Pharmaceuticals
Exopharm and Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AIRM) Sign Master Collaborative Services Agreement
* Astellas Institute for Regenerative Medicine (AIRM) is a subsidiary of Astellas Pharma Inc., a top 20 global pharmaceutical company * Initial services will seek to validate Exopharm's LEAP, LOAD and EVPS technology platforms to manufacture exosomes for Astellas, firstly at Exopharm's facili...
HanBio Therapeutics Announces the Completion of a US$40 Million Series A Financing Led by OrbiMed and Hankang Capital
SHANGHAI, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- HanBio Therapeutics ("HanBio"), a biotechnology company committed to researching and developing next generation transformative medicines, today announced that it has completed aUS$40 million Series A financing to advance the preclinical and clinical develop...
CTB001, Bioheng auto CAR - T Product, received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the U.S. FDA
NANJING, China, Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Nanjing Bioheng Biotech Co.,Ltd. ( hereinafter referred to as Bioheng) announced that its anti-claudin 18.2 autologous CAR-T cell therapy product CTB001 received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for t...
I-Mab Announces Partnership Agreement to Localize Manufacturing and Accelerate Commercialization of Innovative Biologics Drugs
SHANGHAI and GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 28, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel biologics, announced the signing of a partnership agreement with the Hangzhou Qian...
Samsung Biologics reaches agreement with Biogen to acquire full ownership of Samsung Bioepis
* Agreement with Biogen to buyout Biogen's (50% -1 share) stake in Samsung Bioepis Joint Venture for up to USD$2.3 billion * Transaction projected to be accretive to earnings in 2022 and thereafter, fully capitalizing on the high growth potential of Samsung Bioepis * Expected to accelerate g...
Ractigen Therapeutics closes an additional $30 million in Series A+ funding to push development of its RNAa platform
NANTONG, China, Jan. 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ractigen Therapeutics, a pioneer of the RNAa technology, today announced the closing of a Series A+ financing round totaling$30 million led by SDIC Venture Capital with participation from Eisai Co., Ltd., LC Ventures, CSSD Capital, and Xianghe Capital...
Adlai Nortye Announces Global License-out Agreement with Biotime for Several Products Including PD-L1 Inhibitor (AN4005) and Anti-hTNFR2 Antibody (AN3025)
NORTH BRUNSWICK, N.J. and HANGZHOU, China, Jan. 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Adlai Nortye Ltd. ("Adlai Nortye"), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of innovative cancer therapies, announced that it has entered into a Global License Agreement with Xiamen Biotime Biot...
Hope Medicine Announces US FDA Clearance for Phase II Clinical Trial of A First-in-class Monoclonal Antibody, HMI-115, in Androgen Alopecia
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hope Medicine Inc. ('HopeMed'), a clinical stage innovative biopharmaceutical company, has recently announced that U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for phase II study to evaluate HMI-115, a ...
Neurophth Therapeutics' Treatment of Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy Gene Therapy NR082 was Granted Orphan Drug Designation by EMA
WUHAN, China and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Neurophth Therapeutics, Inc., (hereinafter referred to as "Neurophth"), today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) granted the orphan drug designation (ODD) for the Company's le...
Daewoong Pharmaceutical Released Positive Phase 3 Topline Results for New Antidiabetic Drug
SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Daewoong Pharmaceutical (Daewoong) has confirmed promising phase 3 topline results that focuses on the therapeutic effects as an Enavogliflozin monotherapy and a combination therapy with Metformin.Daewoong's Enavogliflozin is an SGLT-2 inhibitor i...
KAZIA THERAPEUTICS TO PARTICIPATE IN EDISON GROUP'S GLOBAL HEALTHCARE 'OPEN HOUSE' VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
SYDNEY, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA; ASX: KZA), an oncology-focused drug development company, is pleased to announce that CEO, DrJames Garner, will be speaking at the Edison Group 'Open House' Event, to be held virtually from25-27 January 2022. Kazia ...
Senhwa's Pidnarulex Receives US FDA Fast Track Designation for the Treatment of Solid Tumors with BRCA1/2, PALB2 and other HR Gene Mutations
TAIPEI and SAN DIEGO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Senhwa Biosciences, Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a drug development company focusing on first-in-class therapeutics for oncology, rare diseases, and novel coronaviruses, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track...
Sequanta selects Olink® Explore 3072 to analyze new cohort study in China
SHANGHAI, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Olink Holding AB (publ) (Nasdaq: OLK) today announced that Sequanta Technologies, a leading multi-omics service provider based inChina, will use Olink® Explore 3072 to analyze the samples to serve a new large scale cohort study in China. Since 2021, Sequa...
2022 Japan Prize Laureates Announced
TOKYO, Jan. 25, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Japan Prize Foundation announced the winners of the 2022 Japan prize onJanuary 25. Prof. Katalin Kariko (Hungary/USA ) and Prof.Drew Weissman (USA) are co-winners of the Japan Prize in the field of "Materials and Production," and Prof.Christopher Field (USA...
ImmVira's New-Generation Vector Poised to Enable CAR-T Treatment for Solid Tumors
SHENZHEN, China, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Demonstrating innovation leadership on a global level, ImmVira announced that, its custom-designed new-generation oncolytic herpes simplex virus ("oHSV") vector enabling CAR-T treatment for solid tumors has started pilot-scale manufacturing and Phar...
Kintor Pharma Announced Successful Dosing of the First Patient for Acne Vulgaris Phase II Clinical Trial of KX-826
SUZHOU, China, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kintor Pharmaceutical Limited ("Kintor Pharma," HKEX: 9939), a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing innovative small molecules and biological therapeutics, today announced the first patient dosing in its phase II clinical trial of KX-826("p...
Samsung Biologics Reports Fourth Quarter & Fiscal Year 2021 Financial Results
* Q4'21 revenue of KRW 444.3 billion increased 18% compared to Q4'20. * Q4'21 operating profit of KRW 128.8 billion increased 39% compared to Q4'20. * FY'21 revenue of KRW 1,568.0 billion, an increase of 35% compared to FY'20. * FY'21 operating profit of KRW 537.3 billion, an increase of 84% ...
Harbour BioMed Announces Dosing of First Patient in Combination Therapy Phase Ib/IIa Trial of Next-Generation Anti-CTLA-4 Antibody
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and ROTTERDAM, Netherlands and SUZHOU, China, Jan. 24, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Harbour BioMed ("HBM", HKEX: 02142) announced that, it has successfully completed the dosing of first patient in phase Ib/IIa trial at the stage of dose expansion of its anti-CTLA-4 antibody (HBM4003) in ...
HanAll Biopharma Reports Full-Year 2021 Results and Provides Business Update
* 2021 sales of KRW 101.6 billion for a 15% increase from 2020 * 2021 operating profit of KRW 10.1 billion grew by 70% from 2020 * Increasing milestone payments and revenues from R&D activities are reinvested into new R&D programs SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- [Busines...
Hinova Announces First Patient Dosed in a Phase I Clinical Trial of HP518, an Orally Bioavailable Chimeric Degrader Targeting Androgen Receptor for Prostate Cancer Treatment
MELBOURNE, Australia, Jan. 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Hinova Pharmaceuticals Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel therapeutics for cancers and metabolic diseases through targeted protein degradation technologies, today announced that the first patient with m...
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