China’s NMPA granted conditional approval for a COVID-19 oral pill to treat adult patients with mild to moderate cases of the virus to a unit of Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.
Triastek Inc., a digital pharmaceutical solutions company, is taking a unique approach by using 3D printing technology to develop a pipeline that spans rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clotting disorders, ulcerative colitis and pulmonary hypertension. Its technology was recently validated through a partnership with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. The company’s 3D printing products include T-19, T-20 and T-21, which have all received IND approval from the FDA.
Beijing Vas Medical Co. Ltd. raised ¥100 million (US$15M) in an angel financing round as well as obtaining marketing approval from China’s NMPA for its vascular interventional surgery robot. The company plans to use the funds to develop technology, update products, expand its team and make promotions.
China’s NMPA granted conditional approval for a COVID-19 oral pill to treat adult patients with mild to moderate cases of the virus to a unit of Guangdong Zhongsheng Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. RAY-1216 is a peptidomimetic inhibitor of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro), which is also known as a 3C-like protease (3CLpro).
Detection Technology plc has agreed to acquire X-ray flat panel detector provider Shanghai Haobo Imaging Technology Co. Ltd. to expand in the thin-film transistor (TFT) flat panel detector market. Shanghai-based Haobo Imaging was valued at around €14 million (US$15 million). Finland-based Detection Technology will acquire a 90% stake in the Chinese company while Haobo Imaging’s founder and management will maintain 10% of the shares.
Yongrenxin Medical Instrument Co. Ltd. raised nearly $100 million in a series A funding round to build a health platform to treat heart failures. Sinovac Biotech Ltd. led the round.
Health Guard Biotechnology Inc. raised ¥294 million (US$43 million) in an IPO on the SME-focused Beijing Stock Exchange, with the funds going to push the development of its HPV vaccines.
Health Guard Biotechnology Inc. raised ¥294 million (US$43 million) in an IPO on the SME-focused Beijing Stock Exchange, with the funds going to push the development of its HPV vaccines.
United Imaging Healthcare Co. Ltd. (UIH) presented its Umr Jupiter 5.0T scanner at the European Congress of Radiology in Vienna. This new ultra-high-field 5 Tesla MRI scanner supports exclusive whole-body clinical and research applications.
In its first trial designed to evaluate boron neutron capture therapy (BNCT) in the treatment of advanced refractory malignant tumors, Neuboron Medtech Ltd. has performed 14 irradiations on a dozen patients.
