Medical/Pharmaceuticals

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...

2021-08-11 08:00 18062

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...

2021-08-10 23:39 3549

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...

2021-08-09 19:30 38073

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 ®, a global healthcare company focused on creating the next generation of patient care, announced SeoulNational University Hospital is...

2021-08-09 08:00 1672

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...

2021-08-07 15:00 3757

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 ...

2021-08-06 22:01 3244

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...

2021-08-06 19:50 3048

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...

2021-08-06 09:39 29224

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...

2021-08-05 21:00 27328

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 2650

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 2113

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 2778

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 25624

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 2739

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 2677

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 8471

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 3174

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 4492

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 14655

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 6023