A price war has erupted for pneumonia vaccines, with pharmaceutical companies attempting to exchange lower prices for market share. Recently, public resource trading center websites in several provinces, including Jilin and Jiangsu, have shown that Zhifei Biological’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Zhifei Lvzhu, has reduced the price of its 0.5ml, 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine from 298 yuan to 209 yuan, a decrease of nearly 30%. This follows a series of price cuts for other vaccines, such as the HPV and flu vaccines, marking yet another manufacturer proactively lowering vaccine supply prices. Will other manufacturers follow suit? Watson Bio recently disclosed in a research announcement that the price of its 23-valent pneumonia vaccine has remained stable since its market introduction. Currently, the nationwide average winning bid price is lower than the adjusted prices of its competitors, and the company hopes to maintain price stability for its related products. Zhifei Biological’s 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide ...
On September 12, a research team from the Chinese Academy of Sciences published a result in the journal Cell, titled “Metformin decelerates aging clock in male monkeys.” After eight years of in-depth research, its findings were confirmed in primates. Metformin can significantly delay aging, especially protecting the brain cognitive function of elderly animals. This study found that the protective effect of metformin on primate aging does not depend on its traditional blood sugar and metabolic regulatory functions, but will reset the intrinsic program of cellular aging, thereby delaying cellular aging. Previously, in a research report titled “Metformin facilitates viral reservoir reactivation and their recognition by anti-HIV-1 envelope antibodies” published in the international magazine iScience, scientists from the University of Montreal and other institutions found through research that metformin may help HIV-infected people who are receiving treatment clear the reservoir of the virus in their bodies and eventually eliminate the virus. ...
Looking around the world, biotech is a group with extremely high “metabolism”. According to statistics from GF Securities, since 1990, more than 600 biotech companies have IPOed on Nasdaq. However, as of June 30, 2020, only 12 biotechs have relatively stable income and positive cash flow. Extending the timeline, from the rise of the concept of biotech in the 1980s to the present, in 40 years, there are only a few who have entered the pharma camp by buying on their own. Why is it difficult for biotech to survive for a long time? This is determined by the business model. Compared with large pharmaceutical companies with average growth but strong certainty, biotech is a divergent innovation model, and the growth process is full of uncertainty. In other words, due to the high risk of R&D and the uncertainty of sales, most biotechs can’t run the business model at all, ...
Drugdu.com expert’s response: The role of CNAS (China National Accreditation Service for Conformity Assessment) certification is primarily manifested in the following six aspects: Ⅰ. Recognition of Technical Capabilities and Management Levels Technical Capability Verification: CNAS certification demonstrates that an organization possesses the technical capability to conduct testing and calibration services in accordance with the corresponding accreditation criteria. This serves as an authoritative recognition of the organization’s technical strength. Management System Establishment: By obtaining CNAS certification, organizations are required to establish quality management systems that comply with international standards, thereby comprehensively enhancing their quality management levels and ensuring the stability and reliability of their products or services. Ⅱ. Enhancing Market Competitiveness and Social Trust Boosting Competitiveness: Attaining CNAS certification can strengthen an organization’s competitiveness in both domestic and international markets, earning their trust from government departments and various sectors of society. For third-party software testing enterprises, CNAS certification is a manifestation ...
Recently, according to The Irish Times, global medical device giant Gardiner has convened a meeting with all employees of its Tullamore factory in Ireland to announce its decision to close the Tullamore factory and cease production of a product. With the closure of the factory, 315 job positions will be cut, and up to 300 employees will face layoffs. According to public information, the Tullamore factory has a total of 315 employees. The first batch of employees will resign in March and April 2025, and the second batch of employees will resign in April and May 2026. Purchased for 43.4 billion yuan, net profit increased fivefold, still facing closure The Tullamore factory was established in 1982 and has undergone several rotations over the decades. Originally established by American disposable medical product manufacturer Sherwood Medical, the Tullamore factory was acquired by Tyco Healthcare in 1998, which is now the predecessor of ...
