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Junshi Biosciences’ PD-1 Approved in the EU, Achieving Market Launch in China, the US, and Europe

As a result, Toripalimab has become the first and only PD-1 approved for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Europe, as well as the only first-line treatment drug for advanced or metastatic esophageal squamous cell carcinoma regardless of PD-L1 expression. Prior to this, Toripalimab had already been approved in China and the US. On July 28, Junshi Biosciences announced that Toripalimab’s marketing authorization application received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), recommending its approval for the aforementioned indications. Toripalimab injection (Chinese trade name: Tuoyi®) is the first domestically approved PD-1 monoclonal antibody in China. In December 2018, the National Medical Products Administration conditionally approved Toripalimab for the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma in patients who had failed prior systemic therapy. As of now, Toripalimab has received approval for seven indications in China, covering the treatment of melanoma, nasopharyngeal carcinoma, ...
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Wealth myth” of GLP-1

Recently, the Lasker Award, an important award in the field of biomedicine known as the “vane” of the Nobel Prize, was announced. Among them, the “Clinical Medical Research Award” was awarded to Joel Habener (Massachusetts General Hospital), Lotte Bjerre Knudsen (Novo Nordisk) ) and Svetlana Mojsov (Rockefeller University). The reason for the award is that they discovered and developed GLP-1-based drugs, which revolutionized the treatment of obesity. GLP-1, glucagon-like peptide-1, is a peptide hormone encoded by the human glucagon gene and secreted by intestinal L cells. It can promote the synthesis and secretion of insulin and suppress appetite. Delaying the emptying of gastric contents, etc. Representative products include Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and Eli Lilly’s tilpotide. It is worth mentioning that the research on GLP-1 has not only received attention from academic awards, but also brought “vast wealth” to companies in the industrial chain due to the huge market demand. The ...
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- September 25, 2024
The audit storm continues! Strictly investigate hospital account loopholes

Recently, the National Audit Office released the audit dynamics “Convening a video conference on audit rectification work, conducting public health construction project audits…” It mentioned that the Audit Bureau of Wuhan City, Hubei Province, conducted an audit of public health construction projects at the municipal level. The Audit Bureau of Wuhan City examines whether the construction projects comply with relevant plans, industrial and industry policies, whether the funds are raised in place, whether the project approval procedures are complete, and whether the projects are advanced on schedule, to promote the implementation of public health projects. Pay attention to the construction of major epidemic treatment bases at the municipal level, review the construction of negative pressure wards and negative pressure operating rooms, whether infectious disease beds, normal beds, and peacetime and wartime beds meet the planning requirements, the reserve of hemodialysis machines in designated hospitals meets the standards, whether the reserves ...
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When will it become the global TOP20? Mindray’s latest response

Recently, Mindray Medical disclosed the record of the investor relations event held on September 14, and answered several questions of concern to investors. Among them, “North American growth is lower than expected”, “future performance guidance targets”, mergers and acquisitions, AI medical layout and other issues have become the focus of this meeting. In this regard, Mindray Medical also answered from relevant perspectives. Among them, when mentioning future performance guidance, Mindray Medical said that based on the current situation, the company still has strong confidence that it can successfully achieve the goal of global medical device TOP20 in 2025 at the latest according to the established plan. Achieve global medical device TOP20 at the end of 2025 at the latest. According to the data, Mindray Medical mainly has three major production lines: life information and support, in vitro diagnosis and medical imaging. In recent years, it has also begun to focus ...
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CHMP recommends H drug for EU market launch

Henlius Biopharmaceutical Editor September 23, 2024 09:21 Shanghai H drug Hans form ® It is the world’s first anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody approved for first-line treatment of ES-SCLC H drug Hans form ® Expected to become the first and only anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody marketed in Europe for first-line treatment of ES-SCLC H drug Hans form ® Currently approved for market in countries such as China, Indonesia, Cambodia, and Thailand, benefiting approximately 80000 patients On September 20, 2024, Fosun Pharma (2696. HK) announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended the company’s independently developed anti-PD-1 monoclonal antibody H drug, Hansid ® (Sullimumab) has received positive approval for marketing authorization, and it is recommended to approve its indication for first-line treatment of extensive stage small cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC). In 2023, Fosun Pharma partnered with Intas to grant exclusive development and commercialization rights for ...
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- September 24, 2024
EMBO J | Jie Yunli team reveals heterogeneity mechanism of glial cells

