Novotech Acquires US-based Drug Development Consulting Firm, CBR International
Novotech Acquires US-based Drug Development Consulting Firm, CBR International

SINGAPORE, Jan 12, 2023 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Novotech, the leading Asia Pacific-centered biotech CRO today announced the acquisition of CBR International, a global product development, clinical oversight and strategic regulatory operations group. CBR was founded in 2002 as a consultancy company focused on assisting biotechnology and pharma companies navigate FDA requirements from... » read more

Preventing Strokes and Heart Attacks Doesn't Have to Come with the Risk of Life-threatening Bleeding
Preventing Strokes and Heart Attacks Doesn't Have to Come with the Risk of Life-threatening Bleeding

FREMONT, CA, Dec 14, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Verseon is delighted to announce that the European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry has published a paper (www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0223523422007577) describing the company’s groundbreaking research that led to promising novel drug candidates for cardiovascular disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death and disability in the... » read more

Eisai Announces Plans to Submit Application for Partial Change to Label for Dosage and Administration of Aricept for Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies Based on Results of Drug Reexamination
Eisai Announces Plans to Submit Application for Partial Change to Label for Dosage and Administration of Aricept for Treatment of Dementia with Lewy Bodies Based on Results of Drug Reexamination

TOKYO, Nov 2, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. announced today that it has received notification that Aricept (donepezil hydrochloride), a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies that was discovered and developed in-house, has been granted Category 2* status based on the results of a reexamination of its... » read more

Hua Medicine’s Innovative First-In-Class Glucokinase Activator (GKA) HuaTangNing Is Approved, New Type 2 Diabetes Treatment Paradigm to Begin in China

SHANGHAI, CHINA, Oct 10, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hua Medicine (the “Company”, HKEx Stock Code: 2552.HK) today announces that the New Drug Application (NDA) of HuaTangNing (dorzagliatin tablets, HMS5552), a first-in-class glucokinase activator (GKA) developed by the Company has been approved by the National Medical Products Administration (NMPA) of China on October... » read more

Fujitsu and RIKEN start joint research on next-generation IT drug discovery technology using the supercomputer Fugaku and simulation integrated AI
Fujitsu and RIKEN start joint research on next-generation IT drug discovery technology using the supercomputer Fugaku and simulation integrated AI

TOKYO, May 17, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu Limited and RIKEN today launched a joint research project on next-generation IT drug discovery technology utilizing the supercomputer Fugaku(1), aiming to accelerate DX (digital transformation) in drug discovery, explore promising new areas in this process, and dramatically reduce development period and costs for new... » read more

Eisai Initiates Preparation for New Drug Application, Based on the Results of an Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial of Ultrahigh-Dose Mecobalamin for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Japan
Eisai Initiates Preparation for New Drug Application, Based on the Results of an Investigator-Initiated Clinical Trial of Ultrahigh-Dose Mecobalamin for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in Japan

TOKYO, May 10, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Eisai Co., Ltd. today announced that it has initiated preparation on a New Drug Application for ultrahigh-dose mecobalamin (development code: E0302) for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in Japan, based on a favorable clinical results of the JETALS (The Japan Early-Stage Trial of Ultrahigh-Dose Methylcobalamin for... » read more

Fujitsu and Tokyo Medical and Dental University leverage world’s fastest supercomputer and AI technology for scientific discovery to shed light on drug resistance in cancer treatment
Fujitsu and Tokyo Medical and Dental University leverage world’s fastest supercomputer and AI technology for scientific discovery to shed light on drug resistance in cancer treatment

TOKYO, Mar 7, 2022 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Fujitsu and the Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) today announced a new technology that uses AI to discover new causal mechanisms of drug resistance in cancer treatments from clinical data. Leveraging the world’s fastest supercomputer “Fugaku,”(1) the new technology enables high-speed calculation of 20,000... » read more

Lepu Biopharma Co., Ltd. Successfully Listed on the Main Board of HKEX
Lepu Biopharma Co., Ltd. Successfully Listed on the Main Board of HKEX

