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SYDNEY, June 28 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — George Clinical and EPS Corporation (EPS), a global CRO based in Japan are collaborating on a rare Japanese academia-led global study seeking to advance treatments for unmet needs in Asian populations. 

In 2019 George Clinical and EPS formed a strategic partnership to help expand their operations across the Asia-Pacific region. Together the organizations have partnered on over 20 studies, mainly in oncology, kidney, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases therapeutic areas. In this reciprocal strategic partnership, both companies come together to provide a seamless operating capability for clinical trials across the Asia-Pacific region and globally.

Since September 2019, EPS and George Clinical have been involved in a major study for the National Cancer Center Hospital, Japan (NCCH) on the clinical usefulness of a combination therapy in patients of any menopausal status with advanced or metastatic HR+/HER2- breast cancer. A major objective of NCCH for conducting this study (Asian, International, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 Trial of Tamoxifen With or Without Palbociclib +- Goserelin in Women with Hormone Receptor-Positive, HER2-Negative Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer – PATHWAY) is to investigate a potential new treatment. The NCCH run PATHWAY trial is a clinical research collaboration with Pfizer Inc., a research funder and a study drug provider.  The study is especially important, as Japanese investigator/academia-led global clinical trials have rarely been conducted due to language barriers, personnel shortage or limited research budget.

In 2016, among all the Clinical Research Core Hospitals in Japan, NCCH was selected by AMED (Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development) as one of the Global Clinical Trials Core Centers, focused on the reinforcement of facilitating international clinical trials in Japan between 2016-2018. This study is their first global investigator-initiated registration-directed trial (IIRDT) — an important step toward the pursuit of the development of treatments and new drugs for the Asian population.

EPS is managing the PATHWAY study conducted in Japan, South Korea, Singapore and Taiwan. George Clinical is entirely responsible for study execution in Singapore and Taiwan with specific duties including full study conduct, regulatory, safety reporting and site monitoring. George Clinical’s strong expertise in regulatory, site knowledge and oncology expertise in the Asia Pacific region add value to the EPS strengths in Japan.

This PATHWAY study exemplifies the value of the strategic partnership of two highly experienced CROs who combine their services to ensure that a sponsor’s study is conducted in the most efficient and effective manner to help bring new and advanced treatments to underserved populations. Both George Clinical and EPS have a proven track record of meeting a sponsor’s needs with proactive solutions to challenges and on the ground knowledge of sites, local key opinion leaders and cultural nuances. This is especially valuable regarding the specific regulatory requirements in different locations with local language and cultural expertise.

This Phase III trial has met its primary endpoint of demonstrating a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement in progression-free survival (PFS) for the combination of palbociclib plus tamoxifen compared with placebo plus tamoxifen in women with hormone receptor positive (HR+), human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 negative (HER2-) advanced or metastatic breast cancer. NCCH believes the results of this PATHWAY study have a high impact for premenopausal breast cancer patients, for which a large percentage of patients exist in Asia Pacific with fewer treatment options. Detailed efficacy and safety results were recently presented at the 2023 ASCO Annual Meeting.

Based on the experience and network gained from this trial, NCCH continues to expand the research network through the Asia Clinical Trials Network for Cancers Project (ATLAS project) with the mission to create a multinational cancer clinical trial network and a sound structure for conducting international collaborative trials on a permanent basis in the Asian region.

About George Clinical
George Clinical is a leading global clinical research organization founded in Asia-Pacific driven by scientific expertise and operational excellence. With over 20 years of experience and more than 450 people managing over 39 geographical locations throughout the Asia-Pacific region, USA, and Europe, George Clinical provides the full range of clinical trial services to biopharmaceutical, medical device, and diagnostic customers, for all trial phases, registration and post-marketing trials.   

About EPS Corporation
Since its establishment in 1991 as a pioneering CRO, EPS Group has been a Healthcare Solution Provider to pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, hospitals and clinics, and academia with various solutions from development to marketing, sales, consultation covering Asia and new values created in big data & AI, regenerative medicine, etc.  The strength of EPS lies in the fact that it has the greatest presence in Japan. In Asia, the company has multiple overseas offices and has focused particularly on solidifying its sites in the respective Asian countries, providing clinical development support services as well as SMO services.

