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Med Vision Secures A+ Round Financing to Accelerate Digital Therapy Commercialization
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Hangzhou-based Med Vision Technology Co., Ltd. has successfully completed an A+ round financing, raising several tens of millions of RMB. This round was led by Hangzhou Lingxin, with existing shareholder Mifang Health Fund participating. With this financing, Med Vision has cumulatively raised over 100 million RMB in its Series A…
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Gritgen Therapeutics Secures Hundreds of Millions in A-Round Financing for Gene Therapy Pipeline
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Gritgen Therapeutics, a leading gene therapy drug developer based in Suzhou, has announced the successful completion of a A-round financing round worth several hundred million yuan. The financing was led by Sequoia China, with participation from Sunlight Insurance, Qingsong Capital, and Beijing Life Science Park Venture Fund. Existing shareholders including…
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Bayer Initiates US Recall of TRK Inhibitor Vitrakvi Due to Mold Contamination
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Germany-based Bayer (ETR: BAYN) has announced a voluntary recall of a specific lot of its tropomyosin receptor kinase (TRK) inhibitor Vitrakvi (larotrectinib) in the US market following the detection of contamination by the Penicillium brevicompactum mold in the oral solution. While no adverse events have been reported, Bayer has advised…
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Latin America Accelerates COVID-19 Fight with Vaccine and Treatment Initiatives Across the Region
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Latin America is ramping up its contributions to the worldwide race for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments. Cuba’s state-owned BioCubaFarma, through its Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (CIGB), has designed a vaccine candidate and is advancing its development in collaboration with China’s Research and Development Center in Yongzhou, Hunan’s Industrial…
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Exegenesis Bio Secures Multi-Million Dollar Series B Financing for Gene Therapy Pipeline
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Exegenesis Bio Inc., a leading gene therapy company, has successfully completed a Series B financing round, raising tens of millions of dollars. The round was led by Legend Capital, with Boyuan Capital, Taikang Capital, and previous investors Xianfeng Qiyun and Kaitong Capital participating. The funds raised will be directed towards…
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Genscript’s CAR-T Therapy JNJ-4528 Demonstrates 100% Effective Rate in Long-Term Myeloma Study
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Genscript Biotech Corporation (HKG: 1548), a leading China-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has announced the publication of long-term follow-up data from the Phase 1b/2 study, CARTITUDE-1. The study, conducted in partnership with Janssen Pharmaceutical, focuses on the chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)-cell therapy JNJ-4528 for the treatment of recurrent…
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Asymchem Laboratories Secures RMB 2.31 Billion Private Placement with Hill House Capital Subscription
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Asymchem Laboratories (Tianjin) Co., Ltd, a renowned Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO) based in China and listed on the SZSE under the ticker (002821), has unveiled a significant private placement initiative. The company will issue 18,700,000 A shares at a price of RMB 123.56 per share. Hill House Capital,…
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Innovent Biologics and Eli Lilly & Co.’s Tyvyt Achieves Primary Endpoints in Phase II ESCC Clinical Study
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Innovent Biologics (HKG: 1801), a prominent biotech firm headquartered in Suzhou, China, and Eli Lilly & Co. (Nasdaq: LLY), a titan of the US pharmaceutical industry, have jointly declared a significant milestone in the Phase II clinical study known as ORIENT-2. The study focuses on the co-developed anti-programmed death-1 (PD-1)…
