Regulatory snapshots, including global drug submissions and approvals, clinical trial approvals and other regulatory decisions and designations: Cellectar, GBT, JCR, Kempharm, MGB, Q Biomed, Teneobio, Teneothree.
Biopharma happenings, including deals and partnerships, grants, preclinical data and other news in brief: Advanz, Aeterna, Ajinomoto, Astrazeneca, Benevolent, Citrine, Diurnal, Evotec, Just-Evotec, Heat, Humanigen, Kiromic, Lumen, Medolife, Mindset, Moderna, Scholar Rock, Shasqi, Vaxart, Vaxil.
Clinical updates, including trial initiations, enrollment status and data readouts and publications: Agios, Briacell, Dr. Reddy's, Glaxosmithkline, Immutep, Lead Discovery Center, Lilly, Nervgen, Oncosec, Pfizer, Pharvaris, Qurient, Sorrento, Surface Ophthalmics, Theralase, VBL, Vir.
HONG KONG – Shortly after Australia’s recent provisional approval for the mRNA-based COVID-19 vaccine Comirnaty (tozinameran), originally developed by Pfizer Inc. and Biontech SE, Hong Kong has approved it, too, for emergency use ahead of rivals developed in mainland China. It is the first vaccine to be approved in the Chinese territory, made possible through a collaboration between Biontech and Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Co. Ltd.
HONG KONG – Irvine, Calif.-based Trigr Therapeutics Inc. has signed an exclusive licensing deal with Shanghai-based Elpiscience Biopharmaceuticals Co. Ltd., known as Kewang in China. The two companies will develop and commercialize TR-009 in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan.
PERTH, Australia – Sydney-based Cyclopharm Ltd. raised AU$30 million (US$23.19 million) in a private placement that will enable the company to launch its Technegas combination product in the U.S.