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Ascletis Announces ASC40, a First-in-Class, Once-Daily Oral FASN Inhibitor, Achieved Endpoints in Phase II Clinical Trial for Acne

Ascletis Pharma Inc. (HKEX: 1672, "Ascletis") announces today that ASC40 (Denifanstat), a first-in-class, once-daily oral fatty acid synthase (FASN) inhibitor, achieved primary and key secondary endpoints in Phase II clinical trial for acne vulgaris.

EirGenix’s Second Breast Cancer Biosimilar EG1206A Successfully Reaches Phase 1 Clinical Trial Objectives

EirGenix, Inc. (6589.TT) announced on 28th of April that it has completed the phase 1 clinical trial (EGC101) of its second breast cancer biosimilar EG1206A in Europe.

Completion of Enrollment in Cohorts C and G of China Phase II Clinical Study of Osemitamab (TST001) in Combination with CAPOX with or without Nivolumab as First-line Treatment of Gastric/Gastro-esophageal Junction Cancer Patients

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 that the enrollment of first-line (1L) CLDN18.2 expressing Gastric / Gastro-esophageal Junction (G/GEJ) adenocarcinoma patients in cohorts C and G for the China Phase II study (Transtar-102, NCT04495296) of its high affinity humanized ADCC-enhanced anti-CLDN18.2 monoclonal antibody Osemitamab (TST001) has been completed.

CANbridge-UMass Chan Medical School Spinal Muscular Atrophy Gene Therapy Animal Data to be Presented at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) Annual Meeting

CANbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. (HKEX:1228), a leading China-based global biopharmaceutical company committed to the research, development and commercialization of transformative rare disease and rare oncology therapies, announced that data on the novel second-generation gene therapy, developed under the CANbridge and UMass Chan Medical School research agreement, will be presented at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 26th Annual Meeting, May 16-20, Los Angeles, CA.

I-MAB Filed 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F

I-Mab ("I-Mab" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: IMAB), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel biologics, today announced that it has filed its annual report on Form 20-F for the year ended December 31, 2022 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") on May 1, 2023.

SINOVAC Reports Unaudited Second Half of 2022 Financial Results and Files 2022 Annual Report on Form 20-F

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (NASDAQ: SVA) (“SINOVAC” or the “Company”), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, has filed its 2022 annual report on Form 20-F with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the year ended December 31, 2022. The Company also reported its unaudited financial for the second half and audited financial for full year ended December 31, 2022.

Clinical Study Result of Orelabrutinib in Patients with R/R MCL Published by Blood Advances

Blood Advances, part of leading hematology journal Blood, also a Journal of the American Society of Hematology, recently published the clinical study result of BTK (Bruton Tyrosine Kinase) inhibitor orelabrutinib in Relapsed or Refractory (r/r) Mantle Cell Lymphoma (MCL) patients. The journal concluded that orelabrutinib showed substantial efficacy and was well tolerated in patients with r/r MCL after long-term follow-up.

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Zai Lab Announces Strategic Partnership and Global License Agreement with MediLink Therapeutics for a Next Generation Antibody-Drug Conjugate Program in Oncology

Zai Lab Limited (NASDAQ: ZLAB; HKEX: 9688) today announced a strategic partnership and exclusive worldwide license agreement with MediLink Therapeutics (MediLink). MediLink is an innovative drug development company focusing on next generation anti-body-drug conjugates (ADCs) and related technologies.

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Oramed Announces Top-line Results from Phase 3 Trial of ORMD-0801 for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes

NEW YORK, Jan. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Oramed Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq/TASE: ORMP), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company focused on the development of oral drug delivery platforms, announced today top-line results from its Phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter clinical trial (ORA-D-013-1) comparing the efficacy of ORMD-0801 to placebo in patients with Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) at 26 weeks.