Recently, Johnson&Johnson announced that it has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Varipulse pulsed field ablation system, which can be used to treat drug-resistant paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. After obtaining approval, Johnson&Johnson became the third company in the United States to have PFA technology for treating AFib, joining the ranks of Medtronic and Boston Scientific, and the PFA market’s top three competition officially opened. With the support of an ace, Johnson&Johnson has strong competitive strength It is understood that the Varipulse pulsed field ablation system consists of a Varipulse ablation catheter and a TRUPULSE generator. Among them, the VARIPULSE ablation catheter was developed based on Johnson&Johnson’s previous mapping catheter LASSO catheter, which is a continuation of LASSO catheter technology and further demonstrates Johnson&Johnson’s deep technical reserves in the catheter field. The Varipulse ablation catheter has 10 electrodes on the annular tip, and the size of ...
Recently, the National Medical Products Administration announced the approval of two innovative product registration applications: “Brain Surgery Planning Software” by Beijing Huake Precision Medical Technology Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as Huake Precision) and “Implantable Deep Brain Neurostimulation Extension Lead” by Boston Scientific Neuromodulation Company (hereinafter referred to as Boston Scientific). Huake Precision focuses on the research and development, production and technical services of intelligent and innovative medical devices. It is a leading company in China’s innovative neurosurgery medical devices, providing comprehensive technology and product solutions for the treatment of brain diseases. It is reported that Huake Precision currently has five major product lines including the SR series of neurosurgery robots, the Q300 series of micro neurosurgery robots, the NS series of neurosurgery navigation, the Huake Hengsheng intracranial electrode series, and the LS series of magnetic resonance guided laser ablation treatment systems. It has built a full-chain technology system including ...
Recently, Yum! Brands announced the establishment of a new manufacturing base (B-15, Sector 60 Noida Uttar Pradesh) in New Delhi, created and managed by its subsidiary Esaote Asia Pacific Diagnostic Private Limited, to further strengthen its business in India. Yum! Brands’ new production base will produce a full range of “Made in India” advanced ultrasound products for the Indian market, including My Lab ™ A、My Lab ™ E Series and compact portable ultrasound devices will be launched on the market shortly after completing regulatory and quality assurance processes with local authorities. Data shows that Yum! Brands is headquartered in Italy, with its main research and development production bases located in Italy, as well as production bases in the Netherlands and China. In the field of ultrasound imaging, Baisheng Medical Group has mastered the core technology of the entire industry chain and has the ability to independently develop core components. It ...
Hefei is soliciting opinions on the continuous procurement of three types of medical consumables, and the centralized procurement of consumables in prefecture level cities continues to accelerate. 3 types of consumables, with purchase renewal upon expiration On November 7th, the Medical Security Bureau of Hefei City solicited opinions on the draft of the “HFHCDC-2024-1 Concentrated Procurement Document for Some Medical Consumables in Hefei City” (hereinafter referred to as the “Draft for Comments”), which will soon start the continuous procurement work for three types of medical consumables. The specific procurement varieties and related requirements are as follows: According to the draft for soliciting opinions, the actual purchase quantity of selected products in each medical institution shall not be less than 80% of the total purchase quantity of the same variety. The procurement entity for this continuation of procurement work is public medical institutions in Hefei city. The proposed selection rules are ...
Pancreatic cancer is known as the “king of cancer” because of its high malignancy and lack of effective drug treatment. However, the research and development community has never stopped its efforts to conquer this type of cancer. Recently, Hengrui Medicine announced that the results of the Phase III study of irinotecan liposome (II) combined with advanced pancreatic cancer were published in the Nature sub-journal “Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy”. The results showed that the irinotecan liposome combination regimen reduced the risk of death in pancreatic cancer patients by 37% compared with the control group. In the next era beyond chemotherapy, perhaps ADC drugs will become the main force in the fight against pancreatic cancer. For example, Innovent Biologics’ ADC targeting cluadin18.2 and Lepu Bio’s ADC targeting EGFR each have their own surprises, and both have shown breakthrough efficacy in the remission rate of pancreatic cancer. In addition, Kangfang has also ...
