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Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis (NYSE: NVS) has announced positive topline results from the Phase III STEER study, which was designed to assess the efficacy and safety of its intrathecal onasemnogene abeparvovec (OAV101 IT) in treatment-naïve patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) Type 2. The study focused on patients aged two…
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Shenzhen-based QuantumPharm Inc., operating under the name Xtalpi Inc. (HKG: 2228), has announced a strategic partnership with US-based Amazon Web Services (AWS). AWS will serve as Xtalpi’s cloud service provider, empowering the company to enhance its innovative development in life science, chemistry, and new materials through the use of artificial…
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China-based Jiangxi Jemincare Group has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to test its Category 2.2 modified drug, JMX-2006, in prostate cancer. JMX-2006: An Innovative Sustain-Released Preparation for Prostate CancerJMX-2006 is an innovative sustain-released preparation designed to offer less frequent dosages,…
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China-based CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Ltd (HKG: 2171) has announced the initiation of an investigator-initiated-trial (ITT) for its chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-T therapy candidate product, KJ-C2219, in China. The trial is aimed at treating recurrent/refractory B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (R/R B-NHL). KJ-C2219: A Universal CAR-T Therapy Targeting CD19 and CD20KJ-C2219 is a…
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China-based We Doctor Holdings Limited, a subsidiary of Chinese internet giant Tencent Corporate Venture Capital (HKG: 0700), has made an initial public offering (IPO) filing with the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. At this stage, no unit price or additional details have been disclosed. We Doctor’s AI-Based Healthcare SolutionsWe Doctor offers…
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China’s Shinva Medical Instrument Co., Ltd (SHA: 600587) has announced its intention to acquire a significant stake in Wuhan Zhongzhi Biotechnologies Inc. (836834), purchasing 36.1913% of the company’s shares for RMB166.5 million (USD22.8 million). Zhongzhi Bio’s Focus on RNA Molecule IVD KitsFounded in 2011, Zhongzhi Bio is a company dedicated…
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Chengdu-based biotech Hinova Pharmaceuticals Inc., (SHA: 688302) has announced that it has received clinical trial approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its drug candidate, HP568. The Chinese firm plans to test HP568 in patients with estrogen receptor (ER) positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative…
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China-based CanSino Biologics (HKG: 6185) has received market approval from the Badan Pengawas Obat dan Makanan (BPOM) of Indonesia for its ACYW135 Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine (CRM197), commercially known as Menhycia. Menhycia: Protection for Infants and Young ChildrenMenhycia is indicated for infants and young children aged between 3 months to 3…
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China-based CSPC Pharmaceutical Group Ltd (HKG: 1093) has announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to initiate a clinical study for its GnRH receptor agonist, SYH9016, in the treatment of solid tumors. SYH9016: A Modified Leuprorelin Product for Solid TumorsSYH9016 is a novel modified…
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Sino-US firm MicuRx Pharmaceuticals Inc. has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to its in-house developed antibiotic, MRX-5, for the treatment of non-tuberculosis Mycobacterium (NTM) infections. MRX-5: A Promising New Antibiotic for NTMMRX-5 is a novel benzodiazole antibiotic specifically designed to…
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Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (SHA: 600276) has announced a significant licensing agreement with US-based IDEAYA Biosciences Inc., (NASDAQ: IDYA). Under this agreement, Hengrui will grant IDEAYA development, manufacturing, and commercialization rights to its novel DLL3-targeting Topo-I-payload antibody drug conjugate (ADC), SHR-4849, for markets worldwide outside of Greater China. Financial…
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China-based CARsgen Therapeutics Holdings Ltd (HKG: 2171) has announced positive results from its pivotal Phase II CT041-ST-01 study for satricabtagene autoleucel, a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy. The study, which is randomized, controlled, and multi-center, aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the therapy in patients with CLDN18.2-expressing…
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Holland-based argenx SE (NASDAQ: ARGX) has announced receiving another indication approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for its Vygart Hytrulo (efgartigimod alfa subcutaneous injection; SC). This approval allows the drug to be used for the treatment of adults with chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP), who can…
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Japan-based pharmaceutical company Daiichi Sankyo (TYO: 4568) has announced that it has received marketing approval in Japan for its datopotamab deruxtecan, to be sold under the commercial name Datroway. Datroway is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with hormone receptor (HR) positive, HER2 negative unresectable or recurrent breast cancer,…
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Taizhou-based MabPharm Ltd (HKG: 2181), a specialist in monoclonal antibody (mAb) biosimilars, has announced the receipt of market approval for CMAB807, a biosimilar version of Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J, NYSE: JNJ) Remicade (infliximab), in Indonesia, with a similar approval in Peru in July this year. The approval encompasses all six…
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China’s Shanghai Ark Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. has formed a strategic alliance with Germany-based Partex, an artificial intelligence (AI)-empowered drug developer. This partnership aims to explore the potential of AK0707, an autotaxin inhibitor developed in-house by Ark Bio. Partex will utilize its AI-driven platform to uncover potential indications for the drug.…
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China-based Zhongheng Group (SHA: 600252) has announced plans to establish a joint venture (JV) with fellow Chinese firm Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co., Ltd (SHA: 600196, HKG: 2196) in Nanning, the capital city of Guangxi province. Fosun Pharmaceutical is investing RMB51 million (USD6.99 million) for a 51% stake in the…
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China-based biopharmaceutical company BeiGene Ltd (NASDAQ: BGNE, HKG: 6160, SHA: 688235) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted another indication approval for its programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor, Tevimbra (tislelizumab). This new approval allows the use of tislelizumab in combination with platinum and fluoropyrimidine-based chemotherapy to…
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China-based Huadong Medicine Co., Ltd (SHE: 000963) has announced a strategic partnership agreement with SynerK PharmaTech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., an RNA-targeted therapies developer with operations in Boston, US, and Suzhou and Beijing, China. The collaboration aims to develop an angiotensinogen (AGT)-targeted small nucleic acid (siRNA) drug for the treatment of…
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Global biopharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS, NYSE: BMY) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted marketing approval for Opdivo Qvantig (nivolumab and hyaluronidase-nvhy). This combination product pairs nivolumab with recombinant human hyaluronidase (rHuPH20) and is set to be used in most previously approved adult solid…