Pharmaceuticals
HitGen Submits Commitment Letter to Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi)
CHENGDU, China, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HitGen Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "HitGen", SSE: 688222.SH), announced it has officially submitted its commitment letter to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). HitGen has pledged to set near-term science-based targets within the next tw...
Minghui Pharmaceutical Announces FDA clearance of IND to Initiate Global Phase Ⅲ Trials of MHB018A, a Subcutaneous Single-Domain IGF-1R Antibody, in Thyroid Eye Disease
SHANGHAI and HANGZHOU, China, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Minghui Pharmaceutical, a late-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing transformative medicines in immunology and oncology, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its Investigational New D...
Viva Biotech's invested and incubated company, Arthrosi, has entered into an acquisition agreement with Sobi for a total transaction value of up to US$1.5 billion.
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (STO: SOBI) recently announced that it has entered into an acquisition agreement with Arthrosi Therapeutics, Inc., which was invested in and incubated by Viva Biotech Holdings. Under the terms of the agreement, Sobi will pay up ...
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We are advised by Ractigen Therapeutics that journalists and other readers should disregard the news release, Ractigen Therapeutics Doses First Patient in IIT Study of RAG-18 for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, issued7:30AM 12-Dec-2025 over PR Newswire, as the release contained erroneous information...
Strategic Partnership | Sanyou Bio and KanryBio Forge Partnership to Co-Develop Key Reagents and Products for Biomarker Assay Kits
SHANGHAI, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 10, 2025, Sanyou Biopharmaceuticals (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. ("Sanyou Bio") and Wenzhou KanryBio Biotech Co., Ltd. ("KanryBio")announced a strategic collaboration agreement. The partnership will focus on the joint development of key reagents and p...
Ractigen Therapeutics Doses First Patient in IIT Study of RAG-18, a Potential Game-Changing saRNA Therapeutic for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
NANTONG, China, Dec. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Ractigen Therapeutics, a pioneering developer of small activating RNA (saRNA) therapeutics, today announced the successful dosing of the first patient in its investigator-initiated trial (IIT) of RAG-18 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH...
Insilico Medicine and TaiGen Achieves License Agreement to Develop and Commercialize AI-driven PHD Inhibitor for Anemia of Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)
* Insilico Medicine has licensed TaiGen Biotechnology exclusive rights in the Greater China area to develop, commercialize, and sub-license ISM4808, an AI-driven potential best-in-class oral PHD inhibitor with IND clearance granted in 2023. * The partnership combines Insilico's generative AI ...
Cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4) Receives FDA Clearance for Global Phase III First-Line Gastric Cancer Trial Versus Nivolumab
HONG KONG, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced FDA approval to initiate COMPASSION-37/AK104-311 trial, a global multicenter Phase III trial in gastric cancer evaluating cadonilimab, a first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody. The study wi...
Mazdutide Demonstrates Significant Weight Loss and Metabolic Benefits in Phase 1b Clinical Trial in Chinese Adolescents with Obesity
* After 12 weeks of treatment, the 4 mg and 6 mg mazdutide groups achieved reductions in BMI from baseline of 8.78% and 10.99%, respectively, with corresponding body weight reductions of 7.72 kg and 8.65 kg. These results were significantly superior to those observed in the placebo group (BMI r...
FDA Clears NUZ-001 for Entry into HEALEY ALS Platform Trial
Highlights: * FDA has completed their review of the Neurizon NUZ-001 regimen to the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial Master Protocol * This marks the official entry of NUZ-001 as Regimen I in the HEALEY ALS Platform Trial * Next steps include obtaining single IRB approval, site initiations and cl...
HanchorBio Announces Oral Presentation of HCB101 at the ESMO Immuno-Oncology Congress 2025
International debut underscores emerging role for macrophage checkpoint therapy in gastric cancer, triple-negative breast cancer, and other hard-to-treat solid tumors TAIPEI, SHANGHAI, AND SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- HanchorBio Inc. (TPEx: 7827), a global clinical-stage biotechn...
OTR Therapeutics and Zealand Pharma enter multi-program strategic collaboration and license agreement to develop novel therapeutics for metabolic diseases
* Collaboration will combine Zealand Pharma's expertise in obesity and metabolic health with OTR Therapeutics' proprietary oral small-molecule platform and strong drug discovery capabilities, to discover and develop novel therapeutics for multiple targets in metabolic diseases * OTR Therapeut...
Updated Efficacy Data of Ivonescimab Combined with Chemotherapy as First-Line Treatment for TNBC Presented at ESMO IO 2025
HONG KONG, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced the presentation of a Phase II clinical study that included a longer-term efficacy data evaluating ivonescimab (a PD-1/VEGF bispecific antibody) combined with chemotherapy as a first-line treatment...
Samsung Biologics recognized as a global leader in water security
* Company receives the highest Water Security rating in two years into participation * Recognized for exceptional leadership in environmental stewardship INCHEON, South Korea, Dec. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS), a leading contract development and manufacturing or...
Innovent Announces First Participant Dosed in a Phase 1 Clinical Trial of IBI3011, a Recombinant Anti-Human Interleukin 1 Receptor Accessory Protein Monoclonal Antibody
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 9, 2025 /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, autoimmune, ...
Fosun Pharma's Subsidiary Yao Pharma and Pfizer Enter into Exclusive Collaboration and License Agreement
SHANGHAI, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Fosun Pharma (SSE: 600196; HKEX: 02196) today announced that its subsidiaries, Chongqing Yao Pharmaceutical Company, Limited. ("Yao Pharma"), Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Industrial Development Company Limited, and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) have entered into ...
Phase II Data of Cadonilimab Regimen as Neoadjuvant Therapy for Resectable Gastric Cancer Presented at ESMO Asia 2025
HONG KONG, Dec. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced that data from the Phase II study (COMPASSION-25) for its first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, cadonilimab, in combination with SOX regimen (oxaliplatin + tegafur/gimeracil/oteracil) as n...
Significant Improvement in Quality of Life Reported in Updated HARMONi-6 Data for Ivonescimab at ESMO Asia
HONG KONG, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced that at the 2025 ESMO Asia Congress, updated results from the pivotal Phase III HARMONi-6 study (AK112-306) were shared in an oral presentation by ProfessorShun Lu from Shanghai Chest Hospital. The ...
Innovent Announces PECONDLE® (Picankibart Injection) Phase 3 Study (CLEAR-2) Meets Endpoints, Delivering Superior Long-Term Management Solution for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis
SAN FRANCISCO and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncologic, autoimmune, cardiovascular and metabolic...
Convergen Secures $10 Million Seed Funding to Advance TrimTAC Platform for Neurodegeneration & beyond
SUZHOU, China, Dec. 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Convergen, a biotech company pioneering targeted protein degradation (TPD) therapies for diseases driven by pathological protein aggregates, today announced the closing of a$10 million Seed financing round. The round was invested by Qiming Venture Partn...
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