Akeso Announces Approval to Initiate Global Registrational Trial of Cadonilimab (PD-1/CTLA-4) for PD-1 Treatment-Resistant Hepatocellular Carcinoma
HONG KONG, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso, Inc. (9926.HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") announced that its global, multicenter, randomized Phase II registrational trial (COMPASSION-36/AK104-225) has been approved to initiate by both China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The trial will evaluate cadonilimab, Akeso's first-in-class PD-1/CTLA-4 bispecific antibody, in combination...
CAS SciFinder integrates transformative new science-smart AI capabilities to enhance R&D efficiency and boost innovation
Pioneering solution provides scientists with actionable answers faster to accelerate scientific discovery COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specializing in scientific knowledge management, announces the launch of the next evolution of CAS SciFinder®, the leading scientific search and insights platform. By integrating...
Alphamab Oncology Announces IND Application for Innovative PD-L1/αvβ6 Bispecific ADC JSKN022 was Officially Accepted by CDE
SUZHOU, China, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alphamab Oncology (stock code: 9966.HK) announced that the Investigational New Drug (IND) application for JSKN022, an independently developed innovative bispecific antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) targeting PD-L1 and integrin αvβ6, has been officially accepted by the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). The Company plans to initiate a...
Alveolus Bio Secures Strategic Investment from Shilpa Medicare to Advance Groundbreaking Pulmonary Therapeutics
Shilpa Medicare Serves as Lead Investor, Positioning Alveolus Bio for Phase 2 Clinical Trials and First-in-Human Studies CAMBRIDGE, Mass. and BIRMINGHAM, Ala. and RAICHUR, India, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Alveolus Bio, a pioneering respiratory drug development biotech company founded by Dr. Vivek Lal from University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL,...
United Imaging Teases Multi-modality “Provider Success” Product Launches at AHRA 2025
The newly FDA-cleared uMR® Ultra and the uOmniscan™ are the first major announcements leading into the AHRA Annual Meeting in Las Vegas. HOUSTON, Aug. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- United Imaging, a global manufacturer of modern medical imaging technology, will again be among the largest exhibitors at AHRA 2025 in Las Vegas, the Association for Medical Imaging Management, with a very...
First Subject Enrolled in Phase 1 Clinical Trial for Luye Pharma’s Investigational Antidepressant Targeting NET/DAT/GABAAR
SHANGHAI, Aug. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Luye Pharma Group today announced that the first subject has been enrolled in a Phase 1 clinical trial in China for its LY03021, which was filed through China's Class 1 pathway for innovative drugs. LY03021 is an inhibitor of the norepinephrine transporter (NET), the dopamine transporter (DAT), and a gamma-aminobutyric acid type A receptor-positive...
Mabwell Announces IND Application Acceptance for CDH17-Targeting ADC 7MW4911 from Both NMPA and FDA
SHANGHAI, Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Mabwell (688062.SH), an innovative biopharmaceutical company with entire industry chain, announced that its proprietary CDH17-targeting antibody-drug conjugate (ADC), 7MW4911, has received Investigational New Drug (IND) application acceptance from China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) and an IND Acknowledgement Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 7MW4911 is an investigational CDH17-targeting ADC developed...
Everest Medicines Expands Strategic Investment in I-MAB
- Everest will invest US$30.9 million (equivalent to approximately HK$242.6 million) in cash in I-Mab. Inclusive of I-MAB shares already held by Everest, the pro forma ownership will be 16.1%. - I-Mab's Claudin 18.2 x 4-1BB bispecific antibody, givastomig, demonstrated an impressive overall response rate (ORR) of 83% in combination with immunotherapy in a Phase 1b trial of first...
Kazia Therapeutics Announces $2 Million Private Placement at Premium to Market
SYDNEY, Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Kazia Therapeutics Limited (NASDAQ: KZIA), an oncology-focused drug development company, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with certain established institutional investors for a private placement of equity securities (PIPE). Pursuant to the securities purchase agreement, the Company agreed to offer and sell to an aggregate of approximately $2.0...
Atombeat and BioDuro Announce Strategic Partnership to Launch an AI-Powered Platform for Accelerated Peptide Drug Discovery
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On July 30, 2025, Atombeat Inc., a leading force in AI for drug discovery, and BioDuro, a globally trusted Contract Research, Development, and Manufacturing Organization (CRDMO), announced a strategic collaboration to an AI powered platform for accelerated peptide drug discovery. This collaboration brings together Atombeat's in silico modeling expertise, AI-accelerated...
