China-based Brii Biosciences Ltd (HKG: 2137) has published the latest data from its ongoing Phase II ENSURE study for elebsiran (BRII-835, VIR-2218) at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL 2025). Elebsiran, an investigational small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA), is being…
China-based YiChang HEC ChangJiang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (HKG: 1558) announced receiving marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its Category 1 drug yiqibuvir. The non-structural protein 5B (NS5B) inhibitor is approved for use in combination with netanasvir in adult chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections of genotypes…
China-based molecular diagnostic reagent specialist Shanghai Liferiver Bio-Tech Co., Ltd (SHA: 688317) has announced receiving Category III medical device license from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleic acid test kit (fluorescent PCR method). This product is designed for the quantitative detection of HCV…
China-based Shenzhen Chipscreen Biosciences Co., Ltd. (SHA: 688321) announced that the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted clearance to conduct a study of its investigational drug CS12088 in adult patients with chronic hepatitis B. Drug Mechanism and Preclinical DataCS12088 is an HBV nucleocapsid assembly regulator that interferes with the…
Singapore-based clinical-stage biotechnology company Lion TCR, backed by Chinese investors, has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to initiate a global, multi-center Phase II study for its Liocyx-M00 therapy. The treatment involves autologous T-cells transfected with mRNA encoding hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) specific toll cell…
The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China has approved Sinocelltech Group Ltd’s (SHA: 688520) finotonlimab, a programmed-death 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody (mAb), for use in combination with platinum-based chemotherapy as a first-line treatment for recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Sunshine Lake Pharma’s Antaitasvir…
China-based Brii Biosciences Ltd (HKG: 2137) has announced its intention to acquire the intellectual property (IP) and other assets related to BRII-179 from its US partner VBI Vaccines, Inc. and certain of its subsidiaries (VBI), as well as its creditor K2 VBI Equity Trust, LLC and K2 HealthVentures LLC. Comprehensive…
Fujian Cosunter Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300436), a China-based pharmaceutical company, has announced that it has received breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) from the Center for Drug Evaluation of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its drug neracorvir (GST-HG141), which is intended to treat chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). GST-HG141:…
SCG Cell Therapy Pte. Ltd, a Singapore-based company with a presence in Shanghai, has announced the presentation of new data from the Phase I clinical study of its pioneering therapy, SCG101, at the 2024 AASLD Liver Meeting. SCG101 is an autologous hepatitis B virus (HBV)-specific T-cell receptor-engineered T Cell (TCR-T)…
China-based Brii Biosciences Ltd (HKG: 2137) has published the latest data from its ongoing Phase II ENSURE study for elebsiran (BRII-835, VIR-2218), an investigational small interfering ribonucleic acid (siRNA) therapy for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Phase II ENSURE Study Design and Initial FindingsThe active-controlled and randomized Phase II…
Shanghai-based Epigenic Therapeutics, a biotechnology company specializing in the development of novel gene modulation therapies, has announced that it has received approval from the New Zealand Medicines and Medical Devices Safety Authority (Medsafe) and The Health and Disability Ethics Committees (HDEC) to conduct a clinical study for its investigational drug,…
Beijing-based biotech company Huahui Health, specializing in viral hepatitis, hepatology, and oncology, has announced that it has received Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its libevitug (HH-003), an anti-PreS1 human monoclonal antibody (mAb), for the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis delta virus…
The National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted market approval for pradefavir, a Category 1 drug developed by Xi’an Xintong Pharmaceutical Research Co., Ltd., for the treatment of adult chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection under the trade name XinShuMu. Pradefavir, a nucleoside liver-targeting drug, functions by inhibiting HBV DNA…
Fujirebio Inc., a leading diagnostic company based in Japan, has received approval from China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its innovative hepatitis B virus surface antigen (HBsAg) detection kit, which utilizes the chemiluminescence method. This detection kit, comprising antibody binding particles, enzyme-labeled antibodies, and a sample processing solution, is…
Fujian Cosunter Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd (SHE: 300436), a Chinese pharmaceutical company, has announced the successful conclusion of a Phase II clinical study for its hepatitis B virus (HBV) therapy, GST-HG141, in patients with chronic HBV and low viremia. The study demonstrated the drug’s potential in suppressing HBV DNA, a key…
Aligos Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ: ALGS), a San Francisco-based biotechnology company, has announced a clinical trial collaboration with Xiamen Amoytop Biotech Co., Ltd, a Chinese pharmaceutical firm. The partnership aims to explore the combination therapy of Aligos’ ALG-000184 with Amoytop’s Pegbing (mipeginterferon alfa-2b) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B (CHB)…
AusperBio, a sino-American developer specializing in liver therapies, has announced that its drug candidate AHB-137 is on track to receive breakthrough therapy designation (BTD) in China for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV). AHB-137 is a highly potent, pan-genotypic antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that targets all HBV RNA, positioning…
Brii Biosciences Ltd (HKG: 2137), a leading biotechnology company based in China, has presented new data from two Phase II clinical studies on BRII-179 at the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) 2024 annual conference. The data confirm the efficacy of BRII-179 in combination with BRII-835 or…
Gilead Sciences Inc. (NASDAQ: GILD), a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of HIV and liver disease treatments, last week reported results from a Phase IIb clinical trial for its first-in-class entry inhibitor, bulevirtide, in combination with pegylated interferon alfa-2a (PegIFN) for the treatment of compensated chronic hepatitis delta virus (HDV)…
Sansure Biotech Inc., (SHA: 688289), a leading molecular diagnostics company based in China, has announced that it has received marketing approval from the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) for its hepatitis B virus (HBV) RNA detection kit, which employs the PCR fluorescence probe method. This advanced detection kit is designed…