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Roche's subcutaneous answer to AstraZeneca PNH drugs wins world-first approval in China

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China has become the first country to sign off on Roche’s paroxysmal nocturnal hemo | China has become the first country to sign off on Roche’s paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH) drug crovalimab, a subcutaneous answer to AstraZeneca’s infused treatments Soliris and Ultomiris.

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Roche gets first world okay for PNH drug crovalimab

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China has become the first country in the world to approve Roche’s anti-complement C5 antibody crovalimab, the only treatment for the rare disorder paroxysmal nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) that can be given by subcutaneous injection.

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Pandemic-related immunity gap in kids explains surge of respiratory infections in children in China, says WHO

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Reports this week that China is experiencing a surge in respiratory infections in young children triggered flashbacks of the start of the Covid-19 pandemic among infectious disease watchers. But a rapidly organized meeting Thursday between the World Health Organization and health officials in China assuaged much of that concern.

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STAT+: Telehealth startups see an opportunity in long-ignored, complex chronic diseases

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If her neurologist moved to China, Lauren Stiles says she’d follow him there. In her world, informed, experienced specialists — particularly in the autonomic nervous system — are extremely rare.

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Promising red-light myopia treatment for children is raising safety concerns among experts

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Myopia, or near-sightedness, is on the rise: Nearly half of the world’s population will be nearsighted by 2050,  according to the World Health Organization. But they do not treat the condition itself, which is associated with a number of pathologies later in life, including retinal detachment and glaucoma.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: We’re reading about Amylyx pulling its ALS drug, GLP-1 drugs for Parkinson’s, and more

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This is a busy world, is it not? A drugmaker in China has developed a biosimilar version of Novo Nordisk’s popular diabetes drug Ozempic and applied for approval to sell it there, in a potential challenge to Novo expansion plans in the country , Reuters writes. As always, you are invited to join us. So time to get cracking.

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Revolutionizing Biopharma Engineering: Key Takeaways from the 2023 Global Biopharma Engineering Forum and Ispe China Conference

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Mr. Ping Zhang, Chairman of SPIC and the ISPE China Committee, introduced ISPE and provided an in-depth analysis of the prospects of domestic and foreign bio-pharmaceutical enterprises. The in-depth discussions from this conference will contribute to innovative breakthroughs and empowerment for China’s bio-pharmaceutical engineering industry.

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