Pharmaceuticals
PanTRKare™ Officially Approved as the Companion Diagnostic for VELMARTO® (Eratrectinib)
NANJING, China, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- August 6, the NMPA granted approval to Geneseeq's PanTRKare™ NTRK1/2/3 Gene Fusion Detection Kit as a companion diagnostic for VELMARTO® (Eratrectinib), a next‑generation highly selective TRK inhibitor independently developed by Vcare PharmaTech. The ...
Insilico Medicine Nominates ISM0900, a Potent, AI-driven, Oral Lp(a) Inhibitor, as PCC for Management of Cardiovascular Risks
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"; HKEX: 3696), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced the nomination of ISM0900, a potent, AI-driven, highly selective, orally available small molecule inh...
Senhwa's CX-5461 Opens a New Frontier in Photoimmunotherapy; Multinational Study Published in Nucleic Acids Research
TAIPEI and SAN DIEGO, Aug. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. ( TPEx: 6492) today announced a significant research advance involving its investigational drugPidnarulex (CX-5461). A multinational research team comprising investigators from Poland, Slovakia, France andSenhwa Bioscienc...
New Drug Application for LAE002 (afuresertib) Accepted by China's National Medical Products Administration
SHANGHAI, Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Laekna (2105.HK) announced today that the New Drug Application (NDA) for LAE002 (afuresertib) has been accepted by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for the treatment of patients with locally adv...
Insilico Medicine Announces 2026 Interim Earnings Conference Call Dates
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 11, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Insilico Medicine ("Insilico"; HKEX: 3696), a clinical-stage generative artificial intelligence (AI)-driven drug discovery company, today announced that it will hold conference calls to discuss its financial results for the six months ended June 30,...
Aureka Biotechnologies Raises US$100 Million Series B to Build a Biological World Model for Drug Discovery
LAGUNA HILLS, Calif. and SHANGHAI, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Aureka Biotechnologies announced the close of a US$100 million Series B financing on Aug. 10, 2026. Granite Asia funded the first tranche exclusively, and a prominent strategic investor led a subsequent tranche, with participation f...
Akeso Advances IO2.0 + ADC2.0 Strategy: First Patient Dosed in Phase II Study of TROP2/Nectin-4 Bispecific ADC (AK146D1) Combined with Ivonescimab in Breast Cancer
HONG KONG, Aug. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced that the first patient has been dosed in a Phase II clinical study (AK146D1-202) evaluating AK146D1, the Company's internally developed TROP2/Nectin-4 bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (bsADC), i...
Second PIC/S GMP Certification | Mabwell Passes Brazilian GMP Inspection for Its Denosumab Injections
SHANGHAI, Aug. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Mabwell (688062.SH, 02493.HK), an innovation-driven biopharmaceutical company with a fully integrated industry chain, announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary T-mab has successfully passed Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency's ("ANVISA") GMP on-site inspect...
RiboX Therapeutics Announces FDA IND Clearance for RXIM002, the first Circular RNA-Based in vivo CAR Therapy for Autoimmune Cytopenias
The FDA IND clearance supports the initiation of RiboX's Phase 1 clinical trial evaluating targeted LNP-delivered circular RNA-based in vivo CAR-T therapy for autoimmune cytopenias. RXIM002 represents the world's first circular RNA-based in vivo CAR-T therapy achieving FDA IND clearance. RiboX e...
Yochanra®, the World's First Innovative Drug to Overcome FGFR Inhibitor Resistance, Makes Its Global Debut in China
NANJING, China and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Aug. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- TransThera Sciences' Yochanra® is the first drug independently developed in China to address the longstanding global challenge of acquired resistance to FGFR inhibitor therapy in patients with cholangiocarcinoma. On 6 August 2026,...
Ractigen Therapeutics Announces Completion of Enrollment and First Dosing in Phase II Clinical Trial of RAG-17 for SOD1-ALS
NANTONG, China, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Ractigen Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering next-generation RNA therapeutics, today announced the completion of patient enrollment and initial dosing across all cohorts in its Phase II clinical trial evaluating RAG-17, an ...
Harbour BioMed Appoints Dr. Bob Zhang as President of Metabolic Disease Franchise to Accelerate Global Development of Innovative Therapies
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SHANGHAI, Aug. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed (HKEX: 02142), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery and development of novel antibody therapeutics in immunology, oncology and other areas, today announced the appointment ...
Innovent Announces First Patient Dosed in Pivotal Registrational Study of IBI363/TAK-928 (PD-1/IL-2α-biased Bispecific Fusion Protein) in Combination with Bevacizumab in Late-Line Advanced Colorectal Cancer in China
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures, and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic...
Nearly 3 in 10 Veterinarians at Japan's Larger Companion-Animal Hospitals Say Their Current Pace Is Unsustainable, Zpeer Survey Finds
TOKYO, August 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Zpeer Inc., operator of Vetpeer — Japan's largest online community for veterinary professionals, reaching approximately 80% of the country's small-animal veterinarians —today released the results of a survey of 314 companion-animal veterinarians on their work...
Porton Advanced Secures Drug Manufacturing License (Class C), Expanding CDMO Services to Commercialization
CRANBURY, N.J. and SUZHOU,China, Aug. 5, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Porton Advanced Solutions Ltd. ("Porton Advanced") has officially been granted a Drug Manufacturing License (Class C) by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA).This milestone qualifies Porton Advanced to undertak...
Alteogen Announces Exclusive License Agreement with a Global Pharmaceutical Company for the Development and Commercialization of a Hybrozyme™-Enabled Subcutaneous Biologic Product
* Alteogen grants exclusive rights to develop and commercialize a subcutaneous biologic product using Hybrozyme™-based hyaluronidase ALT-B4 * Alteogen is eligible to receive up to US$365 million, including an upfront payment and development, regulatory and sales milestone payments * Addition...
72 patient multi-indication trial approved to fast track TRP-8803 commercialisation
* Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC) approval secured for world-first phase 1b/2a 8-indication basket study across in 72-patients of TRP-8803 * Study will evaluate TRP-8803 (IV-infused psilocin) across eight major disorders with high unmet treatment needs in a single clinical framework *...
AsymBio Secures US$184 Million Capital Injection to Support Long-Term Growth
SHANGHAI, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AsymBio
Piramal Pharma Solutions Expands Peptide API Facility with Advanced Spray Drying Suite
* Piramal Pharma Solutions has added a new spray drying suite with Band 5 containment capacity at its dedicated peptide facility in Turbhe, India, equipped with its own air handling units, nitrogen supply, and control systems. * The new suite empowers Turbhe to support the formulation of chall...
Innogen Pharmaceuticals Receives PIC/S GMP Certificatation, Accelerating Global Expansion of Efsubaglutide Alfa
SHANGHAI, Aug. 4, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Innogen Pharmaceuticals (HK.2591), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to innovative drug discovery and industrialization in metabolic diseases, today announced that its Efsubaglutide alfa manufacturing facility in Suzhou has officially passed a compliance...
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