Recently, the National Medical Products Administration announced the approval of Medtronic’s registration applications for two innovative products, the “Heart Pulse Electric Field Ablation Generator” and the “Disposable Heart Pulse Electric Field Ablation Catheter”. Unique advantages, suitable for two indications It is reported that the two innovative products approved this time are Medtronic’s PFA product – PulseSelect, which is the first PFA product approved by NMPA that can be used for both paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation. PulseSelect is a new technique for treating atrial fibrillation (AF) using pulsed electric fields, which can provide bipolar and biphasic pulsed electric fields through a circular multi electrode array catheter. This technology consists of five parts: a controllable multi electrode annular ablation catheter, a PFA host ECG-Gated、 Tableside control、10Fr bidirectional sheath. It is worth mentioning that PulseSelect’s controllable multi electrode annular ablation catheter features a proprietary biphasic waveform, unique built-in guide wire, and a ...
In September, the 2024 semi-annual reports of various companies have basically been disclosed. According to statistics from Cyber Blue, among the 493 A-share listed pharmaceutical companies (according to the industry classification of Tonghuashun, the same below), the number of companies with year-on-year decline and growth is close to “50-50” – 242 pharmaceutical companies have a year-on-year decline in revenue, accounting for 49% of the total; 252 have an increase in revenue, accounting for 51% of the total. Among the 242 pharmaceutical companies whose revenue decreased compared with the same period last year, 40% of them fell by less than 10%; there were 12 companies with a decline of more than 50%, of which the company with the largest decline had a year-on-year revenue decline of more than 97%. Among the 252 pharmaceutical companies with year-on-year revenue growth, 183 had an increase of less than 20%, accounting for ...
As a drug therapy target for obesity and type 2 diabetes, glucagon like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) is widely distributed in many tissues and has cell type specific physiological functions. For example, GLP-1R mainly regulates insulin secretion and cell proliferation in pancreatic islets, and has functions such as appetite suppression, neuroprotection, and anti-inflammatory in the brain. Considering that the maturation, localization, activation, and endocytosis of receptors are all influenced by protein interactions, exploring the interactions between receptors and other membrane proteins on the cell surface can provide important clues for the study of the regulatory mechanism of GLP-1R. However, due to the low expression levels and transient and weak interactions of most membrane receptors, the study of the interaction between endogenous GLP-1R and cell membrane proteins requires the development of new research methods. On September 3, 2024, the iHuman Institute of ShanghaiTech University and the research group led by Shui Wenqing ...
Heavy weight! DeepMind is scaling up again! AlphaFold dominates the field of protein prediction, and AlphaFold 3 breaks through its limitations by predicting all living molecules. When it was released, there were voices claiming that AlphaFold 3’s structured prediction and generation would accelerate the development of AI driven drug design. Now, DeepMind has scaled up its strategy by releasing AlphaProteo for the design of new proteins. AlphaProteo is the first AI system designed specifically for designing novel high-intensity protein conjugates, capable of generating conjugates of multiple target proteins. This system significantly improves the success rate, even 3 to 300 times stronger than existing methods. Especially for the VEGF-A protein related to cancer and diabetes complications, AlphaProteo is the first AI tool to design successful conjugates. In addition, it can effectively bind to various proteins related to infection, cancer, inflammation, and autoimmune diseases, such as BHRF1, SARS-CoV-2 spike protein, IL-7R α, ...
According to various sources in the industry, AstraZeneca China’s biopharmaceutical business BBU and omnichannel business unit structure will undergo a series of adjustments on October 1 this year. AstraZeneca China’s biopharmaceutical business and omnichannel business unit will be officially merged to form a new AstraZeneca China biopharmaceutical business (BBU). Merge the respiratory inhalation business unit, respiratory atomization business unit and digestive business unit to form the respiratory digestive business unit; merge the biologics business unit, vaccines and immunotherapy, and autoimmune business unit; merge the biologics business unit, vaccines and immunotherapy, and autoimmune business unit to form the respiratory and autoimmune biopharmaceuticals, vaccines and immunotherapy business units. According to incomplete statistics, this is at least the third adjustment of AstraZeneca China this year. “Adjustment” seems to be the key to AstraZeneca China’s performance development. AstraZeneca once said that the new map will add momentum to the long-term development of its business. ...
