AviadoBio’s Gene Therapy Candidate Receives Orphan Designation from Food and Drug Administration and European Commission in Frontotemporal Dementia

AviadoBio’s Gene Therapy Candidate Receives Orphan Designation from Food and Drug Administration and European Commission in Frontotemporal Dementia FDA and EC decisions reinforce severity of unmet medical need with this rare, aggressive form of dementia AviadoBio to start clinical trials with its gene therapy candidate later this year London, UK, April 27, 2022 — AviadoBio, […]

ESA extends contract on support for health monitoring on the space station

COMPANY ANNOUNCEMENT Odense, April 27th, 2022 Company Announcement no. 36 – 27-04-2022         ESA extends contract on support for health monitoring on the space station Danish Aerospace Company A/S has received an extended and increased contract regarding support on medical equipment and health monitoring of astronauts on the International Space Station. This company announcement contains insider […]

Galantas Gold Provides Corporate Update

TORONTO, April 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE via SEAPRWire.com) — Galantas Gold Corporation (TSX-V & AIM: GAL; OTCQX: GALKF) (“Galantas” or the “Company”) is providing an update on the Company’s progress to commence production at the Omagh Project in Northern Ireland. The Company has made significant progress in rehabilitating the underground workings, refurbishing and acquiring critical […]

Basilea announces licensing of a novel first-in-class antifungal program from Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center

Basel, Switzerland, April 27, 2022 Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX: BSLN), a commercial-stage biopharmaceutical company committed to meeting the needs of patients with bacterial and fungal infections and cancer, announced today that it has entered into a licensing agreement with the U.S.-based company, Fox Chase Chemical Diversity Center, Inc. (FCCDC), for a preclinical program on novel […]

Harju Elekter Group financial results, 1-3/2022

The year began for Harju Elekter on an optimistic note with a record order book, the possible stabilisation of material prices, and price negotiations for framework agreements. Nevertheless, the quarter was a difficult one and successive global challenges caused an adverse effect on the first-quarter results of Harju Elekter. The war does not have a […]

Sequana Medical announces Annual and Extraordinary General Meetings of Shareholders on 27 May 2022

PRESS RELEASEREGULATED INFORMATION27 April 2022, 07:00 am CEST Publication of Annual Report 2021 Ghent, Belgium – 27 April 2022 – Sequana Medical NV (Euronext Brussels: SEQUA) (the “Company” or “Sequana Medical“), an innovator in the treatment of diuretic-resistant fluid overload in liver disease, malignant ascites and heart failure, today invites the holders of securities issued […]

Anti-smoking measures give reason to celebrate

World Day for Safety and Health at Work is celebrated annually on April 28 to promote the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases globally. It is an awareness-raising campaign intended to focus international attention on the magnitude of the problem and on how promoting and creating a safety and health culture can help reduce the […]

More incentives needed to lift biotech industry

With COVID-19 plaguing the world for over two years, many pharmaceutical multinationals have been expanding their research-and-development operations around the globe to tap both the current and the post-pandemic markets worldwide. In February this year, a multinational pharmaceutical giant said it planned to open a branch in Hong Kong — the first of its kind […]

The lure and fashion of interior decoration

Editor's note: Four decades of reform and opening-up have not only turned China into the world's second-largest economy but also changed its people's way of life. Those changes include people's attitude toward interior decoration, which a veteran journalist with China Daily tries to analyze. For more than two years, my wife and I have been […]

HK needs leader who has strong persuasive power

Leadership is persuasion. A good leader should convince his/her followers that his/her policies serve their interests. The next step is to lead his/her team to achieve the tasks. But persuasion is not confined to logic. Hong Kong also needs a relationship-oriented chief executive to create emotional resonance with the underprivileged to shore up their confidence […]

Unified market vital for recovery amid outbreaks

(LI MIN / CHINA DAILY) China is facing a severe COVID-19 pandemic situation because of the increase in infections in places such as Shanghai and Jilin province. Although it is important to take strict prevention and control measures, including implementing lockdowns if needed, to contain the resurgence of the novel coronavirus, especially the more contagious […]

US inflation just self-made trouble

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen told the media on Friday that for the "desired effects" to lower US inflation, it was worth considering taking steps to reduce the tariffs on Chinese goods. Her comments came a day after Deputy National Security Adviser Daleep Singh suggested that the US should lower tariffs imposed on non-strategic Chinese […]

