Medical/Pharmaceuticals

I-Mab Expands Emerging Portfolio of Next Generation Novel Oncology Therapeutics Through Cutting-Edge mRNA and AI Technology Platforms

SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., July 9, 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 the signing of two new collaborations with emerging biote...

2021-07-09 20:00 30594

Sequanta and Mission Bio announce strategic partnership

SHANGHAI, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Sequanta Technologies Co., Ltd. ("Sequanta") and Mission Bio. ("Mission Bio") are pleased to announce that they have entered into a strategic partnership, providing high-quality single-cell sequence services using Mission Bio's products to customers in mainl...

2021-07-09 15:44 2373

Nippon Express (India) Newly Acquires GDP Certification at Three Locations

TOKYO, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Nippon Express (India) Private Limited (hereinafter "NE India"), a local subsidiary of Nippon Express Co., Ltd., obtained Good Distribution Practice (GDP) certification in April for its temperature-controlled hubs inDelhi, Mumbai and Ahmedabad, evidencing the ...

2021-07-08 15:00 1732

BioShin Expands Senior Leadership Team: Sarah Lu Joins BioShin as Chief Medical Officer, Mary Ma Joins BioShin as Chief Commercial Officer

SHANGHAI, July 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- BioShin Limited today announced the appointment of Dr.Zhihong (Sarah) Lu as Chief Medical Officer and Dr. Ma (Mary) Li as Chief Commercial Officer. Sarah will play a critical role in BioShin's clinical development of pipeline products inAsia-Pacific markets,...

2021-07-08 12:01 2705

Harbour BioMed Reports Positive Topline Results from Phase 2 Trial of Batoclimab (HBM9161) in Generalized Myasthenia Gravis

* Both batoclimab 340 mg and 680 mg treatment groups demonstrated rapid, substantial and persistent clinical improvement over placebo * Favorable safety and tolerability profile with no serious adverse events (SAEs) and no adverse events (AEs) leading to discontinuation * Strong IgG reductio...

2021-07-06 21:06 18668

Bionomics Initiates Phase 2b ATTUNE Study of BNC210 in PTSD

ADELAIDE, Australia, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionomics Limited (ASX: BNO, OTCQB:BNOEF) (Bionomics or Company), a global, clinical stage biopharmaceutical company, is pleased to announce that it has initiated a Phase2b trial (the ATTUNE Study) to evaluate the tablet formulation of BNC210 in p...

2021-07-06 18:00 17848

Arctic Vision Joins Forces with the University of Hong Kong Department of Ophthalmology to Discover and Develop Novel Neuroprotective Therapies for Ocular Disease

SHANGHAI and HONG KONG, July 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Arctic Vision, a China -based clinical-stage ophthalmology company focuses on developing innovative therapies for pan-ocular diseases, announcing today a new research collaboration with Prof.Christopher Leung, Head and Clinical Professor at the ...

2021-07-05 08:00 2071

Transcenta Provides Program Update for Anti-Claudin18.2 Monoclonal Antibody TST001 and Reports Promising Early Anti-Tumor Responses in Patients with Gastric Cancer

SUZHOU, China, July 2, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcenta Holding Limited ("Transcenta"), a clinical stage global biotherapeutics company with fully-integrated capabilities in discovery, development and manufacturing of antibody-based therapeutics, today announces that promising anti-tumor response...

2021-07-02 21:02 3202

First Naturally-designed and Personalised Bioprosthesis SingValve Set to Revolutionise Heart Valve Surgery

SINGAPORE, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- A naturally-designed human-like personalised heart valve bioprosthesis developed by a team of clinician-scientists from theNational University Health System (NUHS) looks set to be a game changer in the next generation of "personalised medicine" and further...

2021-07-01 21:00 3414

Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH) conducts field inspection of companies with mRNA technology

SEOUL, South Korea, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Korea National Institute of Health (KNIH), Korea's top research center in the field of hygiene and medicine (with Mr. Kwon Jun-Wook as President) conducted a field inspection of key companies with mRNA technology.

2021-07-01 21:00 2600

I-Mab Announces Multiple Advancements of 4-1BB Bispecific Antibody Portfolio

* First patient dosed in U.S. phase 1 clinical trial of TJ-CD4B/ABL111 in patients with advanced or metastatic solid tumors * China sites to join the dose expansion part of the study to accelerate TJ- CD4B/ABL111 development * Results of TJ-L14B/ABL503 preclinical studies accepted for publica...

2021-07-01 20:00 13740

Alterity Therapeutics granted a new US patent targeting major neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's and Parkinson's

MELBOURNE, Australia and SAN FRANCISCO, July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Alterity Therapeutics (ASX: ATH, NASDAQ: ATHE) ("Alterity" or "the Company") has today announced the granting of a new composition of matter patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).  The patent secures a ...

2021-07-01 19:50 14123

Joint Commission International publishes fourth edition of International Accreditation Standards for Laboratories

Standards and policies in latest edition become effective 1 January 2022 OAK BROOK, Ill., July 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Joint Commission International (JCI) today publishedJoint Commission International Accreditation Standards for Laboratories, Fourth Edition. The manual provides requirements for ...

2021-07-01 08:00 1815

Kazia Provides Progress Update on Paxalisib and EVT801 Clinical Programs

SYDNEY, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to provide an update on recent progress with its two pipeline assets, paxalisib and EVT801. Key Points * GBM AGILE pivotal study of paxalisib is...

2021-06-30 22:00 30944

VUNO Inks Deal with Samsung Electronics to Embed AI-powered Algorithms in Samsung's Premium Mobile X-ray System

SEOUL, South Korea, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- South Korean artificial intelligence (AI) developer, VUNO Inc., announced today a partnership with Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., global medical device company to incorporate its AI-powered chest X-ray diagnostic solution, VUNO Med®-Chest X-ray™, ...

2021-06-30 21:00 2215

I-Mab Honored with Top Rankings by Institutional Investor

SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., June 30, 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 it was ranked among the top companies by leading gl...

2021-06-30 20:00 13122

Akeso Awarded as 2021 "Most Honored Company" by Institutional Investor

HONG KONG, June 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. ("Akeso" or the "Company", stock code: 9926.HK) is pleased to announce today that, Akesohas been awarded as "Most Honored Company" in the "2021 All-Asia Executive Team" survey published byInstitutional Investor, and has been ranked top 3 in all...

2021-06-30 16:00 14030

OnCusp Therapeutics Commences Operations to Advance Innovative Oncology Therapies

NEW YORK, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- OnCusp Therapeutics (or "OnCusp"), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on translating cutting-edge research assets into innovative oncology therapeutics, announced that it has officially commenced operations both inNew York and Shanghai. OnCusp succ...

2021-06-30 09:29 1906

Cynosure Celebrates 30 Years of Innovation

Aesthetics leader recognizes milestone with focus on future skin aesthetics innovation to help reveal the Beautiful Energy within everyone WESTFORD, Mass., June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Since 1991, Cynosure has been a leader in the beauty aesthetics space, creating a comprehensive range of exper...

2021-06-29 21:00 2625

Hanmi Pharmaceutical finds new innovative potential for "Efpeglenatide"

SEOUL, South Korea, June 29, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Hanmi Pharmaceutical (hereinafter Hanmi) recently announced that its new, long-acting diabetes biologic drug, efpeglenatide, was shown to significantly reduce incidences of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) and kidney disease in the resul...

2021-06-29 21:00 3157