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Luqa Pharma, Stratpharma Extend Collaboration In China

Stratpharma and Luqa Pharma have extended their collaboration past 2020 in the areas of cosmetic dermatology, plastic surgery, burns, wounds and scar management.

MicroConstants China Licenses Liver Cancer Drug From Pertinax Therapeutics

MicroConstants China Inc. has licensed the China rights for a Phase II liver cancer drug candidate, PTX-9908, from Pertinax Therapeutics of Canada.

Servier To License Lucitanib To SIMM In China

Servier and the Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica will collaborate on the development of lucitanib, a targeted antitumor drug candidate with anti-angiogenic effects, in China.

Ironwood, AstraZeneca Initiate Linaclotide PhIII Trial In China

Ironwood and AstraZeneca have initiated a Phase III clinical trial of linaclotide for the treatment of adults with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation.

Reduction In Greenhouse Gases Could Save Chinese Lives, Study

Global abatement of greenhouse gas emissions could save between 0.3-0.7 million premature deaths in the year 2030, two-thirds of which would be in China, reports a new study.

Tiger Genome Reveals How Big Cats Evolved To Kill

The tiger genome has been sequenced for the first time in a study that has revealed insights into how big cats evolved to become predators.

Mitochondrial Genetics Behind Sherpa Mountain Fitness

Scientists have analyzed the mitochondria genomes of Sherpa individuals to examine the genetic basis of their extraordinary mountain fitness.

Molecular Structure Reveals How HIV Infects Cells

Scientists have determined the high-resolution atomic structure of a receptor that most strains of HIV use to get into human immune cells.

Asian Power Stations Blamed For Mercury Toxicity In Fish

Coal-fired power stations in emerging economies in Asia could be responsible for rising mercury levels in fish, according to researchers.