HK justice system is as sound as ever

Hong Kong's criminal justice system plays a pivotal role in maintaining the social order by ensuring that crimes are effectively detected and investigated, and criminal cases are handled impartially and efficiently while protecting the rights of all parties involved in the process. Offenses endanger national security Baseless allegations of "vague charges" of offenses under the […]

Beijing rises to the Omicron challenge

A staff worker conducts disinfection at a nucleic acid testing site in Chaoyang district of Beijing on April 25, 2022. (WEI XIAOHAO / CHINA DAILY) The COVID-19 pandemic situation in China has shown no signs of easing, with 2,666 locally transmitted confirmed cases reported on Sunday, according to the National Health Commission's daily report on […]

SugarLand Announces Project Launch

New York, NY, April 26, 2022 – (SEAPRWire) – SugarLand, a Binance Smart Chain [BSC] based community-curated metaverse marketplace, has announced the launch of its platform. Tagged one of the hottest projects on BSC, SugarLand started, like most meme projects, right after the massive explosion and popularity of meme tokens back in 2021. However, unlike most, the SugarLand […]

City needs a results-oriented leader now more than ever

With a declining curve of COVID-19 infection cases, Hong Kong is recovering from its worst wave of the pandemic. Looking back at the past three months, the city’s people would all regret that we missed the best chance to control the virus. Many asked if the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government could have acted […]

HK bounces back after COVID-19 restrictions

Hong Kong may be down, but it’s not out. Its people are the most resilient found anywhere and are well-known to rebound rapidly from disaster after disaster. Looking forward to a new lease on life, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has announced she will not seek a second term of office, and who would […]

The May Fourth spirit and the building of inner strength

To many people, the May Fourth Movement is part of the New Cultural Movement that had started in 1915, which promoted “Mr Science” and “Mr Democracy” at the expense of Chinese traditional practices and beliefs. Although this view is not inconsistent with the widely held belief that the May Fourth Movement is above all an […]

Proper trash disposal can help us win fight against virus

A community worker disposes garbages for residents in quarantine in Changyi district of Jilin city, Northeast China's Jilin province, March 15, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) Several Chinese cities and provinces are facing a novel coronavirus resurgence, with strict pandemic prevention and control measures, even lockdowns if necessary, being implemented in places where infection rates are […]

Aged people need special care during pandemic

Medical workers help an elder use QR code for nucleic acid test at a community in Shanghai, April 9, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) The COVID-19 pandemic has not only claimed more than 6 million lives worldwide but also tested governments' ability to tackle the health crisis. In China, for example, the impact of the pandemic […]

Solidarity key to fight against virus

Editor's note: The resurgence of the novel coronavirus in some cities in China has prompted the authorities to implement strict pandemic prevention and control measures, even lockdowns if needed, which could affect economic activities. What should the authorities do to minimize the impact of anti-pandemic measures on economic development? Three experts share their views on […]

New Delhi up to more mischief

Although there has been little reported about the intelligence conference India held on Saturday in New Delhi, with the government keeping details of the event under wraps, it reflects the troublemaking ambitions of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government. The heads or deputy heads of intelligence and security organizations from more than 20 countries reportedly attended […]

Dynamic clearing policy works

Medical workers take swab samples from residents for nucleic acid test at a COVID-19 testing site in Beijing, March 21, 2022. (PHOTO / XINHUA) With more than 1,500 new infections and more than 20,000 asymptomatic cases reported in the 24 hours from Saturday to Sunday, the novel coronavirus situation in the Chinese mainland is still […]

Washington conspiring to bring ruin on all with Cold War revival

For decades, China and the European Union have been on generally good terms in spite of the political vicissitudes in the international arena. Increasingly close economic engagement has brought real benefits to both sides, cementing what was a comprehensive strategic partnership. Even at the most challenging moments during the recent upheavals in China-US relations, there […]

Athenex 在 ASTCT 和 CIBMTR 的 2022 年移植及細胞(「串聯」)會議上公佈 KUR-502(同種異體 CD19 CAR-NKT 細胞)在治療復發或難治淋巴瘤和白血病的第 1 期 ANCHOR 研究中期數據

中期分析提供 7 名可評估患者的反應數據,其中包括另外兩名患者,一名患有非霍奇金淋巴瘤 (NHL),另一名患有急性淋巴細胞白血病 (ALL) 6 個月的完全緩解(CR)率為 29%,包括 1 例在 34 週時在接受大量預處理的患者持續完全緩解 令人鼓舞的低劑量反應率:57% 的總緩解率 (ORR),71% 的疾病控制率…