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LianBio is Driving Innovation in China with Next-Gen CEO Yizhe Wang

Wang, who has played a key role in the development of more than 25 innovative medicines at Eli Lilly and GlaxoSmithKline, made him the ideal fit for the company’s next chapter.

May 24, 2021
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Heather McKenzie
Drug Development

NGM’s Aldafermin Becomes Latest NASH Failure as it Misses Mark in Phase IIB

NGM Bio’s aldafermin failed to hit its primary endpoint in its Phase IIB trial because of that, the company decides to shift resources to other programs.

May 24, 2021
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Long-Term Study Reaffirms Potential of Takeda’s Dengue Vaccine Candidate

Takeda has touted the potential of its Dengue vaccine for several years, and new long-term data reinforces the promise of the medication that could prevent the deadly mosquito-borne virus.

May 24, 2021
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Alex Keown
Drug Development

As Cases Decline, Scientists Work to Develop Anti-COVID-19 Pill for Seasonal Variants

Pfizer, Sagent Pharmaceuticals and Merck are preparing their antiviral pills against SARS-CoV-2 and are showing promise in new clinical trials.

May 24, 2021
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Brandon May
Pharm Country

Annovis Bio, Inc. Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock

ThinkEquity, a division of Fordham Financial Management, Inc., is acting as the sole book-running manager for the offering and Maxim Group LLC is acting as co-manager for the offering.

May 24, 2021
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Which Career Combines DNA Technology and Medicine?

Which career combines DNA technology and medicine? The answer to that question is medical genetics and the job titles involved around it. Some of the examples are clinical geneticists, genetics counselors and clinical laboratory geneticists.

May 24, 2021
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Lorenzo Soliman
Policy

New Report Says Wuhan Researchers Possibly Ill With COVID-19 in November 2019

The disclosure comes the day before the WHO is expected to plan for the next phase of investigations into the origins of COVID-19.

May 24, 2021
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Mark Terry
Drug Development

Researchers Discover Compound That Can Block Malaria Parasite from Sparking Illness

The Francis Crick Institute and the Latvian Institute of Organic Synthesis developed a new compound that blocks the life cycle of the mosquito-borne parasite that causes malaria.

May 24, 2021
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Alex Keown
Policy

Nanomerics announces patents granted in the US, Europe and Japan and two key publications on the ocular use of its Molecular Envelope Technology

Nanomerics Ltd., a world leader in molecular engineered delivery technologies, announced the Company had been granted patent protection in multiple territories for the use of its Molecular Envelope Technology for ocular applications.

May 24, 2021
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Shock Wave Therapy Device Market: Value Added Features in Shock Wave Therapy Device to Fuel Global Market Expansion

Transparency Market Research has published a new report titled “Shock Wave Therapy Device Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecast, 2017–2025”.

May 24, 2021
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