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Everest Medicines Announces NEFECON® Has Received Full Approval from South Korea’s Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) for the Treatment of Primary IgA Nephropathy

SHANGHAI, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, clinical development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative therapeutics, today announced that NEFECON® has received full approval from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) in South Korea, indicated for the treatment of adults with primary immunoglobulin A nephropathy...

Telix to Add FAP-Targeting Candidates to Theranostic Pipeline

MELBOURNE, Australia, Nov. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Telix Pharmaceuticals Limited (ASX: TLX; Nasdaq: TLX, Telix, the Company) today announces it will expand its theranostic pipeline with new assets targeting Fibroblast Activation Protein (FAP), one of the most promising pan-cancer targets in nuclear medicine. Telix's development program will initially focus on the treatment of...

Celltrion presents additional data from phase III randomized controlled trials to further support biosimilarity for CT-41 (biosimilar candidate of denosumab) and CT-P47 (biosimilar candidate of tocilizumab) at American College...

78-Week results from Phase III randomized controlled trial (RCT) including switching data from reference denosumab to CT-P41 (biosimilar candidate of denosumab) demonstrate comparable efficacy and safety results; Results support the therapeutic equivalence of CT-P41 and reference denosumab in treating postmenopausal women with osteoporosis (PMO)  Data from the Phase III RCT showed...

WAT Medical Continues Support for Red Cross and Veterans Association

VANCOUVER, BC, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- WAT Medical Enterprise Ltd. proudly reaffirms its commitment to community support by donating to the American Red Cross and the American Veterans Association. These donations are part of the company's pledge to contribute a portion of the proceeds from each sale of its EmeTerm Explore Anti-nausea Wristband and HeadaTerm 2 Anti-migraine...

Nasdaq-Listed Prenetics and David Beckham Officially Launch IM8 Health

Beckham is a strategic investor in Prenetics and Co-Founding Partner for IM8 IM8 launch marks a bold entry into the $187 billion global consumer health market Launch follows recently announced Prenetics' acquisition of Europa, one of the largest sports nutrition distributors in the U.S. IM8 is now available at www.IM8health.com, shipping to 31 countries CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 18, 2024...

C Ray Therapeutics Completes Over $100 Million Series A+ Financing, Jointly Led by SCGC and TaiLong Capital

CHENGDU, China, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In November 2024, C Ray Therapeutics (Chengdu) Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "C Ray"), an innovative enterprise in the field of radiopharmaceuticals, announced the completion of its Series A+ financing round exceeding $100 million. This round was co-led by Shenzhen Capital Group Co., Ltd.'s Manufacturing Transformation and Upgrading New Materials Fund (referred...

Lunit Announces Collaboration with AstraZeneca to Develop AI-Powered Digital Pathology Risk Assessment Tools for NSCLC

Collaboration to harness Lunit SCOPE Genotype Predictor for rapid and convenient prediction of non-small cell lung cancer driver mutations SEOUL, South Korea, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Lunit (KRX:328130.KQ), a leading provider of AI-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, today announced a strategic collaboration with AstraZeneca, a leading pharmaceutical company, to develop AI-powered digital pathology solutions. ...

Biosion Announces Exclusive, Global License Agreement with Aclaris Therapeutics on two potential First-in-Class and Best-in-Class Immunology Assets

Biosion receives over $40 million cash payment as upfront license fee and reimbursement for certain development costs & drug product materials, and 19.9% shares of common stock of Aclaris Therapeutics; additional regulatory and sales milestone payments exceed $900M with tiered single digit sales royalty Aclaris Therapeutics will be responsible for development and commercialization of BSI-045B, a novel...

Akeso Biopharma to Attend Jefferies London Healthcare Conference and Morgan Stanley 23rd Asia Pacific Summit

HONG KONG, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Akeso Biopharma (9926. HK) ("Akeso" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that Dr. Michelle Xia, the company's founder, chairwoman, president, and CEO, will attend Morgan Stanley's 23rd Asia Pacific Summit. Dr. Bing C. Wang, the company's chief financial officer, will participate in the 2024 Jefferies London Healthcare Conference. For the...

VelaVigo Announces Exclusive Option Agreement with Avenzo to License a Potential First-in-Class Nectin4/TROP2 Bispecific Antibody-Drug Conjugate

SHANGHAI and BOSTON, Nov. 18, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- VelaVigo Cayman Limited (VelaVigo), a biotech company focusing on discovery and development of multi-specific antibodies and antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), today announced it has entered into an agreement with Avenzo Therapeutics, Inc. (Avenzo) granting Avenzo an exclusive option to an exclusive license to develop, manufacture and commercialize a potential first-in-class Nectin4/TROP2 bispecific ADC globally (excluding Greater...