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Berry Oncology Completes Series B1 Funding, Attracting Most Venture Capital to Date in Early Cancer Screening Sector
BEIJING, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Berry Oncology Corporation, a member company ofChina's leading early cancer screening firm Berry Genomics, yesterday on its 4th anniversary, announced the completion of a US$99.15 million Series B1 financing round. This brings the total capital raised by the ...
2021-08-05 21:00
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Pharmaxis Cancer Drug Decreases Tumour Burden in Pre Clinical Liver Cancer Model
SYDNEY, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clinical stage drug development company Pharmaxis Ltd (ASX: PXS) today announced the first public presentation of data from a preclinical study of PXS-5505 in the liver cancer, cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) at the Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association (AHBP...
2021-08-05 18:00
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ABL Bio Receives IND Approval for Phase 1 Clinical Trial of ABL501, an anti-LAG-3/PD-L1 Bispecific Antibody
* South Korea's MFDS clears IND application for a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety and preliminary efficacy of ABL501 as a monotherapy for solid tumor treatment * ABL's third IND this year for bispecific antibody therapeutics SEONGNAM, South Korea, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ABL Bio, Inc...
2021-08-04 21:30
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Alterity Therapeutics Announces New US Patent to Expand its Portfolio of Compounds for Neurodegenerative Diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
MELBOURNE, Australia, Aug. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) ("Alterity" or "the Company"), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing disease modifying treatments for neurodegenerative conditions, today announced the United States Patent and Trademark Of...
2021-08-04 20:39
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Yuyu Pharma Signs Exclusive Distribution Agreement with Novartis Korea for Domestic Distribution Rights in Korea for Lamisil®, Lescol® XL and Tegretol®
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuyu Pharma, a pharmaceutical company based in Korea, and Novartis Korea announced today that the companies have entered into an agreement in which Yuyu will have exclusive distribution rights for the following prescription medicines in Korea: Lami...
2021-08-03 21:00
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Pulnovo Medical, a pioneer medical device company, specializing in the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension, recently raised millions of dollars through OrbiMed Healthcare Fund Management, Cenova Capital, Lilly Asia Ventures(LAV), and GaoRong Capital
NANJING, China, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Pulnovo Medical, a pioneer medical device company, specializing in the treatment of pulmonary artery hypertension, recently raised millions of dollars through OrbiMed, Cenova, Lilly Asia Ventures (LAV), and GaoRong Capital. Funds raised in this round w...
2021-08-03 20:32
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111, Inc. Enters into Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Zelgen to Develop a New Management Platform for Liver Cancer Patients in China
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – 111, Inc. ("111" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YI), a leading tech-enabled healthcare platform company committed to digitally connecting patients with medicine and healthcare services inChina, today announced a strategic cooperation agreement with Suzhou Zelgen ...
2021-08-03 20:00
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TCM Lianhua Qingwen shows stable in vitro antiviral effect on the Delta variant: Expert
GUANGZHOU, China, Aug. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest research findings from the team of Professor Yang Zifeng from the State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease inGuangzhou, China, have showed that Chinese medicine Lianhua Qingwen has an effective inhibitory action on the Delta variant of ...
2021-08-03 15:27
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Cardinal Health completes sale of Cordis business to Hellman & Friedman
DUBLIN, Ohio, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cardinal Health (NYSE: CAH) and Hellman & Friedman (H&F) announced today the completion of the previously announced sale of Cardinal Health's Cordis business to H&F. The sale price of approximately$1 billion includes the buyer's assumption of certain lia...
2021-08-02 23:00
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Bionomics Announces Plans to Conduct U.S. Initial Public Offering
ADELAIDE, Australia, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionomics Limited (ASX: BNO, OTCQB: BNOEF), (Bionomics) a global, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that it plans to conduct a registered initial public offering of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) in the United ...
2021-08-02 18:00
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BIOKANGTAI COVID-19 Vaccine Approved for Phase III Clinical Trial in the Philippines
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 30, Shenzhen Kangtai Biological Products Co., Ltd. (BIOKANGTAI) was approved by the Philippine Food and Drug Administration (PFDA) to launch the phase III clinical trial of its independently developed Inactivated COVID-19 Vaccine (Vero cells) ...
2021-08-02 15:25
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LISCure Biosciences Announces Know-How License Agreement and Stock Purchase Agreement with Mayo Clinic
SEOUL, South Korea, Aug. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- LISCure Biosciences, Inc. ("LISCure") has entered into a know-how license and development collaboration agreement, and stock purchase agreement with Mayo Clinic to advance LISCure's microbiome therapeutics in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). ...
2021-08-02 11:11
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Appendix 4C - Q4 FY21 Quarterly Cash Flow Report
Highlights: * Positive Guidance from European Medicines Agency for ATH434 Phase 2 Clinical Trial * Publication in Movement Disorders demonstrates that ATH434 reduces α–synuclein related neurodegeneration in MSA animal model * Presents to MST Access Australian Micro & Small Caps Conference ...
2021-07-30 21:05
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China Jo-Jo Drugstores Completes Redomiciliation Merger
HANGZHOU, China, July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Jo-Jo Drugstores, Inc. (NASDAQ: CJJD) ("Jo-Jo Drugstores" or the "Company"), a leading online and offline retailer, wholesale distributor of pharmaceutical and other healthcare products and healthcare provider in China, today announced that th...
2021-07-30 21:00
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I-Mab Announces IND Approval by FDA to Initiate Phase 1 Study for Protollin for the Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
* Planning underway for a Phase 1 Trial to assess new immunotherapy aimed at stimulating the innate immune system to clear beta amyloid protein plaques in Alzheimer's Disease SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage bio...
2021-07-30 20:00
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A Multi-reader Study Finds Unnecessary CT Exams Can Be Reduced by 30% When Analyzing Chest Radiographs with AI
* A second joint study conducted by Lunit and Massachusetts General Hospital, published in European Radiology * When used as a second reader, the AI algorithm can enhance effective diagnosis on chest x-ray * With AI, radiology residents were able to recommend 28% more chest CT exams for pot...
2021-07-29 21:30
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I-Mab Announces Authorization of a Renewed Stock Repurchase Program by the Company up to US$40 Million
SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel biologics, today announced that its Board of Directors (the "Board") has authorized...
2021-07-29 20:00
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HanAll Biopharma Reports Second Quarter 2021 Results
* Q2'21 sales of KRW 23.4 billion increased 4% from the same period last year * Q2'21 operating profit of KRW 1.6 billion fell slightly by 3% compared to Q2'20 * H1'21 sales of KRW 51.2 billion and operating profit of 6.3 billion grew by 15% and 56% YoY [Business Performance and Financial St...
2021-07-29 18:44
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Daewoong Pharmaceutical Announces Camostat Achieving 50% Faster Recovery Time for Mild COVID-19 Patients Over Age of 50 in Topline Results from Phase 2B Clinical Trial
- Improvement of symptoms such as cough and dyspnea in mild patients over age 50 was reported to be as twice as fast and statistically significant in the treatment group (4 days) compared to the placebo control group (9 days). - Development is underway for potential combination therapies and nove...
2021-07-29 18:00
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Hemanext Partners with Sickle Cell 101 to Sponsor Sickle Cell Education
LEXINGTON, Mass. and SAN FRANCISCO, July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hemanext Inc. a privately held, US-based medical technology company dedicated to improving the quality, safety, efficacy, and cost of red blood cell (RBC) transfusions, has partnered withSickle Cell 101 (SC101), a Silicon Valley-ba...
2021-07-28 23:43
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