HONG KONG, Feb 23, 2022 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – The biopharmaceutical company focusing on oncology therapeutics – Lepu Biopharma Co., Ltd. (“Lepu Biopharma” or the “Company”, stock code: 2157.HK), has successfully listed and commenced dealings on the Main Board of the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited (“Hong Kong Stock Exchange”) today, under... » read more

Dubious sources cited by supporters of use of ivermectin for Covid-19

SINGAPORE – From the use of ivermectin to credible-sounding organisations, websites such as Truth Warriors cite a variety of sources including studies and organisations helmed by doctors and physicians. However, as The Straits Times has learnt, these sources and their claims are shrouded in controversy. One such claim that has gained tremendous international attention is... » read more

TOT BIOPHARM 2021 Interim Revenue Surges 78% to RMB23.13 million
TOT BIOPHARM 2021 Interim Revenue Surges 78% to RMB23.13 million

HONG KONG, Aug 13, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – TOT BIOPHARM International Company Limited (“TOT BIOPHARM” or the “Group”; stock code: 1875.HK), a biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing and commercializing innovative oncology drugs and therapies, announced today its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2021. KEY MILESTONES IN 2021... » read more

Two Products of Zhaoke Ophthalmology (6622.HK) Passed The On-Site Inspection for Drug Registration of The National Medical Products Administration and The GMP Compliance Inspection of The Guangdong Medical Products Administration

HONG KONG, May 24, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Zhaoke Ophthalmology Limited (“Zhaoke Ophthalmology” or the “Company”; stock code: 6622), an ophthalmic pharmaceutical company dedicated to the research, development and commercialization of therapies that address significant unmet medical needs, announced that on 13 May 2021, two pharmaceutical products of the Company, namely Bimatoprost... » read more

Hua Medicine Announces Acceptance of a New Drug Application for Dorzagliatin in China – First Glucokinase Activator (GKA) Globally
Hua Medicine Announces Acceptance of a New Drug Application for Dorzagliatin in China – First Glucokinase Activator (GKA) Globally

SHANGHAI, CHINA, Apr 23, 2021 – (ACN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hua Medicine (the “Company”, Stock Code: 2552.HK), today announced that the New Drug Application (NDA) for dorzagliatin for the treatment of Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) was accepted by the China National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). Dorzagliatin is the first glucokinase activator (GKA) to submit... » read more

Hitachi and Axcelead have agreed to start joint development of solutions contributing on more efficient creation of next-generation biopharmaceuticals
Hitachi and Axcelead have agreed to start joint development of solutions contributing on more efficient creation of next-generation biopharmaceuticals

TOKYO, Apr 7, 2021 – (JCN Newswire via SEAPRWire.com) – Hitachi, Ltd. (TSE:6501) and Axcelead, Inc. today announced that they have agreed on a comprehensive collaborative partnership to develop solutions contributing on more efficient creation of next-generation biopharmaceuticals with digital technology and drug discovery platform. Hitachi has also made investment to Drug Discovery Gateway Fund... » read more

Eisai and Wren Therapeutics Enter Into Research Collaboration Agreement for Drug Discovery for Synucleinopathies
Eisai and Wren Therapeutics Enter Into Research Collaboration Agreement for Drug Discovery for Synucleinopathies

TOKYO, Nov 30, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – Eisai Co., Ltd. and Wren Therapeutics Ltd. today announced that the companies have entered into an exclusive research collaboration agreement aiming to advance the discovery of novel small molecules that target alpha-synuclein for the potential treatment of synucleinopathies including Parkinson’s disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Wren... » read more

Fujitsu: Establishment of Joint Venture Aimed at the Development of Therapeutics for the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease
Fujitsu: Establishment of Joint Venture Aimed at the Development of Therapeutics for the Treatment of Coronavirus Disease

TOKYO, Nov 13, 2020 – (JCN Newswire) – PeptiDream Inc., a public Kanagawa-based biopharmaceutical company (TSE:4587), Fujitsu Limited (TSE:6702), Mizuho Capital Co., Ltd. which is a consolidated subsidiary of Mizuho Financial Group, Inc., Takenaka Corporation and KISHIDA CHEMICAL CO., LTD. have agreed today to establish PeptiAID Inc., a joint venture company that will research and... » read more