Eyenuk secures $26 Million Series A funding to accelerate global access to AI-powered eye-screening technology
Brings Eyenuk's total funding to over $43 million Funding round led by AXA IM Alts; joined by T&W Medica A/S, Kendall Capital Partners, and others Eyenuk adds three new board members Funding affirms Eyenuk's standing as the global leader among developers of autonomous AI solutions for ophthalmology LOS ANGELES, Oct....
Kira Pharmaceuticals to Present First-in-Human Clinical Data at American Society for Nephrology Kidney Week 2022
Phase 1 biomarker data confirms proof of mechanism with dose-dependent and potent inhibition of alternative and terminal pathways with KP104 via dual-targeting mechanism Data demonstrated KP104 was safe and well tolerated, and supports further investigation of KP104 in Phase 2 clinical studies CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kira Pharmaceuticals,...
Collaboration Between Drug and Medical Food Manufacturers to Boost Market’s Growth
Frost & Sullivan says the prevalence of lifestyle diseases and geriatric population drives demand for medical food globally SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, Global Medical Food Growth Opportunities, finds that the rising consumer awareness about the importance of nutrition in disease treatment and patients' recovery pushes medical food product formulators to launch...
Telix Partnership Expands GE Healthcare Immuno-Diagnostics Offering to the Global Clinical Research Market
New agreement adds two Telix investigational PET imaging radiotracers to GE Healthcare's immuno-diagnostic portfolio, to enable patient selection and monitoring in immunotherapy trials Telix tracers evaluate levels of carbonic anhydrase IX and lactate in tumours to inform and improve therapy selection GE Healthcare's Pharmaceutical Diagnostics business is an established global supplier...
World Health Summit kicks off with German Chancellor Scholz, numerous Government Officials, WHO Director-General Tedros
Global health in focus BERLIN, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The World Health Summit 2022, the world's leading meeting for global health, began on Sunday morning in Berlin. For the first time it is co-hosted by the World Health Organization (WHO). Among the central topics are climate change and health, pandemic preparedness, sustainable health systems and the role of the...
Innovent Announces Phase Ib Results of Higher-dose Mazdutide (IBI362) in Chinese Participants with Overweight or Obesity Published in eClinicalMedicine
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune and other major diseases, announced that results of higher-dose cohorts in a phase 1b study of mazdutide (IBI362), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucagon receptor...
Kira Pharmaceuticals Announces IND Approval from Chinese NMPA for Phase 2 Evaluation of KP104 in Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and SUZHOU, China, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Kira Pharmaceuticals, a global biotechnology company pioneering transformational complement therapies to treat immune-mediated diseases, announced today that the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has cleared the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for evaluation of KP104, a first-in-class bifunctional biologic that selectively...
Chinese NMPA Approves Pivotal Phase III Study of TLX591-CDx for Prostate Cancer Imaging
MELBOURNE, Australia, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces that the Chinese National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has approved an investigational new drug (IND) application to commence a pivotal Phase III registration study of TLX591-CDx (Kit for the preparation of...
With New Commitment, Gates Foundation Joins Call to Help End Polio
BERLIN, Oct. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Today at the World Health Summit, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced it will commit $1.2 billion to support efforts to end all forms of polio globally. The announcement was made ahead of a key pledging moment that will be co-hosted by Germany and the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI). The new...
EXPERTS FROM THE GLOBAL HYGIENE COUNCIL (GHC) CALL FOR INVESTMENT IN HAND HYGIENE TO SAVE LIVES
On Global Handwashing Day, 15 October 2022, the GHC is calling for investment in handwashing education and resources to achieve universal hand hygiene, prevent disease and save lives. LONDON, Oct. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Handwashing with soap is one of the most important steps for reducing the spread of infectious diseases. It is substantially less...