BioArt In the brains of mammals, in addition to a large number of neurons, there are also a large number of glial cells. These glial cells are widely involved in various aspects of advanced brain functions. Among them, astrocytes, as one of the most abundant glial cells in the mammalian brain, play a crucial role in the functioning of the brain, including participating in synaptic pruning, formation of the blood-brain barrier, and regulation of brain homeostasis balance. Moreover, an increasing number of studies indicate that astrocytes are directly involved in the processing of neural circuit information, and their developmental disorders may trigger various brain diseases. It is worth noting that the morphology and transcriptome characteristics of astrocytes exhibit high heterogeneity in different brain regions and even within the same brain region. During the development of the brain, the origin of astrocytes, namely the location of neural stem cells, determines the ...
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Dental equipment leader, completes important acquisition

Dental equipment pioneer Henry Schein announced that it has completed the acquisition of Shield Healthcare Inc. Shield Healthcare Inc. is a device company that directly provides home care medical products to patients. Henry Schein announced this transaction last year. 01 Enters the field of household appliances In August 2023, Henry Schein announced that he had signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Shield Healthcare, Inc. On the basis of Henry Schein’s acquisition of Prism Medical Products LLC in 2021, Shield Healthcare will expand Henry Schein’s existing medical business by providing diversified product series, including incontinence, urology, ostomy, enteral nutrition, advanced wound care and diabetes products. In addition, it will provide patients with continuous blood glucose monitoring devices directly at home. As the healthcare industry continues to shift towards home care, we have expanded our business of directly providing medical products to patients through our partnership with Shield Healthcare, ...
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- September 24, 2024
Edward Life Sciences launches global business layoffs

After Edward Life Sciences (hereinafter referred to as Edward) sold its intensive care business to Becton DickinsonMedical for $4.2 billion, a major global layoff has begun. Approximately 3% of employees will be affected by this layoff, and according to proportional calculations, about 540 employees will be laid off. Edward CEO Bernard Zovighian stated that employees affected by the global layoffs have received notice today that some employees may temporarily stay to assist with the transformation of the intensive care business, while others may find other jobs within the company. 30.4 billion yuan sale, 4500 employees join Becton Dickinson Edward is deeply engaged in the fields of global structural heart disease, intensive care, and surgical monitoring. Currently, he has multiple advanced products such as heart valves, cardiac intervention therapy equipment, cardiac monitoring equipment, and surgical tools. Among them, with the “world’s first successfully implanted artificial mitral valve”, Edward firmly occupies the ...
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- September 24, 2024
An Gong Niu Huang Wan and Pian Zi Huang Recalled in Multiple Regions

In the gift recovery market, the prices of An Gong Niu Huang Wan and Pian Zi Huang, which have remained strong, have begun to fall in the second half of this year. A recycling merchant from Chengdu informed reporters from Caixin, “This year’s market conditions are poor. The price of Pian Zi Huang has dropped nearly 100 yuan per pill within a year.” A recycling merchant in Beijing also noted, “Before June of this year, the price of new An Gong Niu Huang Wan was around 600-650 yuan per pill, but it has dropped significantly in recent months.” Interviews with various recycling merchants revealed that since June, second-hand market prices have noticeably decreased. Currently, the price of new Pian Zi Huang is around 550 yuan per pill, while An Gong Niu Huang Wan (Tong Ren Tang’s dual-natural version) is priced between 450 and 500 yuan per pill. Expired or near-expiry ...
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- September 24, 2024
Lilly expanded its autoimmune disease product layout

As one of the blue oceans in the field of autoimmune diseases , inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment drugs are sought after and deployed by many multinational pharmaceutical companies. Recently, Eli Lilly acquired Morphic for US$3.2 billion and obtained its core pipeline α4β7 integrin inhibitor MORF-057, further expanding its influence in the field of gastrointestinal diseases. In addition to Eli Lilly, pharmaceutical giants including AbbVie, AstraZeneca, and Merck have laid out IBD treatment drugs and carried out related mergers and acquisitions. Behind the frequent actions, why do multinational pharmaceutical companies favor IBD treatment drugs so much? The dilemma of traditional treatment IBD is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that mainly affects the digestive system. Its symptoms include severe diarrhea, frequent abdominal pain, blood in the stool, weight loss, and severe cancer. IBD mainly includes two types: ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). The two IBDs have both overlaps and ...
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- September 24, 2024

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