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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) announced receiving clinical trial approval for its investigational adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine LZSN2401 in China. This marks a significant step forward in the development of more effective influenza prevention solutions. Vaccine InnovationLZSN2401 is positioned as the world’s first adjuvanted quadrivalent influenza vaccine to…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) has obtained approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its JP-1366 injection to conduct clinical studies in the treatment of peptic ulcer bleeding. This is a significant step forward for the company in the field of gastrointestinal therapeutics. About JP-1366JP-1366 is…
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Hong Kong-listed United Laboratories International Holdings Ltd (HKG: 3933) has announced that its market filing for a biosimilar version of Novo Nordisk’s (NYSE: NVO) weight loss drug semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy) has been accepted for review by China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). This marks a significant step towards introducing a more…
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China-based Youjia (Hangzhou) Biomedical Technology Co., Ltd. has signed a licensing agreement with compatriot firm Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513), marking a significant step in the global development of a novel small interfering RNA (siRNA) product for the treatment of metabolic diseases. Terms of the Licensing AgreementUnder the agreement,…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) has entered into a significant patent and technology transfer agreement with South China Vaccine Corporation Limited (SCVC) for the development of influenza recombinant protein vaccines. Terms of the AgreementUnder the terms of the agreement, SCVC will grant Livzon Pharma the rights to its…
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Beijing Mabworks Biotech Co., Ltd, a China-based biotech firm, has seen its initial public offering (IPO) application of 4,705,150 shares accepted for review by the Beijing Stock Exchange. This marks the first such move by a pre-revenue biotech company following the China Securities Regulatory Commission’s (CSRC) tightening of IPO rules…
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China’s Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., (HKG: 1513, SHE: 000513) has announced that its leuprorelin acetate microspheres for injection have successfully passed the generic quality consistency evaluation (GQCE) in China. Leuprolide, a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor agonist, is utilized in the treatment of prostate cancer and endometriosis. Originally developed by Japan’s…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) has announced plans to form a joint venture (JV) with Indonesia’s leading pharmaceutical company, PT Kalbe Farma, TBK. The JV, with a registered capital valued at approximately RMB 582 million, will focus on the manufacturing of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) in Southeast Asia.…
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NeuShen Therapeutics, a Sino-US biopharmaceutical company, has entered into a licensing agreement with Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513), a Chinese pharmaceutical firm. The agreement grants Livzon exclusive rights and interests to NeuShen’s small molecule NS-041 in Greater China. NeuShen will retain the lead role in the development and commercialization…
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Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd (HKG: 0460) has declared that its subsidiary, Xuanzhu Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd, has entered into a licensing agreement with fellow pharmaceutical company Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) for the development and commercialization of fadanafil, a Category 1 chemical compound. Under the terms of the agreement,…
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3SBio Inc. (HKG: 1530), a biopharmaceutical company based in China, has announced a licensing agreement with fellow Chinese firm Hybio Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300199) for the development of a semaglutide biosimilar. Under this agreement, 3SBio will gain access to Hybio’s preclinical technical results for the drug and will be…
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Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513), a leading Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced that its drug candidate JP-1366 has received clearance from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) to proceed with clinical studies for reflux esophagitis. JP-1366, also known as zastaprazan, is a potassium-competitive acid-blocking (P-CAB) class drug originally developed…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc., (HKG: 1513, SHE: 000513) has announced a significant licensing agreement with fellow Chinese firm LanssonPharm. The agreement grants Livzon exclusive rights to Lansson’s phosphodiesterase 4 (PDE4) inhibitor, LS21031, in Greater China, marking a strategic move to expand Livzon’s portfolio in the mental health space. Terms…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) has announced a licensing agreement with fellow Chinese firm Shanghai Synergy Pharmaceutical Sciences Co., Ltd. Under the terms of the agreement, Livzon will obtain all rights to Synergy Pharma’s HHT120 in Greater China, which includes mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. In…
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China-based Hybio Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300199) has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review the market filing for its semaglutide active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). This development marks a significant step for the company as it seeks to enter the global market with its…
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Hangzhou-based cell therapy specialist Yizun Biomedicine Co., Ltd has announced the completion of first patient enrollment and reinfusion in an investigator-initiated trial (ITT) for its CNK-UT cell therapy, targeting advanced solid tumors at Shulan Hangzhou Hospital. CNK-UT Cell Therapy: A Universal Cell Technology for Tumor TreatmentCNK-UT is a groundbreaking universal…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) has announced a licensing agreement with South Korean firm Onconic Therapeutics. Under the agreement, Livzon has secured exclusive development, licensing, manufacturing, and commercialization rights to Onconic’s Zastaprazan, a gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) treatment candidate, in Greater China, including the Chinese mainland, Hong Kong,…
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China-based Livzon Pharmaceutical Group (HKG: 1513) has announced the national promotion of its recombinant novel coronavirus fusion protein vaccine, V-01. The vaccine was first administered as a sequential booster shot in Guangdong on September 21. V-01 is being co-developed by Livzon subsidiary Zhuhai Livzon Monoclonal Antibodies Biotechnology Co., Ltd and…
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China-based vaccine makers CanSino Biologics (HKG: 6185) and Livzon Pharmaceutical Group Inc. (HKG: 1513) have received emergency use authorizations (EUAs) from Chinese regulators for their respective COVID-19 vaccines as sequential booster shots. The approvals expand the country’s arsenal of heterologous boosters amid rising demand for enhanced protection. CanSino’s Inhaled VaccineCanSino’s…
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Taizhou-based monoclonal antibody (mAb) biosimilars specialist MabPharm Ltd (HKG: 2181) announced that it has received approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) to conduct a clinical study of its CMAB015, a biosimilar of Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab). The study will target psoriasis and ankylosing spondylitis. Drug ProfileCosentyx was first approved…