Contact:            eps-gr-contact@eps.co.jp
Website:           https://www.epsi-global.com/index.html and https://www.eps.co.jp/en/
LinkedIn:           https://www.linkedin.com/company/eps.corp/

Matthew Reabold
George Clinical
760-645-0496
mreabold@georgeclinical.com 

SOURCE : George Clinical

^{More than 160 teams of about 4,000 dragon boat athletes from ten countries and regions participate in the Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races to compete for 17 titles in the Victoria Harbour. (Photo credit: Hong Kong Tourism Board)}

Over 100 International Teams Competed for the Championship

HONG KONG, June 27 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) — The “Hong Kong International Dragon Boat Races”,jointly organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) and the Hong Kong China Dragon Boat Association (HKCDBA), was held in success on 24 and 25 June. The two-day event took stage at the Tsim Sha Tsui East waterfront, consisting of 17 races with over 160 teams of about 4,000 top athletes from ten countries and regions competing for various titles, including first-time participants from Poland, as well as Australia, Dubai, Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, the Mainland China, Macao and Hong Kong. The tournaments also attracted visitors to gather alongside the Victoria Harbourfront, where they enjoyed the races and cheered for the athletes.

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This year, five of the major competitions are offering cash prizes of US$10,000 to winners of the titles, including the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area Championship, won by Zhuhai’s team out of 11 elite teams from Jiangmen, Guangzhou, Foshan, Dongguan, Zhaoqing, Shenzhen, Huizhou, Zhongshan, Zhuhai, as well as Hong Kong and Macao, and a brand-new Hong Kong-Macao Trophy, which Dragon Boat Thailand won.

The International Open Grand Championship, contested by the best 32 local and non-local teams in the preliminary rounds of contestants of all titles on the first day, was won by the team representing Fuzhou against the strong teams.

On the other hand, the fun-filled Fancy Dress Competition saw seven creatively dressed teams racing across the Harbour, with the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants – Dragon Bot Team, dressing up as glamourous characters from “Alice in Wonderland”, claiming the Fancy Dress Award, bringing party element to the exciting races.

What’s more, the time-limited LINE FRIENDS Hello Hong Kong Dargon Boats Photo Spots were brought to the Avenue of Stars in Tsim Sha Tsui together with the LINE FRIENDS Dragon Boat-themed POP-UP STORE. Visitors are welcome to visit the spots until 2 July to dip into the festivity of the city’s mega event.

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BEIJING, June 26, 2023 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/–

Co-hosted by the Beijing Service Bureau for Diplomatic Missions and the Publicity Department of the CPC Shenzhen Municipal Committee, the “Shenzhen Stories” Promotion Event kicked off in Beijing on the evening of June 21.

Nearly 200 Chinese and foreign participants, including diplomatic envoys from various countries to China, representatives of international organizations in China, and media representatives, gathered in Beijing to feel the charm of Chinese traditional culture and learn about Shenzhen’s explorations and practices of Chinese modernization, according to Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government.

Marc Hubsch, Luxembourg’s ambassador to China, delivered a speech stating that from Shenzhen’s growth, we could feel the city’s spirit of openness and the strong driving force behind China’s economic growth. Marc Hubsch has visited Shenzhen multiple times and believes that Shenzhen is a city where people coexist harmoniously with nature and is a young city with a rich cultural heritage.

This promotion event mainly consists of three parts: the Dragon Boat Festival cultural experience, “Shenzhen Stories” themed exhibition, and dance drama “Wing Chun”. The activities like making Zongzi, wearing sachets and woven bracelets, and taking photos in traditional costumes enhanced participants’ understanding of traditional Chinese culture.

At the promotion event, the exhibition of famous Shenzhen brands told and explained “Shenzhen Stories” in an all-round way, winning great applause from the diplomatic envoys. They said that Shenzhen is the window of China’s reform and opening up, and it is also a wonderful epitome of Chinese modernization.

According to Marc Hubsch, as the forefront of China’s reform and opening up, Shenzhen epitomizes China’s rapid development. From the progress of Shenzhen, one can experience the city’s spirit of openness and the strong driving force behind China’s economic growth.

Later that night, Chinese and foreign guests watched the Shenzhen-produced dance drama “Wing Chun”, which combines two national intangible cultural heritages, “Wing Chun” and gambiered Canton gauze. It integrates traditional martial arts with contemporary dance, highlights the unique charm of Lingnan culture, and showcases the spirit of Shenzhen in the new era.

The diplomatic envoys gave thumbs-up to the performance after watching, stating that the dance drama “Wing Chun” was full of Chinese traditional cultural characteristics and told stories about Shenzhen, Guangdong, the Greater Bay Area, and even China through the beauty of dance and martial arts.

