Tuesday, March 24, 2015

當醫藥遇互聯網: 潛力遠大於醫藥電商 !!

医药:医药互联网化系列研究之一-PBM业务拓展带动医药流通企业价值提升 20150319日"互联网+"浪潮席卷,医疗这个最传统而古老的行业也不例外。过去一年里,门外野蛮人的入侵、各类非医疗公司跨界转型如火如荼,冲击之下传统医疗产业链正在格局重塑,一批有智慧的企业正在觉醒、思辨并拥抱新模式与业态。由此我们推出传统医药互联网化的系列研究,并认为变革最快的首当其冲是流通企业。当医药商业遇到互联网,投资机会不仅仅是市场耳熟能详的医药电商。处方药网售给市场提供增量蛋糕,医药电商的逻辑我们已在2014 12 日海通证券2500 人的投资大会以及会后详细阐述,本报告主要讲述互联网冲击之下医药流通领域另一未被市场充分的逻辑,向PBM 业务拓展带动流通企业价值链重塑与提升。伴随医保控费压力提升,国内PBM(药品福利管理)公司开始兴起。2014 年以来,我国医保基金的收支平衡压力初步显现。面对医保控费带来的市场机遇,部分创新型公司已开始借鉴美国的历史经验,探索在国内发展PBM 业务的可行路径。互联网冲击之下,以软件外包商为代表的公司已成为了资本市场关注的重点,诞生了200-300 亿市值的龙头公司,并频见与BAT 等巨头的合作。我们预计医药流通企业、商业健康险公司、医疗IT 类企业或将是国内PBM 相关业务的主要参与者。分析美国PBM 行业发展历史,我们发现,控费专业能力是决定PBM 公司能否发展壮大的决定性因素。在美国PBM 行业发展初期,行业呈现较为分散的状态。但伴随业务壁垒提升,行业由分散变得高度集中。同时,我们发现,药品流通环节是美国PBM 公司将业务转化为盈利的主要工具。强烈看好国内医药流通企业参与医保控费业务前景。结合美国历史经验和国内实际情况分析,我们认为,医药流通企业参与医保控费业务,在药价控制、处方优化的灵活性、将业务转化为盈利等三个方面具备显着优势。一批浸淫市场多年并执行力强的流通企业正开始积极尝试。实现医疗的闭环,流通企业是其中不可或缺的一环。业务向医保控费延伸,有望使医药流通企业的产业链地位和公司价值提升。我们认为,通过介入医保控费等业务,医药流通企业有望为医保和患者创造价值并分享价值。在此过程中,医药流通企业也将摆脱药品搬运工的角色,产业链地位得到提升。行业"增持"评级,关注业务布局领先企业。给予医药流通行业"增持"评级。我们重点看好部分业务创新能力较强、且已在医保控费领域拥有较好业务布局的企业,如瑞康医药(002589)、嘉事堂(002462)等。同时建议关注部分综合实力较强、未来有较大可能拓展医保控费业务的全国性医药商业龙头,如上海医药(601607)等。

益豐藥房(中南、華東810家) 建構o2o/ PBM/ 醫藥電商

益丰药房:区域连锁药店龙头 快速成长可期 20150319 11:14中证网 新浪提示:本文属于研究报告栏目,仅为分析人士对一只股票的个人观点和看法,并非正式的新闻报道,新浪不保证其真实性和客观性,一切有关该股的有效信息,以沪深交易所的公告为准,敬请投资者注意风险。 司是中南、华东地区连锁药店龙头企业。截至14年底,已在湖南、湖北、上海、江苏、浙江、江西六省市开设810家直营连锁门店,11-14连续四年位居中国药品零售企业综合竞争力第六位。12-14年收入复合增速20.36%,归属母公司净利润复合增速43.14%,门店数量复合增速16.29%。受益于零售药店连锁化率的提升,抓住行业整合机遇,加快并购步伐。13年我国零售药店连锁化率仅36.57%,进低于美国74.20%的水平。新医改鼓励零售药店连锁经营发展等政策导向将推劢我国药店连锁化率的提升。公司于201112月和20139月分别成功收购上海新开心人和上海新宝丰,未来将积极通过"以自建门店为主,兼并收购为辅"的策略实现经营规模的扩张,进一步提升在中南、华东地区的市场占有率和品牌影响力。提前布局医药电商,有望形成线上购药线下服务等创新模式。公司于13年启劢电商业务,已建立并运营了B2C模式的益丰网上药店官方商城,入驻天猫[微博]医药馆、京东商城[微博]开设旗舰店构建多平台体系,同时已实现实体门店购药用手机支付宝[微博]支付的O2O模式,更多电商创新模式有望推出。网售处方药放开指日可待,医药分开大趋势可期,利好连锁药店行业。从发达国家的行业发展趋势以及我国的新医改政策导向看,医药分开是长期发展趋势。欧洲90%以上患者通过零售药房获得药品,美国这一比例为80%,而我国13年零售药店市场规模2619亿元,仅占医药零售市场总规模的20.71%首次覆盖,给予"强烈推荐"评级。目前医药连锁药店行业正加速资产证券化,行业借劣资本市场加快扩张,随网售处方药政策临近,连锁药店因其拥有药师资源,可提供面对面药亊服务,在后续网售处方药放开后更具优势。预计公司15-17EPS1.131.421.87元,考虑到连锁药店行业变革正在进行中,我们看好公司未来在医药电商、PBM等领域的拓展空间,加之公司区域行业地位较强,并且积极向全国扩张,给予1548PE,对应目标价54.24元。

