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Ascletis' $100M series B to advance HCV drugs to market in China

Jan. 4, 2017

SHANGHAI – The latest Chinese biopharma to receive a generous round of financing, Ascletis Pharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., of Hangzhou and Shaoxing, received $100 million from China-based venture capital firms.

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Cell/gene therapy sector now sustainable; China competition mounting

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There was an upbeat message for cell and gene therapy companies in the 2026 industry update presented as the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference opened on Monday,...

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Neurotrimin unveiled as marker in intellectual disability

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Neurotrimin (NTM) is a member of the IgLON family, the disruption of which has been tied to emotional learning deficits and anxiety-like behavior in animal...

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Biallelic variants in COX18 identified as cause of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease

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Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease is a group of clinically and genetically heterogeneous sensorimotor peripheral neuropathies. It is the most frequent inherited...