Greater China News
Everest Medicines Announces Completion of Patient Enrollment in Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Etrasimod in Asia
SHANGHAI, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Everest Medicines (HKEX 1952.HK, "Everest", or the "Company"), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development, manufacturing and commercialization of innovative medicines and vaccines, announced today the completion of patient enrollment in a multi-center Phase 3 clinical trial of etrasimod in Asia for the treatment of moderate-severe active ulcerative colitis (UC).
Transcenta Announces Encouraging Phase I Clinical Data of TST002 (Blosozumab) in Chinese Patients with Reduced Bone Mineral Density
SUZHOU, China, May 16, 2023 /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 encouraging phase I clinical data of TST002 (Blosozumab) in Chinese patients with reduced bone mineral density (BMD). TST002 (Blosozumab) was well tolerated and significantly increased BMD at day 85 following single intravenous injection at various doses.
LYNK’s LNK01001 Achieved Exciting Phase II Results in Rheumatoid Arthritis
HANGZHOU, China, May 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lynk Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'Lynk Pharmaceuticals'), an innovative clinical stage company, announced that the Phase II clinical trial of LNK01001 in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) showed statistically significant differences in efficacy compared with placebo in both primary and key secondary efficacy endpoints, and demonstrated good safety and tolerability.
FibroGen Announces Positive Topline Results from China Pivotal Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Roxadustat for the Treatment of Chemotherapy Induced Anemia
SAN FRANCISCO and BEIJING, May 18, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FibroGen, Inc. (NASDAQ: FGEN) and its subsidiary, FibroGen (China) Medical Technology Development Co., Ltd. today announced positive topline data from Company’s Phase 3 clinical study of roxadustat for treatment of anemia in patients receiving concurrent chemotherapy treatment for non-myeloid malignancies in China.
Innovent Receives NMPA Breakthrough Designation for IBI351 (KRASG12C Inhibitor) as Monotherapy for Previously Treated Advanced Colorectal Carcinoma
ROCKVILLE, Md. and SUZHOU, China, May 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Innovent Biologics, Inc. ("Innovent") (HKEX: 01801), a world-class biopharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and commercializes high-quality medicines for the treatment of oncology, metabolic, autoimmune, ophthalmology and other major diseases, announced that the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) of China's National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation (BTD) for IBI351 (GFH925) for the treatment of previously treated advanced colorectal carcinoma (CRC) patients with KRASG12C mutation.
Rona Therapeutics and Keymed Biosciences Announce Collaboration to Discover and Develop First-in-class siRNA Therapeutics for Glomerulonephritis
SHANGHAI, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Rona Therapeutics, Inc ("Rona") and Keymed Biosciences ("Keymed", HKEX: 02162), today announced a collaboration to jointly discover and develop first-in-class siRNA therapeutics for Glomerulonephritis (also referred as severe kidney diseases).
Asieris Deepens Strategic Partnership with UroViu to Further Develop Integrated Diagnosis and Treatment Platform for Bladder Cancer
SHANGHAI, May 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Asieris Pharmaceuticals (688176), a global biopharma company specializing in discovering, developing and commercializing innovative drugs for the treatment of genitourinary tumors and other related diseases, announced a strategic collaboration with UroViu Corporation ("UroViu").
Sirnaomics to receive HK$8 million subsidy from the HKSTP Clinical Translational Catalyst Plan
HONG KONG and GERMANTOWN, Md. and SUZHOU BIOBAY, China, May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Sirnaomics Ltd. (the "Company"; together with its subsidiaries, the "Group" or "Sirnaomics"; stock code: 2257), a leading biopharmaceutical company engaging in discovery and development of advanced RNAi therapeutics, has received approval of an HK$8 million subsidy from the Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation ("HKSTP"), which will be used to accelerate research and development of its leading RNAi drug candidate, STP122G, a GalNAc-based innovative anticoagulant therapeutic.
ChomiX Biotech Announces Millions of Dollars Series Pre-A+ Financing to Accelerate the Development of Chemoproteomics Platform
NANJING, China, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, ChomiX Biotech Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ChomiX), a leading biotechnology company focusing on the preclinical development of innovative small molecule drugs, announced the completion of millions of dollars Pre-A+ Financing by TigerYeah Capital,old shareholder Tsinghua Innovation Ventures, and Morning Spring Venture.
Drug Farm Raises $27M USD Financing for Advancement of First-In-Class Hepatitis B and Cardiovascular-Renal Drugs into Clinical Trials
GUILFORD, Conn. & SHANGHAI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Drug Farm, a private biotechnology company utilizing genetics and AI technologies to discover and develop innovative, immune-modulating therapies, has raised the first round of C series financing totaling $27 million USD.