Teva 布局早期抗癌藥臨床研發(Ignyta, $41.6 million)

Notable Mergers and Acquisitions 3/18: (TEVA)/(RXDX) (MSCC)/(VTSS) (MGLN) StreetInsider.com Top Tickers, 3/23/2015March 18, 2015 10:00 AM EDT * Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (NYSE: TEVA) and Ignyta, Inc. (Nasdaq: RXDX) announced the acquisition by Ignyta of the worldwide rights and assets relating to four targeted oncology development programs in exchange for 1.5 million shares (6%) of Ignyta's common stock. Concurrently, Ignyta has entered into stock purchase agreements with Teva, and selected additional healthcare investors, whereby Teva will purchase a further 1.5 million shares of common Ignyta stock at a price of $10 per share in a registered direct offering. The other investors will purchase an additional 2.7 million shares at $10 per share, valuing the total offering at approximately $41.6 million."Teva has committed to finding novel ways for the ongoing development of early clinical stage and pre-clinical oncology R&D programs, which hold significant promise for cancer patients," said Michael Hayden, Teva's President of Global R&D and Chief Scientific Officer. "Ignyta's capabilities and focus in oncology will give these assets the best chance of realizing their potential for patients, and of maximizing their value for Teva.""Acquiring these four development stage programs from Teva is truly transformational for Ignyta and well aligned with our strategic focus on developing first-in-class and best-in-class precision medicines to help cancer patients with unmet needs," said Jonathan Lim, M.D., Chairman and CEO of Ignyta. "These oncology programs add critical mass to our pipeline and further enable us to leverage our precision oncology platform, including our proprietary multiplex diagnostic assays and our CLIA certified, QSR compliant diagnostic laboratory. Furthermore, these new assets complement our entrectinib development program and extend our ability to target the majority of known oncogenic drivers across multiple solid tumor indications. For example, in non-small cell lung cancer alone, we believe that our product candidates have potential activity against many of the most frequent oncogenic drivers in this disease, and we plan to explore these opportunities through innovative clinical trial designs such as master protocols.""We are also grateful to Teva and the financial investors who share Ignyta's precision oncology vision and invested in this latest financing," continued Dr. Lim. "We intend to use the funds to further advance our precision oncology vision by developing targeted therapies that provide meaningful benefit to specific populations of cancer patients."

Overview of Asset Acquisition Transaction Under the terms of the asset purchase agreement with Teva, Ignyta is acquiring all of Teva's assets and worldwide rights relating to four oncology development programs in exchange for 1.5 million shares of Ignyta's common stock. Teva has agreed not to sell or otherwise transfer any of these shares until March 17, 2016, and Ignyta is required to register the resale of these shares with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prior to such date.

The development programs Ignyta purchased from Teva include: CEP-32496, which Ignyta has renamed RXDX-105, a potent small molecule inhibitor of BRAF, EGFR and RET that is currently in a Phase I/II dose escalation clinical trial; CEP-40783, which Ignyta has renamed RXDX-106, a potent, highly selective, pseudo-irreversible inhibitor of AXL and cMET that is in late preclinical development; CEP-40125, which Ignyta has renamed RXDX-107, a nanoformulation of a modified bendamustine with potential activity in solid tumors that is in late preclinical development; and TEV-44229, which Ignyta has renamed RXDX-108, a potent, selective inhibitor of the atypical kinase PKCiota that is in preclinical studies. Ignyta has also acquired next generation PKCiota inhibitors in addition to the lead compound. Ignyta also assumed all of Teva's ongoing obligations under certain contracts relating to the purchased programs, including the agreements under which Teva in-licensed rights to the assets.

Concurrent Equity Financing Teva has agreed to purchase 1.5 million shares of Ignyta common stock for a purchase price of $10 per share, resulting in gross proceeds to Ignyta of $15 million. Ignyta has also entered into stock purchase agreements with several additional investors that will purchase an aggregate of 2.7 million additional shares of Ignyta common stock. The offering is expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds to Ignyta of approximately $41.6 million. The offering closed concurrently with the asset purchase. Ignyta did not use a placement agent in connection with this transaction. A shelf registration statement relating to the shares of common stock issued in the offering was filed with, and declared effective by, the SEC. A prospectus supplement relating to the offering will be filed with the SEC. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any shares of common stock. No offer, solicitation or sale will be made in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is unlawful.* Microsemi (Nasdaq: MSCC) and Vitesse Semiconductor Corporation (Nasdaq: VTSS), jointly announced that Microsemi has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vitesse for $5.28 per share through a cash tender offer, representing a premium of 32 percent based on the average closing price of Vitesse's shares of common stock during the 30 trading days ended March 17, 2015. The board of directors of Vitesse unanimously recommends that Vitesse's stockholders tender their shares in the tender offer. The total transaction value is approximately $389 million. Headquartered in Camarillo, California, Vitesse designs a diverse portfolio of high-performance semiconductors, application software, and integrated turnkey systems solutions for carrier, enterprise and Internet of Things (IoT) networks worldwide. Vitesse's products enable the fastest-growing network infrastructure markets including mobile access/IP edge, enterprise cloud access, and industrial-IoT networking. "This acquisition is further evidence of Microsemi's continuing commitment to grow as a communications semiconductor company," stated James J. Peterson, Microsemi chairman and CEO. "Vitesse's highly complementary technology suite will expand our product offering and accelerate growth with differentiated technology in emerging markets, while benefitting from the increased scale, consolidated infrastructure and cost savings of the combined entity."" The proposed acquisition of Vitesse by Microsemi will create a powerful combination," said Chris Gardner, Vitesse's chief executive officer. "I believe Microsemi will be able to leverage Vitesse's Ethernet technology and capabilities further into the communications market and has the scale to implement the adoption of our industrial IoT strategy."Microsemi expects significant synergies from this transaction and expects to see immediate accretion in the first full quarter of completion. Based on current assumptions, Microsemi expects the acquisition to be $0.16 to $0.20 per share accretive in its first full fiscal year ending September 30, 2016.As of this date, Microsemi remains comfortable with its Jan. 22, 2015 non-GAAP guidance for its second fiscal quarter of 2015, ending March 29, 2015. Microsemi currently intends to announce its second fiscal quarter results on April 23, 2015. Further details will be forthcoming.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems 採用指紋認證(FIDO) 強化醫藥上線!!

