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Everest Medicines to Announce First Half 2023 Financial Results on August 24, 2023
Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, today announced that it will report financial results for the first half of 2023 ended June 30, 2023 and provide a business update on August 24, 2023. The Company will hold a live conference call in English and Mandarin on August 24, 2023 Beijing Time.

I-Mab to Report Mid-Year 2023 Financial Results, Business and Corporate Updates on August 17, 2023
I-Mab (the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of pioneering immunotherapies, today announced that it will report business and corporate updates and financial results for the six months ended June 30, 2023, before the market opens on Thursday, August 17, 2023.

Harbour BioMed Appoints Dr. Albert R. Collinson as Independent Non-Executive Director
Harbour BioMed (the "Company"; HKEX: 02142), a global biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel antibody therapeutics focusing on oncology and immunology announced the appointment of Dr. Albert R. Collinson as independent non-executive director.

China Pharma’s Candesartan Hypertension Product Passes the Quality and Efficacy Consistency Evaluation of Generic Drugs
China Pharma Holdings, Inc. (NYSE American: CPHI) ("China Pharma," the "Company" or "We"), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Hainan Helpson Medical & Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as "Helpson") has received the "Drug Supplementary Application Approval Notice" for its candesartan tablets by National Medical Products Administration of China (hereinafter referred to as NMPA"), indicating that the Company's candesartan tablets have passed the quality and efficacy consistency evaluation of generic drugs.

BioCity announces FDA clearance of Investigational New Drug application for its first-in-class CD3/EGFR bispecific antibody
BioCity Biopharma today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for a Phase 1 study of BC3448 (CD3/EGFR Bispecific antibody, BsAb).

VenusP-Valve granted IDE approval for clinical trial, unveiling a new chapter for Chinese valve solutions globally
Venus Medtech (Hangzhou) Inc. ("Venus Medtech"), a leading provider of integrated solutions for transcatheter structural heart valvular therapies in China, announced the Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) full approval for its in-house developed VenusP-Valve from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

Oricell OriCAR-017 CAR-T Therapy Clears IND Hurdle, Paving the Way for Global Impact
August 10, 2023, in a groundbreaking development, Oricell Therapeutics Co., Ltd. ("Oricell") has received the green light for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application of OriCAR-017, a cutting-edge CAR-T cell therapy targeting GPRC5D to combat relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma (R/R MM).

Ascentage Pharma Received Clearance from U.S. FDA to Proceed with Global Registrational Phase III Clinical Trial for Lisaftoclax (APG-2575) in Previously Treated Patients with CLL/SLL
Ascentage Pharma (6855.HK), a global biopharmaceutical company engaged in developing novel therapies for cancer, chronic hepatitis B (CHB), and age-related diseases, announced today that lisaftoclax (APG-2575), a novel Bcl-2 inhibitor and one of the company's core assets, has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to enter a global registrational Phase III study.

AffaMed Therapeutics Announces Partner Vistagen Reports Positive Top-Line Results from Phase 3 PALISADE-2 Trial of Fasedienol (PH94B) Nasal Spray in Social Anxiety Disorder
AffaMed Therapeutics ("AffaMed") announced today that its partner Vistagen Therapeutics ('Vistagen' -NASDAQ: VTGN), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company aiming to transform the treatment landscape for individuals living with anxiety, depression and other central nervous system (CNS) disorders, reported positive top-line results from its Phase 3 PALISADE-2 trial evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of fasedienol (PH94B) nasal spray in adults diagnosed with social anxiety disorder (SAD).






