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South Korea Ministry of Food and Drug Safety Approves Novavax COVID-19 Vaccine

GAITHERSBURG, Md., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Novavax, Inc. (Nasdaq: NVAX), a biotechnology company dedicated to developing and commercializing next-generation vaccines for serious infectious diseases, and SK bioscience, Co. Limited, a vaccine business subsidiary of Korea-based SK Group, today announced that South Korea's Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) has...

Bionomics Limited participated in the H.C Wainwright BioConnect Conference

ADELAIDE, Australia, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Bionomics Limited (ASX:BNO, NASDAQ:BNOX) (Bionomics or Company), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, participated in the H.C Wainwright BioConnect Conference that was held virtually from January 10-13, 2022. Dr Errol De Souza, Executive Chairman of Bionomics, provided an update on the Company including BNC210, an oral, proprietary, selective negative allosteric modulator of the α7...

Singapore biotech firm JN Medsys develops a PCR test kit that specifically detects for the Omicron variant with high accuracy

SINGAPORE, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Singapore-based biotech firm, JN Medsys announces that it has developed a new PCR kit that detects for SARS-CoV-2 and identifies if the Omicron variant is present. It can be used on upper respiratory samples and the results can be available in just 1 hour. The Omicron variant, which was first reported in...

Transcenta to Present Two Phase I Clinical Trials of TST001 at Upcoming ASCO GI and IGCC

SUZHOU, China, Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Transcenta Holding Limited ("Transcenta") (HKEX: 06628), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company with fully-integrated capabilities in discovery, research, development and manufacturing of antibody-based therapeutics, announces that the TST001 US Phase I Trial has been selected as a Trial in Progress poster presentation at the 2022 ASCO GI conference from January 20 to 22, 2022...

Ascentage Pharma Presented at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference Reporting Steady Transition Towards a Full-Fledged Biopharma

SUZHOU, China and ROCKVILLE, Md., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancers, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, today announced that Dr. Dajun Yang, the company's Chairman and CEO, delivered a presentation at the virtually-held 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare...

ABL Bio Enters Global Collaboration and License Agreement with SANOFI to Advance ABL301 for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease

ABL and SANOFI to collaborate on the development of ABL301, a potential first-in-class bispecific antibody targeting alpha-synuclein and containing a proprietary brain shuttle, for alpha-synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease ABL301 uses ABL's Grabody-B platform technology to effectively cross the blood-brain barrier ABL to receive $75M upfront and up to $985M in potential milestone payments for exclusive...

Terumo Medical Corporation Applauds ACC/AHA/SCAI Decision to Designate Radial Access Class 1, Level of Evidence A

SOMERSET, N.J., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Terumo Medical Corporation (TMC) applauds the publication of updated guidelines from the American College of Cardiology (ACC), American Heart Association (AHA) and the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) that give radial access a Class 1 (Level of Evidence A) indication for patients undergoing...

19Labs, QT Medical Launch Complete Telehealth Solutions With 12-Lead Resting ECG, Ultrasound, & More

SAN MATEO, Calif., Jan. 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare access is a huge challenge for millions of people worldwide. Physician shortages are common, and equipping some areas with proper diagnostic devices can be difficult and expensive. Some diagnostic tools can also be quite complex to operate, and require a trained medical professional on-site. 19Labs 'GALE' with QT Medical...

Shanghai ZhenGe Biotech Raises USD 100 million Round C Led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Sofina

SHANGHAI, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Shanghai ZhenGe Biotech Co., Ltd. ("ZhenGe Biotech" or "the Company") announced the completion of round C financing of US $100 million, led by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Sofina. Also investing were Novo Holdings A/S, Qiming Venture Capital, IDG Capital, LYFE Capital, Junxin Capital and...

PostEra announces $260M multi-target strategic AI Lab collaboration with Pfizer

BOSTON, Jan. 11, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- PostEra, a biotechnology company specializing in machine learning for preclinical drug discovery, today announced the expansion of the company's existing strategic collaboration with Pfizer. The expanded multi-target research program will establish an AI Lab where PostEra and Pfizer jointly advance multiple drug discovery programs with an initial...