MedImpact First in Healthcare to Deploy FIDO Authentication, with Nok Nok Labs Enabling Physician Access Portal National PBM to Provide FIDO Authentication for up to 50 Million Healthcare Consumers Business Wire 2015/03/24SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc., an independent, trend-focused Pharmacy Benefit Manager, will be the first to deploy FIDO authentication for the healthcare industry. MedImpact will use Nok Nok Labs technology to enable its Physician Access Portal with FIDO biometric fingerprint authentication to protect patient privacy. Healthcare providers who have been invited to use the MedImpact Physician Access Portal will be the first community of users to experience the convenience and security of FIDO authentication. Ultimately, MedImpact will make FIDO authentication in all its web applications available to its client health insurance providers and their 50 million covered members. The initial solution will launch summer 2015. Utilizing Nok Nok Labs' S3 Authentication Suite, MedImpact can enable authorized healthcare providers to access its Physician Portal with a supported fingerprint reader—instead of a password. MedImpact's Physician Portal is a solution for busy healthcare providers who need a fast, secure and convenient way to see a patient's full prescription history. "We opted for a solution powered by Nok Nok Labs to replace the need for passwords for healthcare providers accessing our Physician Portal. By allowing them to use the fingerprint readers built in to devices they are already carrying around with them, we offer an easy path to adoption and fundamentally more secure and more convenient authentication mechanism. It lets these healthcare providers focus on providing care to their patients rather than worrying about following best practices for managing passwords," said John Treiman, Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer at MedImpact. "MedImpact is using our pioneering FIDO Ready TM server to meet the challenge of providing stronger security than the traditional username/password mechanism," said Ramesh Kesanupalli, Founder and FIDO Visionary, Nok Nok Labs. "As our FIDO Ready capability comes pre-installed on some Samsung smartphones and Lenovo laptops and is available as an app for iOS devices, MedImpact's external user community can avoid the challenges typically associated with using high-security, multifactor authentication." "The FIDO Alliance welcomes MedImpact's announcement of their deployment of a FIDO solution and thanks them for their commitment to strong authentication in the interest of the online community of providers and users. MedImpact—like millions of websites, service providers, and relying parties—understands the need for a new model in user authentication that both confirms and protects user identity, while simplifying the user experience," said Dustin Ingalls, FIDO Alliance president. "Every organization that joins in the commitment to the FIDO specifications' groundbreaking approach reinforces the value of a collaborative ecosystem based on swift, intelligent authentication."

About MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is the nation's largest privately held pharmacy benefit management (PBM) company, serving health plans, self-funded employers and government entities. Our business model is unique: avoiding conflicts of interest by not dispensing drugs. MedImpact is focused on effectively managing client pharmacy benefits to facilitate better trend management and improved outcomes. We work with clients to promote prescribing to the lowest-net-cost, medically appropriate drug. Our number one goal is client satisfaction by providing flexible solutions and consumer-driven products with a focus on lowest net cost and quality outcomes. Founded in 1989, MedImpact manages pharmacy benefits for more than 50 million lives in the US and abroad. For more information, go to http://www.medimpact.com.

About the FIDO Alliance The FIDO (Fast IDentity Online) Alliance (https://www.fidoalliance.org), was formed in July 2012 to address the lack of interoperability among strong authentication technologies, and remedy the problems users face with creating and remembering multiple usernames and passwords. The Alliance plans to change the nature of authentication by developing standards­based specifications for simpler, stronger authentication that define an open, scalable, interoperable set of mechanisms that reduce reliance on passwords. FIDO authentication is stronger, private, and easier to use when authenticating to online services.

About Nok Nok  Nok Nok Labs, Inc. (http://www.noknok.com), based in Palo Alto, CA, was founded to transform online authentication for modern computing. The company is backed by a team of security industry veterans from PGP, Netscape, Oracle, PayPal and Phoenix that have deep experience in building Internet scale security protocols and products. The company's ambition is to enable end-to-end trust across the web using authentication methods that are natural to end-to-end users and provide strong proof of identity.