After optimizing the overall structure of Ziqiang Sheng, personnel change messages often occur. Recently, Larry Jones, Global Vice President of Medical Technology and Group Chief Information Officer at Johnson&Johnson, announced his decision to resign. He will retire from Johnson&Johnson Medical Devices, and details such as when he will officially resign or who will take over are still unknown. 35 year veteran resigns, Johnson&Johnson personnel changes frequently Larry Jones is an experienced veteran at Johnson&Johnson Medical, having served for 35 years. During his tenure at Johnson&Johnson’s Medical Devices division, Larry Jones was particularly dedicated to driving innovation in the fields of oncology, orthopedics, cardiovascular and general surgery, and revolutionizing digital surgical connectivity solutions through advanced technologies such as surgical robots and machine learning platforms. Larry Jones has served as the trans regional global CIO of Janssen Pharmaceuticals for more than six years. He is the executive member of the Johnson African ...
“This is our third time participating in the China International Import Expo. Over the past few years, we have leveraged the platform of the expo to share our R&D achievements and business progress, while accelerating the launch of our innovative products in China to benefit more groups as soon as possible. Ultimately, through the expo, we have carried out various collaborations and signed agreements with different partners, thereby speeding up our development process in China,” said Jin Fangqian, Gilead Sciences’ Global Vice President and General Manager for China, during an interview with media outlets like Times Finance during the 7th China International Import Expo. At this year’s expo, Gilead Sciences announced significant progress regarding its core product, Lenacapavir, in the field of HIV prevention. Lenacapavir is the world’s first approved HIV capsid inhibitor and offers a long-acting treatment regimen needing administration only twice a year. The drug has been approved ...
On November 4, according to the official website of CDE, Suzhou Ascentage Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Ascentage Pharmaceuticals”) proposed a priority review for the Class 1 new drug APG-2575 tablets, which is intended for patients with refractory or relapsed chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma. APG-2575 is a Bcl-2 selective inhibitor independently developed by Ascentage Pharmaceuticals. It can restore the normal apoptosis process of cancer cells by selectively inhibiting Bcl-2 protein, thereby achieving the purpose of treating tumors. It is understood that APG-2575 is the first locally developed Bcl-2 inhibitor to enter the clinical stage in China. It is also the second in the world and the first in China to see clear efficacy and enter the key registration clinical stage. At present, the drug has broad potential for single-drug and combination therapy in the treatment of various blood tumors and solid tumors. To date, APG-2575 has received ...
On November 6, Novo Nordisk released its third-quarter report for 2024. In the first nine months of this year, sales increased by 23% to 204.7 billion Danish kroner, of which sales of diabetes and obesity treatment drugs increased by 25% to 191.8 billion Danish kroner. The star product Semaglutide continued to advance by leaps and bounds, with sales of three brands (sugar-lowering injection Ozempic, sugar-lowering tablets Rybelsus, and weight-loss injection Wegovy) reaching 141.213 billion Danish kroner, or about 20.3 billion US dollars, in the first nine months of this year. Not long ago, Eli Lilly also announced its performance, among which the sales of two brands of GIPR/GLP-1R dual agonist Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, a hypoglycemic injection, and Zepbound, a weight loss injection) reached US$11.0284 billion in the first three quarters of this year. Specifically, Mounjaro’s sales revenue was US$8.010 billion, and Zepbound’s sales revenue was US$3.018 billion. Zepbound has been rapidly ...
In front of the old domestic eye medicine leaders such as Yisheng Bio and Xingqi Eye Medicine, Zhaoke Ophthalmology is a young upstart. In 2021, Zhaoke Ophthalmology successfully landed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange as the second eye medicine biotechnology company with 25 ophthalmic drug candidates. Three years later, although it has not yet gotten out of the quagmire of losses, Zhaoke Ophthalmology is still working hard in the eye medicine track and finally ushered in the opportunity to overtake on the curve. Two years of rapid growth, fierce attack on the “first billion drug” Recently, Zhaoke Ophthalmology announced that the Phase III clinical trial (China CHAMP) of its eye medicine candidate NVK002 has achieved positive top-line results. NVK002 is an experimental new topical ocular solution for controlling the deepening of myopia in children and adolescents (using 0.01% and 0.02% low-dose atropine). This is the most popular atropine myopia ...
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