Medical/Pharmaceuticals
Diabetes treatment lowers PromarkerD risk score for diabetic kidney disease
BRISBANE, Australia, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Treatment with diabetes drug canagliflozin lowers the PromarkerD risk score for developing diabetic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes, latest research suggests. In a study presented at the Australasian Diabetes Congress today, resea...
WuXi AppTec Reports Strong 2021 Interim Results
* Revenue Up 45.7% Year-Over-Year to RMB10,537 Million * Net Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company Up 55.8% Year-Over-Year to RMB2,675 Million * Diluted EPS Up 46.8% Year-Over-Year to RMB0.91 * Adjusted Non-IFRS[1] Net Profit Attributable to Owners of the Company Up 67.8% Year-Over-...
NUHS Embarks on Holomedicine Research in Singapore, Using Mixed Reality Technology to Enhance Diagnosis, Education and Patient Care
SINGAPORE, Aug. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- To be able to literally "see inside" a
patient's skull and identify the location of the tumour deep in the brain,
right on the operating table, may no longer be science fiction with the help of
a Mixed Reality (MR) headset.
Cali Biosciences Initiates Phase 2b Study of Long-Acting Ropivacaine for Non-Opioid Treatment of Post-Operative Pain
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cali Biosciences Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "CaliBio"), a global biopharmaceutical company focused on the research and development of innovative drugs, announced it has initiated a Phase2b study of its perioperative long-acting analgesic product...
VolitionRx Limited Announces Second Quarter 2021 Financial Results and Business Update
* Strong balance sheet with approximately $27.9 million in cash and cash equivalents * Strengthened the Company's veterinary leadership team to drive commercial focus * Expanded the Company's intellectual property portfolio * Published two clinical papers * Continued focus on, and made s...
Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies and PhotonPharma Inc. announce collaboration to develop a novel cancer immunotherapy
1 in 3 people will be diagnosed with cancer in their lifetime1
LAKEWOOD, Colo. and FORT COLLINS, Colo., Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo
Blood and Cell Technologies
ImmVira's MVR-T3011 IV Completed First Dosing for Intravenous Administration in a U.S. Phase I Clinical Trial
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmVira announced that it has initiated its lead oncolytic virus therapy program MVR-T3011 IV (also known as T3011). The first patient has been dosed, receiving MVR-T3011 intravenous (IV) administration in the U.S. onAugust 10, 2021. The Phase I clin...
InnoCare Announces Approval of Phase II Clinical Trial Using Orelabrutinib for the Treatment of ITP in China
BEIJING, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- InnoCare Pharma (HKEX: 09969), a leading biopharmaceutical company, announced today the Investigational New Drug (IND) approval of its Bruton's tyrosine kinase (BTK) inhibitor orelabrutinib by China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for startin...
Belief Biomed's Gene Therapy for Hemophilia B Receives NMPA IND Approval: First Intravenous Infusion Gene Therapy for Rare Disease in China
SHANGHAI, Aug. 10, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- On August 10th, 2021,Belief Biomed announced thatChina's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has cleared the IND (Investigational New Drug) application for Belief Biomed's BBM-H901. This marks the first IND approval for Intravenous (i.v.) infusi...
111 to Announce Second Quarter 2021 Unaudited Financial Results on August 27, 2021 -Conference Call to Follow
SHANGHAI, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ – 111, Inc. (NASDAQ: YI) ("111" or the "Company"), a leading tech-enabled healthcare platform company committed to digitally connecting patients with medicine and healthcare services inChina, today announced that it will report its unaudited financial results f...
Insightec Announces Seoul National University Hospital Is Installing Exablate Neuro Platform
Expanding patient access to incision-free Focused Ultrasound treatment
HAIFA, Israel and MIAMI, Aug. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Insightec
NUH's Smallest Surviving Baby Discharged Well to Home
SINGAPORE, Aug. 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Kwek Yu Xuan is a 14-month-old infant who had undergone and survived an incredible life battle when she first came into the world. Born prematurely at 212 grams on9 June 2020, in the midst of the global COVID-19 pandemic, this small and fragile baby had a l...
FibroBiologics Announces Inaugural Board of Directors
Company Announces Formation of Board of Directors HOUSTON, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- FibroBiologics, a clinical stage company developing fibroblast-based therapeutic solutions for chronic diseases, announced today the formation of its Board of Directors. Leading this group is Chairman,Pete ...
ImmVira's MVR-T3011 Obtained NMPA's Approval for Intravenous Administration (IV) Phase I Clinical Trial
SHENZHEN, China, Aug. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- ImmVira announced that as a global first, its lead oncolytic virus therapy program MVR-T3011 IV (also known as T3011), obtained approval from National Medical Products Administration (" NMPA") for clinical trial for treatments using intravenous adminis...
Penpulimab Monoclonal Antibody (PD-1) Obtains Marketing Approval in China
HONG KONG, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK, the "Company" or "Akeso") announced that the anti PD-1 monoclonal antibody drugPenpulimab monoclonal antibody injection co-developed by the Company with Sino Biopharmaceutical Limited (stock code: 1177.HK), has obtained marketing appr...
China Pharma's Candesartan Hypertension Product Passes Bioequivalence Tests and the Company Plans to Apply for NMPA Approval
HAIKOU, China, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: CPHI) ("China Pharma," the "Company" or "We"), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that its Candesartan hypertension product passed key bioequivalence tests. The Company plans to use the result...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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