合富(王瓊芝) 整合台灣市場(三總/榮總/亞東/美兆) 攻佔乾眼症檢測&治療

合富 搶攻乾眼病商機 2015-03-20 04:44:35 經濟日報 記者高行/台北報導 醫材通路龍頭F-合富(4745)昨(19)日宣布和三總、榮總、亞東等醫療院所及美兆健檢結盟,在國內首度推出最新乾眼症檢測和治療儀器,搶攻國內600萬潛在乾眼病患醫療市場。合富董事長王瓊芝指出,公司乾眼症眼科業務預計年中取得大陸上市許可後進軍當地市場,有望帶動今年營收成長。合富昨日宣布旗下LipiView及乾眼脂液檢查儀及LipiFlow乾眼脂液治療儀導入國內醫療市場,已和美兆等五家診所簽約,並與三家醫療院所洽商中,於三總、榮總及亞東等指標性醫院臨床,預期兩個月內進軍大型醫療院所,擴大提供相關檢測和醫療服務。合富昨日收84.7元,跌0.1元。

(勞動基準法) 獎金分紅利潤分享計畫初審

公司利潤分享 生技廠商贊成 中央社-20150323 下午19:03 (中央社記者羅秀文台北23日電)立法院今天初審通過勞動基準法部分條文修正草案,明定公開發行股票公司應會同工會提利潤分享計畫,上櫃生技廠商表示贊成,因為員工是最重要的資產。立法院社會福利及衛生環境委員會今天初審通過勞動基準法部分條文修正草案,明定公開發行股票公司應會同工會提利潤分享計畫,違者處新台幣50萬元以上500萬元以下罰鍰。初審通過條文明定,事業單位於營業年度終了結算,如有盈餘,除繳納稅捐、彌補虧損及提列股息、公積金,應給勞工獎金或分配紅利。初審通過條文規定,公開發行股票事業單位應公平考量勞工年資、工資、職位及績效等因素,會同工會訂立給與獎金或分配紅利利潤分享計畫書。事業單位無工會者,召開勞資會議共同訂立後,計畫書報請當地主管機關備查,於次一營業年度中了結算前實施。對於上述修正草案,上櫃生技廠商表示贊成,業者說,生技公司最重要的資產是人和Know-how,如果有適當的法規讓員工分享企業獲利,對生技從業人員將有鼓舞的作用。

世衛組織建議4價流感疫苗(2A2B)

醫護流感疫苗 優先升級4 20150324 04:10 陳瑄喻/台北報導 預防流感,4價疫苗比3價疫苗更有效,但資源有限,誰應該優先施打?亞東醫院感染科主任廖俊星認為,第一線醫護人員應列入優先名單。台大醫院小兒感染科主任黃立民則呼籲,老人和醫護人員都應該優先施打4價疫苗,且可由縣市政府開始推廣。廖俊星表示,4價流感疫苗比3價流感疫苗的保護力更高,如果資源充足,應該全面換用4價疫苗,至少醫護人員應該優先施打,「保護醫護人員,同時保護病人」。疾病管制署預防接種委員會(ACIP)認為醫護人員是流感的高危險族群,醫護人員可能成為交叉感染的中介者,在預算充足的狀況下,建議國家開始替換為4價流感疫苗。今年世界衛生組織公布20152016流感疫苗病毒株組合,病毒組合每年都在變,尤其3價疫苗對B型防護又少了50%去年2月世衛組織已作出4價流感疫苗施打建議,以2A2B讓預防更完備。黃立民強調,4價疫苗多提供一個保護,當然比3價好,「如果4價疫苗和3價疫苗的價格一樣或者是接近,全世界早就全部換用4價疫苗了。」如果只管效果、不管錢,全面換用的保護力一定更好。黃立民說,既然資源有限,最危險的族群就應該最優先打4價疫苗,他主張老人和小孩優先,接著是醫護人員。其中,醫護人員是最容易施打的族群,對疫苗的接受度也最高,要照顧病人、風險也最高,一旦全面接種疫苗,可產生群體保護效果。黃立民呼籲,如果中央預算分配有限,不妨從地方政府開始做起,過去也不是沒有成功先例,畢竟疫苗的推廣是從「點」先突破,再逐步推廣到更多民眾,當越來越多人知道4價疫苗比3價疫苗的效果更好而且安全,就會有更多人願意施打疫苗。廖俊星認為,如果經濟能力許可,建議可自費接種4價流感疫苗,保護力更好,也有一些小兒科醫師自費打4價疫苗,就是為了多一層保障。黃立民也說,確實不少醫師自費打4價疫苗,「因為醫師最了解施打疫苗的好處」。

林孝義: 台灣7萬名僵直性脊椎炎(Ankylosing Spondylitis)患者有HLA-B27基因!!

莫名腰酸背痛達半年 男子竟罹僵直性脊椎炎 優活健康資訊網/uho新聞部-20150323 下午15:22 (優活健康網記者陳承璋/綜合報導)突然腰酸背痛,久治不癒,民眾可要多加留意。一名六十二歲的黃姓男子,在三十多歲的某日清晨,背部突然隱隱作痛,起初,他不以為意,以為貼個痠痛貼布即可緩解,同時也尋求民俗療法,包括拔罐、放血長達半年之久,不料,黃男症狀不僅沒有改善,反而更加嚴重,直到找上風濕免疫科,才確診罹患了僵直性脊椎炎,因延誤就診,脊椎已經沾黏,目前持續治療,可是注定要駝背終身!