“I would say that it [Shenzhen] is a place which is constantly changing, which is good because it keeps you interested,” Emmanuel Stantzos, Greek ambassador to China, said during an on-site interview. “I suggest people to visit Shenzhen and to experience this change.”

Source: Shenzhen Municipal People’s Government

–BERNAMA

KUALA LUMPUR, June 23 (Bernama) — In conjunction with its 60th anniversary, Mary Kay announced its 2023 reforestation projects in partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation to celebrate 15 years of positive community impact with the foundation.

“Deforestation and climate change could cost the global economy many billions over the coming years, our hope at Mary Kay is that these projects lessen those impacts while providing valuable wildlife habitats.

“These newly planted forests will grow and provide valuable resources, ecosystem services and a lasting legacy for future generations,” said Mary Kay Inc Chief Operating Officer, Deborah Gibbins in a statement.

This year’s global reforestation projects include planting of 80,000 trees to support rare habitat restoration and biodiversity in multiple Georgia counties, in the United States.

Through a partnership with the Arbor Day Foundation and The Nature Conservancy, longleaf and shortleaf pines will be planted across private and public lands in Georgia. As the trees grow, they will reduce forest fragmentation and support endangered and threatened wildlife like the red-cockaded woodpecker, eastern indigo snake and gopher tortoise.

Meanwhile, in the Lassen National Forest, California, 12,000 trees are being planted to support wildfire recovery. This project focuses efforts on the health of the Lassen National Forest, home to hundreds of wildlife species and vital to the landscape’s health and nearby Lake Almanor.

Furthermore, 4,000 trees are being planted to support sustainable forestry, watershed restoration and biodiversity in Mexico’s Cerro Pelon Butterfly Sanctuary, aiming to reestablish oyamel fir cover in these areas while benefiting the local community.

In Belorado, Spain, 4,000 trees are being planted to support wildfire recovery. Planting a diverse mix of young deciduous trees in this area will help hold the soil and make the land more resilient to climate change and fires. And for a rural area affected by rural-to-urban migration, this project will provide ongoing maintenance jobs throughout the region.

Mary Kay’s and the Arbor Day Foundation’s partnership began in 2008 and has achieved several important milestones throughout its 15-year cooperation. To date, they have planted 1.3 million trees via its partnership and continue to work toward future impact with an additional 100,000 trees this year.

— BERNAMA

The 6,000 km rally over 10 days took place in February this year, starting in France and concluding in Morocco, with the aim of helping underprivileged children in Africa.


PARIS, June 22 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —Deriv, one of the leading online brokers, has been actively participating in humanitarian efforts that are aligned with its core values of being reliable, fair, transparent, and responsible. Earlier this year, Deriv sponsored a team of two young professionals who successfully completed the 4L Trophy rally, an annual humanitarian car rally that raises funds for the cause of underprivileged children in Africa.

The 4L Trophy rally started in France and ended in Morocco, covering a 6,000 km journey over 10 days. It required participants to drive through challenging terrain, navigating their way through various checkpoints. A long journey for a noble cause: deliver stationery and textbooks for underprivileged children along the way.

“The challenges of navigating unfamiliar terrain, camping in the middle of nowhere, and crossing the finish line were thrilling and rewarding,” Clement David, one of the drivers sponsored by Deriv, said. “But what made the experience truly special was the opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives by delivering much-needed school supplies.”

Jean-Yves Sireau, founder and CEO of Deriv, said: “Deriv’s participation in the 4L Trophy rally is a testament to our commitment to making a positive impact on the communities we serve. We believe in supporting causes that empower individuals and communities to thrive, and education is a critical component of that.”

“We believe that businesses have a responsibility to give back to society,” added Sireau. “Through our philanthropic efforts, we hope to inspire other organisations to do their part in making the world a better place.”

The 4L Trophy rally is just one example of Deriv’s involvement in humanitarian initiatives. Earlier this year, the company had also donated 11 boxes of clothes to Fundacion Unidos por Cristo (Asunción, Paraguay), a residential home that provides comprehensive care to children and adolescents at risk.

To learn more about Deriv and its humanitarian initiatives, follow Derivlife and the company’s Instagram account.

About Deriv

Deriv started its journey in 1999. Its mission since has been to make online trading accessible to anyone, anywhere. Deriv’s product offering includes intuitive trading platforms, over 200 tradable assets (in markets such as forex, stocks, and cryptocurrencies), unique trade types, and more. Deriv embraces its commitment to the community, elevating its humanitarian initiatives to new heights across its network of 20 offices spanning 16 countries.

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