On July 12, Recombinant Human Anti-Tetanus Toxin Monoclonal Antibody Injection, a Class I new drug independently developed by SINOPHARM Lanzhou Institute of Biological Products, was granted a clinical trial approval notice by the State Drug Administration. Tetanus is a persistent tonic contraction and paroxysmal spasm of skeletal muscles throughout the body caused by the invasion of Clostridium tetani through a break in the skin or mucous membrane. Globally, the morbidity and mortality rate of tetanus is 30% to 50% after onset of the disease, even with aggressive treatment; in the absence of medical intervention, the mortality rate approaches 100%. According to the World Health Organization, tetanus currently kills about 1 million people worldwide each year. The term “tetanus shot” is short for tetanus passive immunization agent, which is usually isolated from healthy human or horse blood that has been vaccinated against tetanus. Tetanus injections are often needed in cases of ...
ANKE Bio (Group) Co., Ltd. and Hefei Alfana Biotechnology Co., Ltd. jointly developed a Class 1 new drug that received clinical approval from the Drug Administration (Drug Clinical Trial Approval Notification: 2024LP01608), with an indication for the treatment of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia. It is reported that this is the first therapeutic mRNA vaccine approved for clinical use in cervical intraepithelial neoplasia in China. Pre-cancerous lesions and their eventual malignant changes caused by viral infections are a serious threat to people’s lives and health. Globally, approximately 600 million people are infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), in addition to approximately 250 million people infected with hepatitis B virus (HBV), and 71 million people infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). People infected with each of these viruses face a potential cancer risk. For example, approximately 30 million women are diagnosed each year with cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN), an important precursor to cervical cancer. ...
Not long after pulling a last-minute plug on a $232m initial public offering (IPO) on Nasdaq, Telix Pharmaceuticals has raised $398m (A$600m) via the issue of convertible bonds. The bonds, which are convertible into ordinary shares, will yield a 2% – 2.75% interest, the radiopharmaceutical specialist said in a 23 July press release. The maturity date is set for five years from now, at the end of July 2029. Australia-based Telix said it intends to list the convertible bonds on the Official List of Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited (SGX-ST). While Telix had been planning on going public on Nasdaq earlier this year, the company U-turned on the IPO citing market conditions at the time. Telix had been on course to raise $232m in the listing, though the company maintained that the decision was not “predicated on the need to raise capital”. Instead, the convertible bonds bring low-cost financing to ...
Johnson and Johnson (J&J) Innovative Medicine has decided to halt the development of its epilepsy drug, three months after a Phase II trial with the drug failed to meet its endpoints. The therapy was developed in partnership with Addex Therapeutics, which was quick to add that its collaboration with J&J is still ongoing as the companies analyse data from the placebo-controlled Phase II trial (NCT04836559). The drug failed to achieve statistical significance for the primary endpoint of time for patients to reach baseline seizure count. Addex’s stock has not recovered from the 53.3% nosedive it took after the Phase II results were released on 29 April. The company’s stock is now trading at $8.06 on the Nasdaq, down 49.9% from what it was worth before the news of Phase II results was announced. ADX71149 is a positive allosteric modulator (PAM) of metabotropic glutamate receptor-2 (mGlu2 receptor), which plays a key ...
Drugdu.com expert’s response: The pharmaceutical industry faces numerous challenges, including: Ⅰ.High R&D Costs: Drug development is a lengthy and expensive process, often requiring billions of dollars and many years. The risk of failure is high, with many drugs not passing clinical trials. Ⅱ.Regulatory Pressure: Drug regulatory agencies (e.g., FDA, EMA) have increasingly stringent approval requirements for new drugs, necessitating more resources for clinical trials and data collection, thus increasing the difficulty and cost of bringing new drugs to market. Ⅲ.Short Patent Protection Period: The patent protection period for new drugs is relatively short. Once the patent expires, generic drugs quickly enter the market, significantly reducing the market share and profits of the original drug. Ⅳ.Intense Market Competition: The pharmaceutical market is highly competitive, not only from other innovative drugs but also from generic drugs and biosimilars. Ⅴ.Price Pressure: Governments and the public are increasingly concerned about drug prices, especially high-priced ...