僵直性脊椎炎 好發於青少年時期 僵直性脊椎炎又稱「竹竿病」好發於青少年時期,初期症狀為下背痛、彎腰困難、腳跟痛、早起有「晨僵」現象。患者早上最痛,常痛得無法翻身下床,中午會稍稍改善,但休息之後往往更痛,發病年齡通常小於45歲,病程是漸進和緩地開始,常持續超過三個月。台北榮總過敏免疫風濕科林孝義主任表示,僵直性脊椎炎患者,時常會覺得腰背部肌肉又僵又硬,很多人常痛到爬不起來,經常被誤認為是生長痛或是一般運動傷害,因而延誤就醫,錯失黃金治療時間。

多數患者延誤就醫 脊椎早已沾黏 門診中也常發現,多數AS患者若有腰痠背痛現象,都先求助於一般民俗療法,例如推拿、針灸或是拔罐。發現痠痛症狀都無法有效且明顯的改善時,才進而求助於風濕免疫科門診,確診罹患僵直性脊椎炎;但多已嚴重延誤,錯過治療黃金期,導致脊椎沾黏造成行動受限,相當遺憾。林孝義主任進一步說明,依據台灣的流行病學調查,台灣保守估計約有6萬~7萬名僵直性脊椎炎患者,在已確診的病友中,有高達95%~97%的機率驗出擁有HLA-B27基因,此基因通常會因為遺傳或受傷等原因誘發而導致發病,因此呼籲有家族史的家長應留意孩子們的生活徵狀,以利及早診斷。

僵直性脊椎炎與HLA-B27   在風濕科門診中,常有病人拿HLA-B27抗原陽性的檢查報告,詢問是否罹患僵直性脊椎炎或是否可以免除兵役,事實上,HLA-B27抗原陽性,並不等於是僵直性脊椎炎,而僵直性脊椎炎病人,也不是百分之百都是HLA-B27抗原陽性。 僵直性脊椎炎(Ankylosing Spondylitis),是一種侵犯中軸脊椎關節的慢性發炎性疾病,一般人口中,盛行率約為千分之一,好發於年輕男性,男女比例約為31,與反應性關節炎、乾癬性關節炎、發炎性腸道疾病併脊椎關節病變,同屬於血清陰性脊椎關節病變(seronegative spondyloarthropathy),此類病變具有某些共同的特徵,如類風濕因子陰性(negative rheumatoid factor)HLA-B27抗原陽性、薦腸骨關節炎(sacroiliitis)、眼睛結膜炎或葡萄炎、肌腱韌帶附著點發炎(enthesopathy)、皮膚指甲病變等。 僵直性脊椎炎(Ankylosing Spondylitis)為此類病變中最具有代表性的疾病,它是一種免疫系統異常所造成的慢性發炎性疾病,可影響中軸脊椎關節,尤其是薦腸骨關節,及周邊關節,尤其是下肢關節。從統計上,這種疾病與遺傳基因HLA-B27B27型人類白血球組織抗原)具有密切的關係,且具有家族遺傳傾向。 人類的主要組織相容複合體(major histocompability complex, MHC),位於第六對染色體上,稱為人類白血球組織抗原(human leukocyte antigen, HLA),此基因控制HLA-B27抗原的產生。約百分之九十到百分之九十五的僵直性脊椎炎病人具有HLA-B27基因(即HLA-B27抗原陽性),HLA-B27是一種與免疫反應有關的組織抗原,全台灣人口中約有百分之五到百分之六的人帶有HLA-B27的基因,其中約有百分之一到百分之六的病人會發病成僵直性脊椎炎。在僵直性脊椎炎病人的家族中,若第一等親(父親或母親)HLA-B27抗原陽性,則其小孩得到僵直性脊椎炎的機率是百分之十到百分之三十,在同卵雙胞胎中,若有一人得僵直性脊椎炎,則另一人發病的機率為百分之六十五。雖然HLA-B27基因與僵直性脊椎炎具有密切的關係,可是仍有百分之五到百分之十的僵直性脊椎炎病人,其HLA-B27抗原為陰性,代表者HLA-B27基因並不是罹患此病的絕對必要因子,而且此基因的有無與僵直性脊椎炎的疾病嚴重程度無關。整體而言,僵直性脊椎炎的致病原因中,遺傳基因約佔了三分之一的比重。 僵直性脊椎炎的診斷標準,目前以1984 modified New York criteria為主:

臨床方面 發炎性的下背痛(發病年齡小於四十歲、潛伏性的發作、三個月以上、休息無法減輕、運動可改善) 腰椎橫向及縱向運動範圍受限。 胸部擴張範圍受限。 X光方面 X光可看出有薦腸骨關節炎(sacroiliitis),雙側第二級以上或單側第三級以上(第一級:疑是有薦腸骨關節炎、第二級:輕度薦腸骨關節炎、第三級:中度薦腸骨關節炎、第四級:骨頭沾黏),尤其是薦腸骨關節下部三分之二的滑膜關節部分及薦腸骨關節腸骨面軟骨部位。 確定診斷:第四點加上一到三點中任何一點。 由此可見,HLA-B27抗原陽性並不是診斷僵直性脊椎炎的充分或必要條件,單憑一個HLA-B27抗原陽性並不能診斷或確認僵直性脊椎炎,而HLA-B27抗原也不適合用在篩檢下背痛的病人,但是對於疾病早期X光薦腸骨關節炎(sacroiliitis)不明顯但臨床症狀仍然高度懷疑是僵直性脊椎炎的病人,例如病人為年輕男性,具有長期慢性發炎性的下背痛(早上起床背痛、晨間僵硬、休息無法減輕、運動可改善),這時候HLA-B27抗原陽性或陰性對於病人的預後與病情追蹤上,具有相當性診斷價值,可提供臨床醫師參考或安排進一步的檢查。 診斷僵直性脊椎炎,主要是經由詳細的病史詢問,依據臨床症狀、家族病史及理學檢查的結果,進一步再作X光攝影(必需看到有腸薦骨關節炎的證據),若有需要則抽血檢查HLA-B27抗原,最後一起綜合判斷,以診斷僵直性脊椎炎。Source: 奇美醫院

長天(穿戴裝置) 發表 心率/疲勞/睡眠 感測錶 !!!