According to the Qichacha APP, Tianjin Jiuyin Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. was recently established, with Li Kang as the legal representative and a registered capital of 500000 yuan. Its business scope includes: sales of satellite mobile communication terminals; Sales of navigation terminals; Sales of wearable smart devices; Sales of intelligent unmanned aerial vehicles, etc. Qichacha’s equity penetration shows that the company is wholly owned by Andon Health. In the field of medical applications, the “low altitude+medical rescue” unmanned aerial vehicle comprehensive solution has achieved normalized low altitude medical transportation services in multiple provinces and cities across the country. With the help of unmanned aerial vehicle technology, it innovates three key medical logistics scenarios: blood transportation, medical material distribution, and rapid response to emergency supplies. Will Jiu’an be involved in this direction in the future? Worth paying attention to. Has launched multiple wearable products, with asset management becoming one of its ...
LY-M003 Disclaimer: Due to limited proficiency, errors are inevitable, or some information may not be timely. Please feel free to leave a message to indicate. This article only provides an introduction to medical and health-related drugs, and does not recommend treatment plans (if applicable); This article does not constitute any investment advice. Recently, a prospective, single center, open label, single arm, single dose clinical study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of LY-M003 injection in the treatment of adult patients with Wilson’s disease was launched at the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine (hereinafter referred to as “Zhejiang First Hospital”). The project was led by Professor Yu Chaohui, the leader of the Gastroenterology Department, as the main researcher. LY-M003 injection is an innovative gene therapy drug developed by Lingyi (Hangzhou) Biotechnology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Lingyi Biotechnology”). The Department of Gastroenterology at Zhejiang First Hospital ...
Disclaimer: Due to limited proficiency, errors are inevitable, or some information may not be timely. Please feel free to leave a message to indicate. This article only provides an introduction to medical and health-related drugs, and does not recommend treatment plans (if applicable); This article does not constitute any investment advice. On September 17, 2024, Capricor Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing transformed cell and exosome therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, announced that it had signed a binding term sheet with Nippon Pharma. The terms state that Nippon Pharma will commercialize and distribute Capricor’s main asset, deramiocel, in Europe for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Capricor will receive a $15 million equity investment at a 20% premium and a $20 million advance payment upon signing the final agreement. The potential milestone amount is as high as $715 million, with product revenue accounting for double digits. The total ...
Organiser:Reed Exhibitions Time:April 9th – 11th, 2025 address:3-21-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan Exhibition hall:Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center Product range: From antibody-based medicines to nucleic acids, peptides, and other middle-molecule medicines, to gene and cellular therapies; Cutting-edge technologies in biotechnology development, including outsourced technologies and devices, among others. About bioLIVE: bioLIVE, the Japan International Biotechnology Exhibition for Life Sciences, abbreviated as the Japan Biotech Exhibition, is held annually and is Japan’s premier biotechnology exhibition. The previous edition of the exhibition was held at the Tokyo Big Sight International Exhibition Center, occupying an exhibition area of 12,000 square meters, with 268 participating companies and attracting 9,500 industry visitors.
Recently, Kelun Pharmaceutical announced that its subsidiary Hunan Kelun Pharmaceutical’s chemical drug “Bupivacaine Liposome Injection” was approved for marketing by the National Medical Products Administration (trade name Bruco®), which was approved according to Class 3 chemical drugs and deemed to have passed the generic drug quality and efficacy consistency evaluation. Kelun Pharmaceutical’s Bruco® is the second bupivacaine liposome injection product to be launched in China. Hengrui Medicine’s bupivacaine liposome injection generic drug (trade name: Aihengping) was approved in November 2022. It is the world’s first generic drug and also the first long-acting postoperative analgesic drug to be launched in China. In July this year, Aihengping was approved for marketing by the FDA, becoming the world’s first manufacturer to obtain generic drug approval for this variety in the United States. Behind the successful breakthroughs of domestic pharmaceutical companies is the growing market demand in the field of long-acting postoperative analgesic preparations ...
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