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August 1, 2023

Zenas BioPharma Announces Publication of Phase 2 Study of Obexelimab, an Investigational Treatment for IgG4-Related Disease (IgG4-RD), in The Lancet Rheumatology

Study found obexelimab produced rapid, strong, and sustained clinical improvement, including complete clinical remission, in most patients with active IgG4-RD Results support the continued development of obexelimab for the treatment of IgG4-RD and potentially other B cell-mediated autoimmune conditions WALTHAM, Mass., Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Zenas BioPharma, a

Conagen and Sumitomo Chemical jointly develop a new era of renewable carbon materials

Bedford, Mass., Aug. 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Conagen, the bioplatform innovator and biomanufacturer, and Sumitomo Chemical, Japan’s leading chemical company, have announced to jointly develop p-hydroxystyrene (HS) and its polymer, poly p-hydroxystyrene (PHS), using a combination of biosynthesis, chemosynthesis, and polymerization. The monomer and the polymer are 100% renewable

AfDB projects positive economic outlook for West Africa

Ghana and its neighbouring West African countries are expected to show a positive economic growth by the end of 2023, despite slow growth last year, the African Development Bank (AfDB) has projected. West Africa’s average Gross Domestic Product (GDP) …

Ghanaian journalist, others in China on exchange programme

China is hosting over 80 journalists from 49 countries for an intensive exchange programme in its capital, Beijing. The four-month programme, which involves five continents-Africa, Latin America, Asia and the Pacific, Europe, Asia, and the Caribbean, …

Mayor of Houston calls on Accra Mayor

An eleven-member delegation led by Mr Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Texas, USA, has paid a courtesy call on the Mayor of Accra to explore areas of trade and investment. The delegation is in the country on an eight-day trade and investment drive …

Amend Mining Act to increase involvement, benefits to Ghanaians

Mr Augustine Niber, a Legal Practitioner has called on the government to take steps to amend Ghana’s Minerals and Mining Act of 2006, Act 703, to promote more Ghanaian involvement in the mining activities to increase benefits to Ghanaians. ‘At this st…

Be cautious of wrong associations-Christians advised

The Bishop Dr Yaw Owusu Ansah of the Resurrection Power and Living Bread Ministries International has advised Christians to be cautious of the associations they keep because they can influence their lives. He said the potential of people had been abru…

We cannot allow others to tell our story

Dr Joseph Silver, Managing Partner of Silver and Associates, has charged African story tellers to help tell unfiltered stories of Africa’s creative genius through the creative arts. That, he said, would display and teach the uniqueness of the African …