長天科技首款穿戴式智慧心率感測錶WRL-8100 2015/03/19-陳芃菁更新時間:2015/03/19 10:03長天科技(3431)2015台北國際自行車展的台灣精品形象館中,將在台灣首度展出首款最新的穿戴式智慧裝置Wearable Lifestyle及戶外用手持式GPS產品,全新的產品應用吸引眾多參觀者目光,獲得讚賞。在台灣精品形象館中,HOLUX特別展出為追求健康生活、便利運動所設計的首款智慧心率感測錶WRL-8100WRL-8100整合了最新的體能監控技術,不但可長時間持續偵測使用者心跳,隨時掌握心肺功能及運動成效;並提供健走計步功能,可依需求設定運動目標值,計算卡路里消耗,輔助提醒達成每日運動量。 獨家專利的疲勞警示功能可準確監測疲勞狀況,有助於行車安全提醒;並搭配睡眠品質偵測功能,可每日記錄睡眠狀況。WRL-8100支援各種Android & iPhone智慧型手機透過藍牙配對,可提醒來電、訊息等動態及記錄運動狀況;並搭載專屬的App協助追蹤運動成效的達成;透過雲端資料整合,進行體能狀況的分析及管理。SporTrek 1305是款戶外多功能的GPS,搭配3吋全平面觸控式螢幕可顯示完整資訊:速度、距離、高度、3D電子羅盤、GPS定位資料等。SporTrek 1305同時具備防震及防水IPX-7設計,在使用時可不受限天候狀況;另可與其他應用程式相容,如遊戲、導航程式及其他第三方應用程式,還可支援可匯入客製化地圖。在載入不同應用軟體程式後,即可搭配單車、高爾夫、登山、滑雪等運動使用,單機提供多種用途,加值各種GPS應用。SporTrek 1305支援最新Bluetooth Smart技術,本機可與心率感測器/速度及踏頻感測器連結,在手機上完整呈現體能資訊。

Treeway 獲美ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)孤兒藥資格 爭取Rilutek (riluzole)市場(16~38 million)

FDA grants orphan drug status to Treeway's ALS treatment Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis drug TW001 gains regulatory benefits Dutch biotech company  Treeway has won orphan drug status for its investigational treatment for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis). The Rotterdam-based firm, which as founded by entrepreneurs Bernard Muller and Robbert Jan Stuit, both diagnosed with ALS, gains a range of financial incentives and marketing exclusivity benefits for its lead pipeline compound TW001. Ronald van der Geest, chief development office at Treeway, said: "Obtaining orphan designation for TW001 from the FDA is an important milestone for Treeway. "The orphan drug designation will help us further to align with FDA on the acceptability of a US clinical study programme, and to profit from possible financial incentives related to the orphan designation status." These include reduced clinical trial costs, a waiver of around $2m in user fees for the product's future NDA submission and seven years of marketing exclusivity for the drug. The FDA's decision follows that of the European Medicines Agency, which in November 2014 granted TW001 an orphan designation. ALS, which is commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease in the US and as motor neurone disease in certain other countries, causes muscle weakness, disability and eventually death. The disease received a major boost in awareness last year due to the ALS ice bucket challenge, but to date there is no cure for it. Moreover, the only one approved treatment for ALS - Sanofi's Rilutek (riluzole) - was launched in the 1990s and provides only a modest benefit on survival in the disease, and research into further treatments has so far been unsuccessful - with Biogen's dexpramipexole one of the most recent disappointments.

Roche $543 million 鎖定Trophos公司 Olesoxime (TRO19622) 治療spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)/ multiple sclerosis (MS)/ amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)

