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Beijing Longwood Valley Medical Technology Co. Ltd. (also known as Changmugu Medical) recently completed a series B financing of ¥540 million ($79.7 million) to advance its artificial intelligence (AI) medical products. It also signed a strategic partnership with Johnson & Johnson Medical China Ltd.
Growing the international competitiveness of Taiwan’s biotech sector is one of six key strategies Taiwan’s government is heavily invested in, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen told attendees via video during the recent BIO Asia-Taiwan conference in Taipei.
Shanghai Aitrox Technology Co. Ltd. (Fosun Aitrox) completed strategic financing of over ¥100 million (US$14.8 million) to develop its pipelines in artificial intelligence (AI)-aided diagnosis platforms. This financing was led by Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical (Group) Co. Ltd. and Sinopharm-CICC (Shanghai) Private Equity Investment Management Co. Ltd.
Ipreg Inc. developed a sperm-sorting chip to increase the fertility rate and fill in the blind spots that come with the in vitro fertilization (IVF) process. The chip also increases the purity of healthy sperm to 90% while posing minimum damage to the DNA.
Following the readout of a phase II trial evaluating its COVID-19 oral antiviral Pentarlandir (SNB-01), Taiwan’s Syneurx International Corp. said it expects to launch a phase III test of the candidate in the next few months.
Grand Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. acquired about 11% of the equity of Xeltis AG and will introduce Xeltis’ Axess to the greater China markets. Axess is a restorative hemodialysis access graft used for arteriovenous graft (AVG) patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD).
The FDA granted Adherium Ltd. 510(k) clearance for its next-generation Hailie sensor that connects with Glaxosmithkline plc’s Ellipta inhaler to enable monitoring of medication use for asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD).
Tears shed today by patients frustrated by an inability to obtain a diagnosis could speed diagnoses for others in the future. Researchers at Wenzhou Medical University, China, have developed a new nano membrane system, dubbed I-Tears, that harvests and purifies tiny droplets called exosomes from tears, allowing rapid analysis for disease biomarkers.
The digital transformation in health care is focused on prediction, prevention and precision health by harnessing accumulated patient data via artificial intelligence (AI) to turn an avalanche of data into patient-centered treatments, said speakers during July 2022’s BIO Asia-Taiwan conference in Taipei.
The difficulty in resolving multiple rounds of patent litigation can foster a willingness on the part of both parties to settle their differences and go on their respective ways, which seems to be the end result of litigation between San Diego-based Illumina Inc., and subsidiaries of BGI Group of Shenzen, China. While Illumina is on the hook for a $325 million payout in this agreement, the company will receive a license to practice some of BGI’s affiliate’s patents, but the handshake also forecloses any further litigation over the disputed patents for three years.
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