-12 15:58 1286

CStone completes registration filing for the Phase I trial of its tumor immune microenvironment modulator CS3005 to enable study initiation in Australia

SUZHOU, China, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CStone Pharmaceuticals ("CStone" or the "Company", HKEX: 2616) today announced that the Company has recently received the approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) in Australia, and the acknowledgement from Australia's Therapeutic Goods ...

2019-12-12 14:47 3327

Mexican Society of Public Health (SMSP) signs MoU with StratifiCare to study effectiveness of Dengue prognostic test in Mexico

* Partnership with the Mexican Society of Public Health (SMSP) and Dengue Expert Group (DEG) leverages StratifiCare's deep experience in Dengue prognostication, and aims at reducing Dengue mortality rates inMexico. * SMSP in collaboration with DEG will provide clinical support for a study inv...

2019-12-12 13:26 2797

Biocon Biologics Symposium on '100 Years of Insulin - Delivering on Universal Access & Equitable Care' Resonates Well With Leading KOLs at IDF Congress 2019

BENGALURU, India, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Biocon Biologics, a fully integrated 'pure play' global biosimilars organisation, brought together Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs), including physicians, scientists, healthcare professionals, government representatives, policy makers, and IDF members, at...

2019-12-12 09:00 1648

Human Microbiome Market to Reach $6.08 Billion by 2023, Powered by the High Growth in Over-the-Counter Probiotics

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- There has been a surge in industry-academia collaborations in thehuman microbiome therapeutics space. The partnerships betweenpharma/biotech companies and academic institutes are bringing together the research expertise of educational organiz...

2019-12-11 23:55 942

SoClean Continues Global Expansion with Appointment of Francis Choi as Vice President of Asia-Pacific Market

Former Vice President of Strategy & Business Development, Enterprise Solutions for Siemens Healthineers Greater China Joins SoClean PETERBOROUGH, N. H., Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- SoClean, the creator of SoClean 2, announced today that it has engagedFrancis Choi as its Vice President ofAsia P...

2019-12-11 21:01 2001

Tenth Record-Breaking Year in a Row for ZEISS

STUTTGART, Germany, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The ZEISS Group continued its growth trajectory, with revenue and earnings reaching new heights in fiscal year 2018/19, which ended30 September 2019. Revenue grew by 11 percent, reaching 6.428 billion euros (previous year: 5.817 billion euros). Adj...

2019-12-11 20:59 2343

GemVax announced phase II results of GV1001 for Alzheimer's disease treatment at CTAD 2019

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 12th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer's Disease (CTAD) 2019 was held inSan Diego, USA, from December 4-7. At the CTAD, the results of various Alzheimer's disease clinical trials were shared, and it provided a glimpse into the possibility of treati...

2019-12-11 18:40 1375

Xinhua Silk Road: E. China Nanjing Jiangbei New Area aims to develop life and health industry

BEIJING, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Nanjing Jiangbei New Area, a state-level new area in East China'sJiangsu Province, is committed to building a 100 billion-yuan level life and health industrial cluster and becoming a gene city inChina. The news was announced by Luo Qun, a member of the Stan...

2019-12-11 16:52 3312

West China Hospital to build new hospital in Chengdu Tianfu New Area

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- West China Hospital of Sichuan University, a prestigious medical center located inChengdu, Sichuan province, signed an agreement on Dec. 5 with the Chengdu Management Committee of Tianfu New Area, China's 11th national-level development area, to build...

2019-12-11 13:47 3119

CStone announces enrollment target reached in the global Phase III VOYAGER trial of avapritinib in Chinese patients with third-line GIST

SUZHOU, China, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- CStone Pharmaceuticals ("CStone" or the "Company", HKEX: 2616) today announced that the on-going, global Phase III VOYAGER clinical trial of avapritinib, an investigational drug discovered by CStone's partner, Blueprint Medicines, has completed target ...

2019-12-11 11:00 2917

AGC Biologics Expands Plasmid DNA Offering

SEATTLE, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AGC Biologics, a global Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) for Biopharmaceuticals, is significantly expanding its CDMO services with plasmid DNA (pDNA) offerings from itsHeidelberg site in Germany. With the demand for pDNA growing rap...

2019-12-11 09:06 2175

Kazia Initiates Preparatory Activities to Bring GDC-0084 into GBM AGILE, an International Phase II / III Study in Glioblastoma

SYDNEY, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (ASX: KZA; NASDAQ: KZIA), an Australian oncology-focused biotechnology company, is pleased to announce that it's lead program, GDC-0084, has been selected to join GBM AGILE, an international, academic-led, multi-drug adaptive phase ...

2019-12-11 08:41 6487

Ascentage Pharma Releases Updated Data of its Novel BCR-ABL Inhibitor, HQP1351, in an Oral Presentation Nominated for "Best of ASH"

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a globally-focused, clinical-stage biotechnology company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that the updated results ...

2019-12-11 08:00 12323

Vision Impact Institute: New Reports on State of Vision Will Renew Global Focus on the Societal Impact of Poor Vision

First WHO World Health Report on Vision and Essilor Report on Eliminating Poor Vision underscore need to include vision health in global public health agenda DALLAS, Dec. 11, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Vision Impact Institute welcomes the release of two new complementary and aligned reports on t...

2019-12-11 03:42 1722

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