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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

MISSISSAUGA, ON, Oct. 15, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PENTAX Medical, a healthcare industry leader in diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy solutions, announced today the Canadian launch of the C2 CryoBalloon™ Ablation System for the treatment of Barrett's Esophagus. "With the launch of C2 CryoBalloon Ablation System, there is now a new and effective way to treat Barrett's Esophagus in Canada", says...

BEIJING, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Dongguan has long been known as the "factory of the world." The city has produced one third of the world's accessories and daily goods, and one out of six phones in the world is made from here. But over the recent years, the city...

The award recognizes Parexel for delivering the best decentralized trial experience for customers through its capabilities, expertise, and patient recruitment and retention strategies SAN ANTONIO, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Based on its recent analysis of the global decentralized clinical trials (DCT) industry, Frost & Sullivan has recognized leading global clinical research organization...

CHENGDU, China, Oct. 14, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On Oct.10, Chengdu Tianfu Global International Biocity saw the signing of ten project agreements totalling nearly 9B CNY in value and covering modern biopharmaceuticals, innovative chemical drugs, sophisticated medical apparatuses and other important fields. Geneseeq, a Chinese genetic disease testing giant, intends to invest in a local facility and industrialization base of genetic...