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Suzhou Powersite Electric Secures Series B Funding for X-ray Imaging Expansion
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China-based X-ray imaging core component supplier Suzhou Powersite Electric Co., Ltd has reportedly raised hundreds of millions of renminbi in a Series B financing round. The round was led by Yuanbio Venture Capital, with contributions from Suzhou High-Tech Venture Capital, Medpark, Northern Light Venture Capital, Cross Currents Capital, and SND…
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Beijing Interbio Secures Pre-Series A Funding for SPR Technology Expansion
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Beijing Interbio Biology & Technology Co., Ltd, a China-based company specializing in surface plasmon resonance (SPR) technology and other life sciences testing instruments, has reportedly raised an undisclosed amount in a Pre-Series A financing round led by Jintan Capital. The proceeds will be used to support commercial equipment installation, mass…
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CStone’s RET Inhibitor Gavreto Approved in Taiwan for Lung and Thyroid Cancers
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CStone Pharmaceuticals (HKG: 2616) has announced receiving marketing approval in Taiwan for its RET inhibitor Gavreto (pralsetinib), a drug in-licensed from US-based biotech Blueprint Medicines in June 2018. The approval covers the treatment of adults with locally advanced or metastatic RET fusion-positive non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), advanced or metastatic…
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Ascletis Partners with Simcere for Ritonavir Supply in COVID-19 Drug Development
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China-based Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKG: 1672) has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd has entered into a supply agreement for ritonavir tablets with Hainan Simcere Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, a subsidiary of Simcere Pharmaceutical Group Limited (HKG: 2096). This partnership aims to support the development and supply chain…
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Simcere’s COVID-19 Drug SIM0417 Accepted for Special Review by NMPA
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China-based Simcere Pharmaceutical Group (HKG: 2096) has announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has accepted a New Drug Application (NDA) for SIM0417 into its special review channel. The oral COVID-19 drug candidate is co-developed with the Chinese Academy of Science’s Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica (SIMM) and the…
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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…