Health

WuXi STA Opens Oligonucleotide Large-Scale Manufacturing Facility

SHANGHAI, Jan. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- STA Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.,  (WuXi STA) – a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec – today announced the opening of its large-scale oligonucleotide active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility inChangzhou, China. This signifi...

2020-01-03 08:10 2092

Panzhihua, China: Creating a New Benchmark for the Recuperation and Health Preservation Industry

CHENGDU, China, Dec. 31, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- In December 2019, the 10th Panzhihua Joy and Sunshine Festival kicked off under the joint sponsorship of the Panzhihua Municipal People's Government ofSichuan Province, China, and the Sichuan Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism. The Joy and S...

2019-12-31 17:04 1792

Gracell to Present at the 38th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco

SHANGHAI and SUZHOU, China, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Gracell Biotechnologies Co. Ltd., a clinical-stage immune cell therapy company, has announced it will present at leading healthcare conferences inSan Francisco, California at the beginning of January 2020. Gracell will present at the 38th ...

2019-12-30 23:09 1346

Foresee-X Augment Reality Solution from SURGLASSES Is Registered with the FDA and Ready for Trauma Treatment

TAICHUNG, Taiwan, Dec. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Foresee-X is a set of smart surgical glasses with functionality based on augmented and mixed reality technologies. This device was developed by SURGLASSES, also known as Taiwan Main Orthopaedic Biotechnology Co. Ltd., and has received IEC60601-1-2 a...

2019-12-30 14:27 1283

Bridge Biotherapeutics Announces China NMPA Clearance of IND for BBT-401, a Pellino-1 Inhibitor for UC

* China NMPA cleared the IND application of BBT-401 submitted on September 25, 2019 * The Phase I clinical study in China will be initiated in May 2020 SEONGNAM, South Korea, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc. (KOSDAQ: 288330), a clinical stage biotech company headquart...

2019-12-27 06:30 1756

GenScript and Selecxine Enter Into Strategic Cooperation Agreement

SEOUL, South Korea, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On Dec. 23, 2019, at Seoul, South Korea, the CDMO segment of the world's leading biotech company GenScript announced that it signed a strategic collaboration agreement with Selecxine Inc., a Korean biotech company dedicated to novel therapeutics f...

2019-12-26 22:00 10992

The 13th Dongzhi Ejiao Festival Held in Dong'e County, Shandong Province

DONG'E, China, Dec. 26, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- On December 22, the 13th Dongzhi Ejiao Festival was held in Ejiao's birthplace, Dong'e County,Shandong Province. It was sponsored by the Herbal Paste Branch of the China Association of Chinese Medicine, the Ejiao Specialty Committee of the China Associ...

2019-12-26 17:51 1569

ALS Awareness Project Led by an ALS Patient

TOKYO, Dec. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The END ALS Association (Representative: Motoi Ito, Tokyo, Japan) announced the launch of their Merry & Bright - EEG Illumination project. The objective of this project is to enable Masahiro "Hiro" Fujita,an ALS patient and founder of the association, who has ...

2019-12-24 21:49 1762

Viva Biotech Awarded 'Top 10 Public Companies'

BEIJING, Dec. 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The 'Future Healthcare VB 100 Summit' organized by VCBeat and VCBeat Research was held inBeijing. Viva Biotech was invited to the Summit and awarded the 'Top 10 Public Companies 2019' with honor. Dr. David Xu, the Chief Business Officer of Viva Biotech, was ...

2019-12-24 18:18 1484

Saluda Medical Results of U.S. Evoke Pivotal Study through 12 Months Published in The Lancet Neurology

Demonstrates Evoke® ECAP-Controlled Closed-Loop SCS Provides Statistically Superior Pain Relief Compared to Open-Loop SCS ARTARMON, Australia, Dec. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Saluda Medical Pty Limited ("Saluda Medical") today announcedThe Lancet Neurology journal published results from the U.S. P...

2019-12-21 07:48 1737

China's Largest Plasmid and Virus Facility from GenScript was Put into Operation

ZHENJIANG, China, Dec. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The CDMO segment of the world's leading biotech company GenScript announced that GenScript's plasmid and virus facility was put into operation onDecember 18, 2019. It is a milestone on the path to industrialization of the gene and cell therapy indus...

2019-12-20 22:00 12926

HISKY, a leader in the innovative detection technology of liver health, launches the new brand iLivTouch

BEIJING, Dec. 20, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Wuxi Hisky Medical Technologies Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "HISKY") has successfully launched its new brand iLivTouch based on the MigTE technology. "On the increasingly competitive market, cycles of technological innovation are key to ...

2019-12-20 15:49 986

Bridge Biotherapeutics Files Investigational New Drug Application for BBT-176, an EGFR TKI for NSCLC

SEONGNAM, South Korea, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bridge Biotherapeutics Inc., a clinical stage biotech company headquartered in Seongnam, South Korea, announced that the company filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Ministry...

2019-12-20 10:19 1280

Shenzhen signs projects worth RMB 560 billion as it promotes investment globally

SHENZHEN, China, Dec. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Shenzhen Global Investment Promotion Conference 2019, hosted by the People's Government of Shenzhen and organized by such government entities as the Development and Reform Commission of Shenzhen Municipality, was held in the southern Chinese city on ...

2019-12-19 21:11 1943

Specialised Therapeutics Signs Exclusive Deal for New Haematology Drug

SINGAPORE, Dec. 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent pharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Asia (STA) has signed an exclusive license deal with US-based Onconova Therapeutics (NASDAQ: ONTX), securing commercialisation rights to a new therapy for the treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome...

2019-12-18 22:00 2783

Dr. Jie Jack Li joins Shanghai ChemPartner as a Vice President of Discovery Chemistry

SHANGHAI, Dec. 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai ChemPartner announced the appointment ofJie Jack Li, Ph.D. as a Vice President of Discovery Chemistry at the Company headquarters inShanghai, China. Dr. Li is an established chemist with over 20 years of experience in both medicinal chemistry and ...

2019-12-18 00:00 1969

TransThera Biosciences Announces IND Approval from FDA for Clinical Studies of TT-00920 to Treat Chronic Heart Failure

NANJING, China, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- TransThera Biosciences Co. Ltd, a clinical-stage biotechnology company based inNanjing, China, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for TT-00920, a novel ...

2019-12-17 08:00 1448

VolitionRx Limited Announces Strategic Acquisition

AUSTIN, Texas, Dec. 16, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition") today announced an agreement by its subsidiary Belgian Volition SPRL to acquire an epigenetic reagent company, Octamer GmbH ("Octamer"), for approximately$725,000 consisting of cash and shares of r...

2019-12-16 21:30 13896

Senhwa Biosciences Reports Positive Phase 1 Data of CX-5461 in Patients With Advanced Solid Tumors at 2019 SABCS

TAIPEI and SAN DIEGO, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Senhwa Biosciences Inc. (TPEx: 6492), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on next generation DNA Damage Response (DDR) therapeutics for the treatment of cancer, today announced positive results from its Phase 1 trial of CX-5461. C...

2019-12-13 04:00 2381

United Imaging's Artificial Intelligence Subsidiary Wins in Facebook AI Research & NYU School of Medicine Global Competition

HOUSTON, Dec. 12, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- United Imaging, a global leader in advanced medical imaging and radiotherapy equipment, followed a strong appearance at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society ofNorth America (RSNA) with a win in a competition jointly organized by Facebook AI Researc...

2019-12-12 21:00 1669