Roche to Buy Trophos for Up-to-$543M Roche said today it will acquire Trophos for up to €470 million (about $543 million), in a deal that will expand the pharma giant's portfolio in neuromuscular disease with high medical need, anchored by the Phase II/III-completed spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) compound olesoxime (TRO19622).Olesoxime showed statistically significant positive results last year in data from a pivotal Phase II/III study presented in April 2014 at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology. The study assessed Olesoxime in Type II and non-ambulatory Type III SMA patients ages 3-25.Study results showed the drug candidate preserved motor function for two years using the Motor Function Measure scale (MFM) D1+D2 as the primary endpoint. Patients dosed with olesoxime fared better than those taking placebo, who experienced a loss of motor function starting from a mean score of 39% at baseline to 37.1% after two years. Olesoxime also generated positive results on the pivotal trial's secondary endpoint of motor function as measured by the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale (HFMS). The percentage of patients who maintained motor function during the trial was 48% of those taking the experimental drug, compared with 28% taking placebo.Developed by Trophos in-house through its own screening platform, olesoxime is the lead product in the company's cholesterol-oxime family of compounds, designed to target and preserve mitochondrial integrity and function in stressed cells. Olesoxime has been granted the FDA's orphan drug designation, as well as the 'Orphan Medicinal Product' designation for the treatment of SMA by the European Medicines Agency." We will build on the work done by Trophos and the French Muscular Dystrophy Association to advance the development of olesoxime and to bring it to people who live with this devastating condition as quickly as possible," Sandra Horning, M.D., Roche's CMO and head of global product development, said in a statement. Olesoxime is also in Phase II development as a potential add-on therapy to Interferon beta for multiple sclerosis (MS), funded through a grant from the French National Research Agency (ANR).The compound was initially developed as a treatment against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease). A Phase III trial in 512 ALS patients failed in 2011 as olesoxime didn't show a significant increase in survival versus placebo in patients receiving riluzole (Rilutek®). However, that trial also showed improvement in patients' function as measured by the ALSFRS-R functional rating scale.Following that setback, Actelion said it would not exercise its exclusive option to acquire Trophos for up to €195 million ($225 million). Actelion shelled out €10 million ($11.6 million) for that option in 2010, as part of an agreement that also launched a research collaboration giving Actelion access to Trophos' CNS assay technology and compound library. Roche agreed to pay €120 million (about $139 million) to shareholders of privately held Trophos, plus up to €350 million ($404 million) in payments based on achieving unspecified milestones.In addition to olesoxime, Trophos' pipeline includes TRO40303, another in-house-discovered compound that is in Phase I/Ib development for cardiac ischemia-reperfusion injury. An unnamed compound is in preclinical development for "neurodegenerative diseases," Trophos states on its website. Founded in 1999, Trophos is based in Marseille, France, and has been funded by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM) and a syndicate of private equity funds including ACG Management, OTC Agregator, Amundi Private Equity Funds, Turenne Capital, Sofipaca, and Vesale Partners.The planned Trophos acquisition is Roche's fourth deal announced this week. The pharma giant acquired a majority stake in Foundation Medicine for $1.18 billion, and obtained rights from Meiji Seika Pharma and Fedora Pharmaceuticals to develop OP0595, a Phase I infectious-disease compound, for up-to-$750 million.In addition, Roche's Genentech subsidiary agreed to furnish tens of thousands of de-identified samples for whole genome sequencing and analysis to Human Longevity, Inc., the genomics and cell therapy-based diagnostic and therapeutic company whose CEO and co-founder is J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. The value of that multi-year deal was undisclosed.

 

 



 

 

Riluzole: 漸凍人(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)用藥專利期到 加速抗癌新適應症開發(anti- GRM1, Radio-Sensitizing Agent)

Metastatic Melanoma in Mice Treated with ALS Therapeutic and Radiation JANUARY 15TH, 2015shutterstock_218756320 Melanoma that has metastasized to the brain may be more effectively treated using radiation therapy in combination with the drug riluzole than with radiation alone. Researchers at Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy at Rutgers University treated mice induced with metastatic melanoma-derived brain cancer with this therapeutic strategy and decreased tumor size over a 37 day period. This new work, "Riluzole Is a Radio-Sensitizing Agent in an In Vivo Model of Brain Metastasis Derived from GRM1 Expressing Human Melanoma Cells," was published in the journal Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research. In the study, principal investigator Suzie Chen, PhD, of the Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, and colleagues gave a new application to the drug riluzole (Rilutek), an FDA-approved drug to treat Lough Gehrig's disease, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is a progressive neurodegenerative disease affecting the brain and spinal cord. Riluzole blocks glutamate signaling, which is implicated in sending messages from neuron to neuron. The protein involved in this signaling process that is acted on by riluzole is metabotropic glutamate receptor 1 (GRM1), a protein that is sufficient to initiate spontaneous melanoma development. According to the team's article, "We used orthotopic implanted CRM1 expressing human melanoma cell xenografts in mice to demonstrate that animals receiving concurrent [riluzole] and radiation [have decreased] intracranial tumor growth.""What this indicates is that riluzole sensitizes GRM1, helping these proteins act like a beacon for radiation so that only melanoma cells with the GRM1 protein will be targeted, sparing the rest of the brain and preserving the brain's functionality," stated Dr. Chen in a news release from Rutgers Cancer Institute. This is no small result, as large doses of radiation are often required to treat melanoma due to radiation therapy resistance. Large doses can lead to neurotoxicity when the radiation is applied to the whole brain. "With approximately 50 percent of patients with melanoma developing brain metastasis and fewer than 13 percent of those patients surviving one year or more, identifying new therapies for this population is paramount," said James S. Goydox, MD, at Rutgers Cancer Institute. In addition to metastatic melanoma, other cancers may be combated using Dr. Chen's approach to concurrent drug and radiation therapy. "Because the GRM1 protein is also found in breast and prostate cancers, pre-treament with riluzole before radiation for these particular cancer might also result in the same outcomes," said Dr. Goydos. Treatment in this particular case consisted of daily riluzole with weekly radiation doses of 4 Gy. The group of mice receiving this treatment was compared to no treatment, a radiation dose of 4 Gy alone, or a daily treatment with riluzole alone. By far, the combination approach performed superior, indicating a potential new treatment option for patients with melanoma that has metastasized to the brain.

