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Rznomics Receives Positive Opinion for Orphan Medicinal Product Designation of RZ-001 for Glioma
SEONGNAM, South Korea, Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rznomics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company specializing in the development of RNA-based gene therapies, announced that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) adopted a positive opinion on the Orpha...
Breaking the Safety Barrier: Insilico Medicine Nominates ISM1354, the Next-Generation Small Molecule GIPR Antagonist
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- As population aging accelerates with demand for weight management continuing to expand, the market for GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA) drugs is experiencing explosive growth. Tirzepatide, with annual sales of $36.507 billion in 2025, has become th...
Ontario Contributes $1.7 Million Investment to Advance Life Sciences Innovation at Piramal Pharma's Aurora Facility
* Piramal Pharma Solutions is investing over $5.3 million in its Aurora drug substance facility to upgrade site infrastructure. * With its investment through the Life Sciences Scale-Up Fund, the Ontario government is supporting healthcare innovation and reinforcing its province's leadership p...
Yuyu Teijin Medicare Uses Drones to Deliver Medical Supplies to Patients on Korea's Remote Islands
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Yuyu Teijin Medicare, a home healthcare joint venture between Yuyu Pharma of Korea and Teijin Pharma of Japan, has completed a pilot delivery of medical supplies by drone to a ventilator patient living on a remote Korean island. In the test, a d...
iRegene Therapeutics's NouvSight001 Cleared for Clinical Trials in the U.S. and China for Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Following its Parkinson's disease program, iRegene advances another off-the-shelf cell therapy into clinical development in the U.S. and China. CHENGDU, China, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- iRegene Therapeutics Co., Ltd. ("iRegene" or the "Company"), a biotechnology company pioneering chemical...
Hengrui Pharma and Novo Enter Exclusive License Agreement for Once-Weekly Oral GLP-1/GIP Dual Receptor Agonist HRS-1596
* HRS-1596 is a phase I-ready GLP-1/GIP dual receptor agonist for once-weekly oral dosing * Total potential deal value is up to 2.6 billion US dollars, including 300 million dollars upfront, as well as potential sales royalties SHANGHAI, Sept. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hengrui Pharm...
Jaypirca® (pirtobrutinib) Approved in China for a New Indication in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) /Small Lymphocytic Lymphoma (SLL) Across All Lines of Therapy
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Sept. 28, 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 metabol...
111, Inc. Announces Establishment of the Special Committee
SHANGHAI, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- 111, Inc. ( "111" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: YI), a leading tech-enabled healthcare platform company in China, announced today that the special committee (the "Special Committee"), comprising of three independent directors, Mr. Jian Sun, who is the chairma...
SOLA Biosciences Japan Receives AMED Grant to Advance SOL-257, Innovative Gene Therapy Aiming to Restore TDP-43 Function for ALS Patients
TOKYO and BOSTON, Sept. 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- SOLA Biosciences Japan GK ("SOLA Japan"), the wholly owned Japanese subsidiary of Boston-based SOLA Biosciences Inc. (together, "SOLA"), announced that it has been awarded a grant of approximately 6 billion yen over five years by the Japan Agency f...
Akeso Announces First Patient Enrolled in Global Phase III Trial of Cadonilimab Versus Nivolumab in First-Line Gastric Cancer
HONG KONG, Sep. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") today announced that the first patient has been enrolled in COMPASSION-37 (AK104-311), a global, multicenter Phase III head-to-head trial evaluating cadonilimab, Akeso's first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific...
Innovent Announces Expansion of Global Phase 3 MarsLight-11 Study of IBI363/TAK-928 (Alpha-biased IL-2/PD-1 Bispecific Fusion Protein) in Immunotherapy-Resistant NSCLC to Include Patients with Non-Squamous NSCLC
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Sept. 27, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. (HKEX Stock Code: 01801), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of innovative drugs for major diseases including oncology, autoimmune, metabo...
2026 IMS | IASO Bio Presented FUCASO China Real-World Data
--- In a large China real-world study of 281 heavily pretreated, predominantly high-risk patients with relapsed/refractory plasma cell neoplasms,FUCASO achieved a 95.9% objective response rate, a 77.2% CR/sCR rate, and a 94.1% MRD negativity rate --- with median PFS and OS not yet reached (12-mo...
2026 IMS | IASO Bio Presented First-in-Human Data of BCMA-Targeted In Vivo CAR-T Cell Therapy IASO206
— Late-breaking oral presentation of first-in-human data (LBA-11) showed that a single intravenous infusion of IASO206 generated functional BCMA CAR-T cells in vivo without lymphodepleting chemotherapy. The study demonstrated a 90% objective response rate and a 90% MRD negativity rate in a popula...
Second NRF2 Degrader Enters Clinical Development: Nutshell Therapeutics' NTS231 Received FDA IND Clearance
SHANGHAI, Sept. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Nutshell Therapeutics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Nutshell Therapeutics"), an innovative biotech company focused on AI-driven allosteric drug discovery, announced FDA IND clearance for NTS231, a covalent allosteric molecular glue degrader of NRF2, to launch cli...
XtalPi Submits U.S. FDA IND Application for KQTD-126, a Potential First-in-Class, Gut-Restricted Pan-TRK Inhibitor for Chronic Intestinal Pain
* This milestone marks the first IND submission from XtalPi's proprietary pipeline, recently unveiled in its interim results, validating the company's AI and robotics-driven drug discovery platform and its transition to a clinical-stage organization. * Preclinical data demonstrate sub-nanomol...
Strategic Collaboration | Sanyou Bio and NovoCodex Partner to Co-Develop Innovative Dual-Payload ADCs
SHANGHAI and SHAOXING, China, Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("Sanyou Bio") and NovoCodex Biopharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. ("NovoCodex") jointlyannounced that the two companies have formally entered into a strategic collaboration agreement. The partnership will foc...
Earendil Labs Announces Research Collaboration with Genentech to Discover and Develop Therapeutic Bispecific Antibodies in Oncology
WILMINGTON, Del., Sept. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Earendil Labs, an AI-powered biotechnology company advancing next-generation biologics, today announced a research collaboration with Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, to discover and develop multiple therapeutic bispecific antibody programs ...
Innovent to Present New Clinical Data of Next-gen IO and ADC Pipeline at the 2026 ESMO Annual Meeting
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Sept. 23, 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, cardiovascular and metabolic, autoimmun...
Caliway Announces Positive Phase 2 Results of CBL-514 in Dercum's Disease, Achieving Primary Endpoint with Statistically Significant and Sustained Pain Reduction
* Primary Endpoint Achieved in CBL-0202DD Phase 2 Trial—CBL-514 delivered statistically significant pain reduction across both FAS and PP populations compared with placebo. * Expansion Opportunity Beyond Dercum's Disease—Study findings support the potential development of CBL-514 for Lipedema...
XtalPi AI Enables Seven-Month PCC Nomination for Viva-Thera's MPER-Targeting HIV-1 Program
* Viva-Thera makes its public debut with four modalities pursuing HIV prevention, treatment and cure, supported by XtalPi's platform capabilities. * Viva-Thera combines its first atomic-resolution MPER-TMD-CT structure with XtalPi's AI and automation platform to advance a small-molecule PCC. ...
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