Organiser: Vietnam Ministry of Health Time: December 5-7, 2024 address:NO.91 TRAN HUNG DAO STR., HOAN KIEM DIST., HANOI, VIETNAM Exhibition hall:Hanoi International Exhibition Center Product range: Ⅰ. Medical Products: Medical equipment and instruments, medical consumables, medical dressings, surgical equipment, rescue equipment, diagnostic equipment and supplies, ophthalmic instruments and equipment, ENT equipment, dental equipment and supplies, medical reagents and equipment, medical healthcare products and devices, medical institution and laboratory technology equipment, medical information and technology exchange, beauty instruments Ⅱ. Analytical Instruments: Optical analysis instruments, mass spectrometers, spectrometers, chromatographs, spectrographs, spectrum analyzers, electrochemical analysis instruments, ray analysis instruments, gas chromatography, liquid chromatography, thermal analysis instruments, various portable instruments, surface analysis instruments, nuclear analysis instruments, elemental analysis instruments, process analysis instruments, component analysis instruments, injection analysis instruments, and other general analytical instruments Ⅲ. Laboratory Equipment: Laboratory instruments and equipment, laboratory automation and accessories, optical instruments and equipment, microscopes, optical image processing, electronic measuring instruments, ...
Infrared spectroscopy, a method using infrared light to study the molecular composition of substances, has been a foundational tool in chemistry for decades, functioning similarly to a molecular fingerprinting system via a device known as a spectrometer. When utilized on complex biofluids like blood plasma, this physico-chemical technique provides in-depth molecular insights, indicating its potential for medical diagnostics. Despite its established role in chemistry and industry, infrared spectroscopy has yet to become a standard tool in medical diagnostics. To tackle this issue, scientists have developed a diagnostic tool that employs infrared light and machine learning to identify multiple health conditions in just one measurement at the population level. The team from the BIRD group at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU, Munich, Germany) had previously worked on methods to measure human plasma. In their most recent study, they introduced infrared molecular fingerprinting to a naturally diverse group, analyzing blood from ...
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer globally, presenting in various subtypes that require precise identification for effective, personalized treatment. Traditionally, cancer subtyping has been conducted through histological staining (immunohistochemistry), which involves identifying specific markers that categorize tumors into distinct subtypes. Recently, high-throughput transcriptomic profiling has transformed the way breast cancer subtypes are identified by analyzing gene activity in cancer cells through the total messenger RNAs present, which correspond to gene sequences and are used by ribosomes to synthesize proteins. Transcriptomic profiling utilizes RNA sequencing (RNAseq), a rapidly evolving molecular biology technique that sequences RNA strands efficiently. As RNA sequencing becomes more affordable, it holds the potential for routine clinical integration to aid in diagnosis and treatment decisions. However, its application is currently limited by the requirement for processing large sample batches simultaneously and difficulties in comparing samples across different platforms. Now, scientists have developed a computational tool that ...
By Don Tracy, Associate Editor Approval of Spravato would mark the first monotherapy to be available on the market for treatment-resistant depression in the United States.Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has submitted a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the FDA for the approval of Spravato (esketamine) as the first and only monotherapy for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression (TRD). According to the company, the sDNA is supported by encouraging data from the Phase IV TRD4005 trial, which evaluated the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of Spravato as a monotherapy. “Many patients living with challenging-to-treat depression spend far too long cycling through multiple treatments that don’t effectively resolve their symptoms, which can cause a significant functional and emotional burden on patients and their loved ones,” said Bill Martin, PhD, global therapeutic area head, neuroscience, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, in a press release. “We’re pleased to build on the more than a ...
Ionis Pharmaceuticals is looking ahead to a Phase 3 study for an antisense medicine it is developing to treat Angelman syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder with no FDA-approved therapies. Its main competition is an Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical drug set to begin pivotal testing later this year. By Frank VinluanAn Ionis Pharmaceuticals drug in development for Angelman syndrome has mid-stage clinical trial results showing improvement across a range of measures of this rare neurodevelopmental disorder, and the company now plans to advance therapy to Phase 3 testing. Angelman is an inherited disorder that presents in infancy and leads to learning disability, muscle impairment, balance problems, and seizures. Patients typically develop little to no verbal ability. While Angelman patients can be treated with drugs that manage some of these symptoms, there are no FDA-approved therapies for the disease itself. The results announced Monday for the drug, ION582, come from the multiple-ascending dose portion of ...
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