COVID-19 / Coronavirus

111 Signs Strategic Cooperation Agreement with Jianming Pharmaceutical to Develop Chronic Disease Management Platform

2021-03-25 17:00 2285

SHANGHAI, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- 111, Inc. ("111" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: YI), a leading tech-enabled healthcare platform company committed to digitally connecting patients with medicine and healthcare services inChina, and Jianming Pharmaceutical Group ("Jianming Pharmaceutical"), a p...

No COVID slump as majority of Australians satisfied with healthcare system new Australian Healthcare Index reports

2021-03-25 03:00 1581

MELBOURNE and PERTH, Australia, March 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite a once-in-a-century pandemic still lingering one year on, Australians have given a vote of confidence to the Australian healthcare system with 65.5% rating it a score of 8 or above out of 10 in a new report, produced by the Au...

Adults with obesity treated with semaglutide 2.4 mg achieved and maintained a significant amount of weight loss in a 68-week trial

2021-03-24 04:41 1318

Data presented at ENDO 2021 demonstrate clinically relevant weight loss, without weight regain, in people treated with semaglutide 2.4 mg vs placebo in combination with lifestyle intervention. BAGSVÆRD, Denmark, March 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- New results from the STEP phase 3a clinical trial p...

RDIF: Sputnik V approved in Vietnam

2021-03-23 20:45 2242

MOSCOW, March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF, Russia's sovereign wealth fund) announces the approval of the Russian Sputnik V vaccine against coronavirus by the Ministry of Health of the Socialist Republic ofVietnam. Thus Sputnik V is now approved for use in 56...

Ortho's VITROS® SARS-CoV-2 Antigen Test for High-Volume Testing Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization for New Performance, Sensitivity Data

2021-03-23 20:00 2829

RARITAN, N.J., March 23, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics  (Nasdaq: OCDX), one of the world's largest pure-play in vitro diagnostics companies, today announced it received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to update key claims for the VITROS® SARS-CoV-2 Antige...

CanSinoBIO Announces Approval for its Single-Dose COVID-19 Vaccine Convidecia™ in Hungary

2021-03-23 00:43 3623

* Marks vaccine's first approval by an European Union member state, following Mexico, Pakistan and China * Continues to boost production capacity to meet increasing demand * Safe, stable storage and transportation between 2°C and 8°C, accessible by under-developed regions * 95.47% effectiv...

Eucure Biopharma Announces Breakthrough Phase I Results for Anti-CTLA-4 Therapy in Combination with Junshi Biosciences' Anti-PD-1

2021-03-22 22:30 1823

BOSTON and BEIJING, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Eucure Biopharma, a subsidiary of Biocytogen focused on developing proprietary immuno-oncology antibodies, announced that its anti-CTLA-4 antibody (YH001), in combination with Junshi Biosciences' anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody, Toripalimab Injecti...

PathogenDx Applauded by Frost & Sullivan for Its Ultra-rapid COVID-19 Testing Platform, DetectX-Rv Test

2021-03-22 22:00 1552

PathogenDx's disruptive nucleic acid-based test uses a multiplex microarray to rapidly identify, detect, and quantify multiple pathogens and viral strains SANTA CLARA, Calif., March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the global molecular testing market,Frost & Sullivan recog...

Xylonix Reveals New Drug Compound for Combating Cancer and Abnormal Macrophages

2021-03-22 21:00 1616

SINGAPORE, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Xylonix, a Singapore-based biotech company, has developed a new immunity drug (010DS-Zn) that demonstrates potential for treating a variety of solid cancers and COVID-19's post-recovery complications, which include heart damage, diabetes and multi-system ...

Xylonix Reveals New Drug Compound for Combating Cancer and Abnormal Macrophages

2021-03-22 21:00 1350

SINGAPORE, March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Xylonix, a Singapore-based biotech company, has developed a new immunity drug (010DS-Zn) that demonstrates potential for treating a variety of solid cancers and COVID-19's post-recovery complications, which include heart damage, diabetes and multi-system ...

RedHill Biopharma Announces Compassionate Use Treatment with Opaganib of first COVID-19 Patients in Switzerland

2021-03-22 19:00 3038

TEL AVIV, Israel and RALEIGH, N.C., March 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- RedHill Biopharma Ltd. (Nasdaq: RDHL) ("RedHill" or the "Company"), a specialty biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it has acted on a request to provide opaganib[1] treatment on an...

Airly raises $3.3m from marquee tech investors to address the air quality health crisis

2021-03-22 09:00 3729

- Problem: More than 10 million people die each year from air pollution - Solution: Airly's sensors and software provide ultra-local, accurate, predictive air quality data to help control air pollution across the world  - Traction: Revenue increased over 200% outside the home market in 2020 with ...

Notice to the Extraordinary General Meeting of Elekta AB (publ)

2021-03-19 21:30 5588

STOCKHOLM, March 19, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholders of Elekta AB (publ), reg. no. 556170-4015, are hereby invited to attend the Extraordinary General Meeting to be held on Friday16 April 2021. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Board of Directors has decided that the Meeting should be condu...

Samsung Biologics Unveils Strong Performance and Future Plans at its 10th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

2021-03-19 09:49 4696

INCHEON, South Korea, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Samsung Biologics (KRX: 207940.KS) announced a strong year in 2020 as it reported1 trillion won in target sales within just a decade at its 10th Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 19th Korea time.

MGI Contributes to Africa's COVID-19 Response Efforts

2021-03-18 22:02 2289

SHENZHEN, China, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- MGI , a global life-science technology innovator, lends a hand to resource-restrained African countries in response to the surge of local COVID-19 cases. New COVID-19 variants have emerged in Africa causing growing concerns...

'Global Fully Charged' sector moving towards a sustainable future: By Kalkine Pty Limited

2021-03-18 06:00 1444

SYDNEY, March 18, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- With more focus on an 'Electrified World', and policymakers paving way for a sustainable future, 'Battery-Storage Technologies' Space seems to be the next wave of a frenzy to mitigate climate-change. 'The role of batteries in enabling a 'Global Green Econom...

Merck Accelerates European Expansion Plans for Single-use Products Critical to Manufacturing Vaccines and Lifesaving Therapies

2021-03-17 23:40 2671

DARMSTADT, Germany, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, will add a single-use assembly production unit at its Life Science Center in Molsheim,France. With the € 25 million investment, the company is accelerating its European expansion plans for this key...

"Shareholders would be Best Served by Electing [Chul Whan Park] to the Company's Board of Directors at This Time"

2021-03-17 22:40 1740

* "Park's proposals present a mid-to-long-term plan with improved dividend policy and capacity for future investments to enhance long-term corporate value." * "Park could continue to advocate for the various strategic, financial and governance reforms he believes are necessary in order to enh...

New Data Demonstrates Nu.Q® is Effective in Monitoring Treatment of Sepsis

2021-03-17 20:00 5193

AUSTIN, Texas, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- VolitionRx Limited (NYSE AMERICAN: VNRX) ("Volition"), a multi-national epigenetics company developing simple, easy to use, cost effective blood tests to help diagnose a range of cancers and other diseases in both humans and animals, has been working ...

Biobohemia Released Paper on the Discovery of the Antigenic Essence of Cancer Cells

2021-03-17 20:00 1401

BOSTON, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Scientists announced today that they have discovered why they have not succeeded in developing a vaccine against cancer. Vaccination is a powerful tool that has helped us cope with many dangerous diseases, and it is an effective means of combatting the curre...

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