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Immune-Onc Therapeutics Completes $131 Million Series B Financing
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US-headquartered Immune-Onc Therapeutics, Inc. has announced the successful completion of a Series B financing round totaling USD 131 million, including a USD 25 million extension. The extension was led by existing investor Triwise Capital, with participation from new investors such as Proxima Ventures. Additionally, the company received continued strategic capital…
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Henlius Completes First Dosing in Global Phase III Study for HanSiZhuang in LS-SCLC
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Shanghai Henlius Biotech (HKG: 2696) has announced the completion of the first subject dosing in a global Phase III clinical study comparing its programmed death-1 (PD-1) inhibitor HanSiZhuang (serplulimab) combined with chemotherapy and concurrent radiotherapy to placebo combined with chemotherapy and concurrent radiotherapy in limited stage-small cell lung cancer (LS-SCLC).…
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Singular Medical Secures Series B+ Funding for Cardiac Device Development
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Singular Medical, a Suzhou-based maker of cardiac rhythm and heart failure devices, has reportedly raised “hundreds of millions” of renminbi in a Series B+ financing round. The funding was led by Lotus Lake Capital and Kangyu Capital, with participation from existing investor Qiming Venture Partners. The proceeds will be used…
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Boehringer Ingelheim Enrolls First Patient in Phase II/III Study for BI 907828
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German pharmaceutical giant Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the enrollment of the first patient in the Phase II/III Brightline-1 study for its investigational MDM2-p53 antagonist BI 907828. The study is taking place at the West China Hospital and aims to assess the efficacy and safety of BI 907828 compared to doxorubicin…
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Vcanbio’s Stem Cell Therapy VUM02 Accepted for Clinical Trial Review
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China-based Vcanbio Cell & Gene Engineering Corp., Ltd (SHA: 600645) has announced that the clinical trial filing for its VUM02 (human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells) has been accepted for review by the Center for Drug Evaluation. VUM02 is a Category 1 therapeutic biologic product developed to treat patients with…
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CanSino Biologics’ mRNA Vaccine CS-2034 Shows Positive Safety and Immunogenicity Data
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China-based CanSino Biologics (HKG: 6185) has announced positive periodical data from a clinical study assessing the safety and immunogenicity of its COVID-19 mRNA vaccine CS-2034 as a sequential booster in adults aged 18 and above who have already received three doses of inactivated COVID-19 vaccines. The study, which began in…
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Mindray Partners with BOMImed for Exclusive Canadian Sales and Service
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China-based medical device giant Mindray’s North American unit has announced a partnership with Canadian biomedical firm BOMImed Inc. The deal appoints BOMImed as the exclusive sales and service provider for Mindray’s patient monitoring, anesthesia, and ultrasound solutions in Canada’s hospital market. This strategic move aims to enhance Mindray’s presence in…
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Simnova Partners with Orna Therapeutics for In Situ CAR Therapies
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Shanghai Simnova Biotech Co., Ltd. (Simnova), an affiliate of Simcere Investment Group, has announced a partnership with Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Orna Therapeutics. The deal grants Simnova access to certain of Orna’s in situ chimeric antigen receptor (isCAR) therapies in the China market, including the CD19-targeted isCAR program ORN-101. This collaboration aims…