Recently, The Lancet published a new centralized, participant level analysis of heart failure patients with mild reduced ejection fraction or preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) from four randomized placebo-controlled trials (2.4 mg for SELECT, STEP-HFpEF, STEP-HFpEF DM; 1.0 mg/d). picture According to analysis, semaglutide reduced the composite risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or worsening heart failure (HF) events by 31%, with incidence rates of 5.4% in the semaglutide group and 7.5% in the placebo group (HR 0.69; 95% CI 0.53-0.89; P=0.0045). semaglutide also reduced the risk of HF worsening by 41% (2.8% vs. placebo 4.7%; HR 0.59 (95% CI 0.41-0.82), p=0.0019). Simeglutide had no significant effect on the incidence of CV mortality (3.1% in the Simeglutide group and 3.7% in the placebo group). Hr 0.82 (95% CI 0.57-1.16), p=0.25) The statistical analysis did not adjust for multiplicity, and the hazard ratio should not be used to infer definitive treatment efficacy. In ...
As we enter 2024, the global competition for “King of Medicine” is becoming increasingly fierce. In the first half of the year, Merck’s PD-1 monoclonal antibody pembrolizumab (trade name: Keytruda, “Keytruda”) successfully won the title of the world’s “king of medicine” with $14 billion. Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide (including 3 brands: Ozempic/Rybelsus/Wegovy) ranked second with sales of about $13 billion in the first half of this year, further narrowing the gap with Keytruda, and the year-on-year growth rate exceeded 40%, leaving suspense for the “king of medicine” competition in the second half of the year. On the other hand, in terms of sales growth, Eli Lilly’s tirpotide (including two brands: Mounjaro/Zepbound) grew 330% year-on-year in the first half of this year to $6.658 billion, making it the fastest-growing drug in history. Since its first indication was approved in 2022, it has grown into a super blockbuster with annual sales of over ...
On the evening of August 30, Tonghua Dongbao (600867.SH) released its 2024 semi-annual report, during the report period, the company achieved operating income of about 740 million yuan, a year-on-year decrease of 45.84%; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies of about -230 million yuan; net profit attributable to shareholders of listed companies after deducting non-recurring gains and losses of about -0.13 billion yuan. Industry analysts believe that the reason why Tonghua Dongbao fell into a loss, stemming from the biggest cyclical factors – insulin special centralized procurement. Similar to the first centralized procurement, the results of this year’s renewal have not been reflected in the performance for the time being. The main reason for the company’s first-half performance fluctuations is a one-time dealer to make up the difference, which was also the case in the last centralized procurement, fell to a low point in the second quarter, the ...
According to analysis, semaglutide reduced the composite risk of cardiovascular (CV) death or worsening heart failure (HF) events by 31%, with incidence rates of 5.4% in the semaglutide group and 7.5% in the placebo group (HR 0.69; 95% CI 0.53-0.89; P=0.0045). semaglutide also reduced the risk of HF worsening by 41% (2.8% vs. placebo 4.7%; HR 0.59 (95% CI 0.41-0.82), p=0.0019). Simeglutide had no significant effect on the incidence of CV mortality (3.1% in the Simeglutide group and 3.7% in the placebo group). Hr 0.82 (95% CI 0.57-1.16), p=0.25) The statistical analysis did not adjust for multiplicity, and the hazard ratio should not be used to infer definitive treatment efficacy. In the United States, semaglutide is not approved for use in heart failure. This study is a summary and post hoc participant level analysis of 3743 patients with a history of HFpEF from four randomized trials, aimed at examining the ...
MU Biotech Circle Recently, Eli Lilly announced plans to directly sell single dose vials of its weight loss drug Zepbound (tirzepatide) to consumers. The new prices for 2.5mg and 5.0mg doses are $99.75/vial and $137.25/vial, respectively, with corresponding monthly costs of $399 and $549, respectively, with a price reduction of over 50%. Novo Nordisk may adopt a similar strategy towards its Wegovy, with specific details to be revealed by its CEO during a Senate Health Committee hearing on September 24th. Analysts have responded positively to Eli Lilly’s move to lower Zepbound prices and offer the drug through its new self funded pharmacy component on its direct to consumer platform LillyDirect (launched in January this year). Joon Lee, an analyst at Truist Securities, believes that given the high demand for patients willing to purchase at their own expense, there is no reason why other GLP-1 manufacturers should not adopt similar strategies. ...
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