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Jadeite Medicines Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Odevixibat in Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC) from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of Japan and will also initiate Phase 3 Trial of Odevixibat in PFIC in Japan
TOKYO, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Jadeite Medicines Inc., (Jadeite Medicines) a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Tokyo, Japan (President & CEO, Eiichi Takahashi) has received Orphan Drug Designation for odevixibat for the expected indication of PFIC from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan.
I-Mab Announces the Appointment of Raj Kannan as CEO
GAITHERSBURG, Md. and SHANGHAI, June 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- I-Mab ("I-Mab" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of pioneering immunotherapies, today announced the appointment of Mr. Raj Kannan as the Company's new Chief Executive Officer and a member of the board of directors effective June 22, 2023.
BioCity Announces Initiation of a Phase 2 Trial for SC0062, a Promising ETA Receptor Antagonist for Chronic Kidney Disease
WUXI, China, June 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- BioCity Biopharma, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to developing novel and highly differentiated, modality-independent therapeutics for cancer and autoimmune disorders, today announced the initiation of a randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2 clinical trial of its novel, oral endothelin A (ETA)-receptor selective antagonist, SC0062, with the enrollment of two patients with IgA nephropathy（IgAN）in China（NCT05687890）.
Everest Medicines’ Partner Calliditas Therapeutics Makes Data Presentations on Nefecon at European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association Congress (ERA-EDTA)
SHANGHAI, June 20, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company") announced today that its partner Calliditas Therapeutics AB (Nasdaq: CALT, Nasdaq Stockholm: CALTX) ("Calliditas") made presentations on data from the NeflgArd Phase 3 Study at the European Renal Association – European Dialysis and Transplant Association Congress (ERA-EDTA), which was held in Milan, Italy, June 15-18.
Sirnaomics Advances STP705 for Squamous Cell Carcinoma In Situ into Late-Stage Clinical Development
HONG KONG, GERMANTOWN, Md. and SUZHOU, China, June 19, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirnaomics Ltd. (the "Company"; stock code: 2257, together with its subsidiaries, the "Group" or "Sirnaomics"), a leading biopharmaceutical company in discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics, today announced the advancement of STP705 for the treatment of Squamous Cell Carcinoma in situ (isSCC) into late-stage clinical development after encouraging Phase IIa and Phase IIb clinical results were shared with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in an End of Phase-2 meeting.
Novartis buys Chinook for $3.5 billion in race to treat rare kidney disease
June 12 (Reuters) - Novartis (NOVN.S) said it has agreed to acquire U.S. biotech firm Chinook Therapeutics (KDNY.O) for up to $3.5 billion to boost its late-stage drug development line-up, raising the stakes in the race for a rare kidney disease treatment.
Tessa Therapeutics’s ‘Off-the-Shelf’ CAR-T Therapy Shows Promising Results in Early-Stage Study of Hodgkin Lymphoma
SINGAPORE – June 16, 2023 – Tessa Therapeutics Ltd. (Tessa), a clinical-stage cell therapy company developing next-generation cancer treatments for hematological malignancies and solid tumors, today announced promising safety and efficacy data from a study of its off-the-shelf CD30.CAR EBVST therapy (TT11X) in patients with relapsed or refractory (R/R) Hodgkin lymphoma.
GC Genome’s New Study Reveals Link Between Gut Microbiome and High Blood Pressure
YONGIN, South Korea, June 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- GC Genome Corporation, a leading genomic diagnostics company, announced the publication of a study in Frontiers in Microbiomes.
Gencurix Obtains Approval for Companion Diagnostic of Digital PCR-based EGFR Mutation Test
SEOUL, South Korea, June 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gencurix, a leading cancer molecular diagnostics company, has obtained approval from the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety for its Droplex EGFR Mutation Test v2.
Springer Nature to Join Seegene’s OneSystem™ Business as Strategic Partner
SEOUL, South Korea, June 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Seegene Inc. (KQ096530), a leading South Korean company providing a total solution for PCR molecular diagnostics, announced today that it has signed a strategic partnership agreement with Springer Nature to expand its OneSystem™ Business.
