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BioWorld - Thursday, August 18, 2022
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Sihuan starts clinical trial of Ebola drug favipiravir for COVID-19

March 4, 2020
By Elise Mak
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BEIJING – Beijing-based Sihuan Pharmaceutical Holdings Group Ltd. said it has initiated clinical trials of broad-spectrum antiviral favipiravir to treat COVID-19. China now has six clinical trials investigating the drug, originally developed for influenza and also tested against Ebola virus disease.
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Singapore’s Tessa gains U.S. RMAT designation for CD30 CAR T, expands manufacturing efforts

March 3, 2020
By David Ho
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HONG KONG – Tessa Therapeutics Pte Ltd.’s CD30 CAR T-cell therapy has been granted a regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation by the U.S. FDA based on data from two independent phase I/II trials.
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Singapore’s Tessa gains U.S. RMAT designation for CD30 CAR T, expands manufacturing efforts

Feb. 28, 2020
By David Ho
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HONG KONG – Singapore-based Tessa Therapeutics Pte Ltd.’s CD30 CAR T-cell therapy has been granted a regenerative medicine advanced therapy (RMAT) designation by the U.S. FDA based on data from two independent phase I/II trials in patients with relapsed or refractory CD30-positive classical Hodgkin lymphoma.
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Neurovasc scoops up $34M to back technologies for neurovascular disease

Feb. 27, 2020
By Liz Hollis
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Neurovasc Technologies Inc., of Laguna Hills, Calif., has entered a strategic partnership with the Wego Group that includes $34 million in funding to support the company’s product portfolio development and global clinical trial program. Specifically, the funding first will go toward studies of the company’s stent-retriever, designed to treat patients suffering an acute ischemic stroke, in markets such as Japan, the EU, U.S. and China.
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‘This virus does not respect borders,’ says WHO director general, but containment still possible

Feb. 27, 2020
By Nuala Moran
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LONDON – The COVID-19 epidemic has reached a “decisive point” as the number of new cases in the rest of the world exceeded the number of new cases in China, and seven countries reported infections for the first time.
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Bio-Thera launches $241M pre-revenue IPO on Shanghai’s STAR; shares up 83% on debut

Feb. 25, 2020
By Elise Mak
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BEIJING – Chinese biosimilar maker Bio-Thera Solutions Ltd., of Guangzhou, on Feb. 21 launched a pre-revenue listing on Shanghai’s STAR market to reap $241 million at a valuation of almost $2 billion.
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COVID-19

Opportunity to control epidemic narrowing, as epidemiology gaps frustrate researchers

Feb. 25, 2020
By Nuala Moran
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LONDON – Six weeks on from the initial alert, “the window of opportunity” to control the COVID-19 epidemic is “narrowing,” according to the latest assessment from WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Chinese biotechs apply new tech to accelerate drug R&D for COVID-19

Feb. 25, 2020
By Elise Mak
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BEIJING – As the clock ticks on COVID-19’s spread, Chinese biotech companies are hoping to unleash the power of cloud computing and artificial intelligence to find a cure for the virus.
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Airport traveler wearing mask, pulling suitcase
COVID-19

Opportunity to control epidemic narrowing, as epidemiology gaps frustrate researchers

Feb. 21, 2020
By Nuala Moran
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LONDON – Six weeks on from the initial alert, “the window of opportunity” to control the COVID-19 epidemic is “narrowing,” according to the latest assessment from World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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Rare disease specialist Canbridge closes $98 million series D, eyes IPO next

Feb. 21, 2020
By David Ho and Elise Mak
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HONG KONG – Beijing-headquartered Canbridge Pharmaceuticals Inc. has completed a $98 million series D financing round to target rare genetic diseases in China, and is considering an IPO after several rounds of financing to further pursue its goal.
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