Riluzole: 漸凍人(Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)用藥銷售將大幅退(2013 $64 million /2018 $38 million)

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment Market to 16.10% Negative CAGR to 2018 Says a New Report Available at ReportsnReports.com ReportsnReports.com adds "OpportunityAnalyzer Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Opportunity Analysis and Forecasts to 2018" to its store. Patent Expiration of Rilutek to Cause Negative Growth in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Treatment Market by 2018. Dallas, TX (PRWEB) July 16, 2014The amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatment market value will decline from $64 million in 2013 to $38 million by 2018, at a negative Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 10.05%, according to research and consulting firm. The company's latest report "OpportunityAnalyzer: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) - Opportunity Analysis and Forecasts to 2018" states that the largest factor in this decline, which will occur over seven major markets (7MM: the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, the UK, and Japan), will be the patent expiration of Rilutek (riluzole), the only approved therapy for ALS. As a consequence, Researcher forecasts that the ALS treatment market in the US is set to suffer a substantial reduction in sales over the forecast period, from $38 million in 2013 to $16 million by 2020, at a negative CAGR of 16.10%. The effect of Rilutek's patent expiration will be exacerbated by the lack of alternative treatments in the ALS pipeline. Additionally, the recent failure of several previously promising Phase III pipeline compounds has restricted the growth of an interest in the amyotrophic lateral sclerosis therapeutics market. The analyst believes that there is a drastic need for new therapies that can alleviate the symptoms of the disease and stop or reverse its pathology. The unmet needs in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are reflected in the limited diversity of the current pipeline, but no dominant theories have emerged to help guide drug development. There are two pipeline drugs that will supplement Rilutek and off-label therapies. AB Science's AB-1010, an oral tyrosine kinase inhibitor, targets the inflammatory processes that are believed to contribute to the pathogenesis of ALS, while Cytokinetics' tirasemtiv aims to improve muscle strength through fast-muscle troponin activation. While these medications will provide greater relief of symptoms, they will not be able to reverse the course of the disease, the analyst concludes.

防癌險/ 癌症險 時機與需求大不同 !

罹癌治療,光靠醫療險不夠 癌症險 讓生活照護無死角癌症患者除了醫療費用補助外,日常生活起居的看護、營養補充費也很重要,而癌症險可單次及分次給付的特性,可照顧到不同癌症患者的特殊需求。2014/06/01 出處:財訊趨勢特刊  45  作者:李德芳 雖然一般住院醫療險給付了因癌症住院、手術的醫療費用,卻無法提供癌症患者全面保障,主因是癌症治療較特殊,無論放射線、化學治療及手術,都有門診與住院需求,而許多癌症險在化療與放射線治療兩項當中,只會選擇給付其中一項,投保時應多加注意。此外,癌症治療副作用多,病患需要大量的護理及飲食起居照護,如止痛劑、止吐劑、營養品及看護人員的需求,又或者常有治癌新藥新療法等,這些都有必要靠防癌險補強。

3種癌症險 給付方式不同 所謂癌症險,是指專門針對癌症住院、手術及各項治療(例如癌症標靶藥物)、特殊裝置(例如癌症切除手術之後的義齒、義乳及義肢的裝設)與營養補充提供保障的一種特殊保單。癌症險除了最基本的「主約、附約」與「定期、終身」的差別外,目前市場上最常用的有以下3種分類方法。首先,是「還本」與「非還本(或可稱為「消耗型」)」的區別。所謂「還本型」癌症險是當保險契約屆滿時,保險公司會額外給付一筆「滿期保險金(例如總繳保費的1.06倍)」,而這類保單多半是定期型的險種。其次是「(傳統)多次給付」型與「一次給付」型。前者是最傳統的癌症險。一般當保戶罹癌確定後,保險公司會先按「保額的一定比率(例如10%)」,或「每單位(35萬元)」方式,先給付一筆「初次罹癌保險金」。之後,每當保戶因為癌症(有的包括「癌症併發症」)而住院,進行手術、放、化療、義齒、義肢或義乳裝置時,保險公司則分批給付不同名目的保險金。至於多數還本型癌症險,則是採取「一次給付」的方式,提供被保險人一大筆的(初次罹患)癌症保險金。這樣做的好處是,癌症險的住院或手術等保險金的請領,前提必須是被保險人要提出合格醫療院所的費用收據。但是,如果是採取非正統療法的保戶,可能就因為拿不出合格醫療院所的費用收據,而領不到任何保險金。所以,強調「只憑合格醫師證明罹患癌症,就可申請保險金」的癌症險,也在健康險市場中開闢出另一片空間。事實上,這種類型癌症險的給付方式,比較像「一次給付保險金」的重大疾病險(因為給付項目不包括後續的住院及治療等相關費用),只不過它還多了一項「癌症療養保險金(只能領9年,且金額逐年遞減)」。一般來說,「一次給付」型的癌症,會將「低侵襲性癌症」與「一般癌症」的給付金額做區別;但如果是傳統「分期給付」型癌症險,一般都是把「低侵襲性癌症」排除在外(不予理賠)。最後一種則是「有無扶助金」的區別。這種保單的設計是,當保戶罹患癌症時,保險公司除了一次給付一筆初次罹癌,或分期給付不同名目的保險金外,還會在被保險人每一保單週年日仍生存時,給付一筆「罹患癌症生活扶(輔)助保險金」。雖然傳統癌症險中各項住院及手術等給付,標準都與住院醫療險非常類似,但實際上,兩者最大的差別在於「給付範圍大小」。因為住院醫療險是不論被保險人因為「意外傷害」或「疾病」而住院,保險公司都有給付;但如果是癌症險,則只有在「因為癌症(部分包括「癌症併發症」)」而住院,保險公司才會給付相關保險金。

浩鼎 成交金額(100.26億, 上櫃總額1/4)超越 大立光/鴻海/台積電

浩鼎上櫃首日 成交百億元 2015-03-24 05:15:29 聯合報 記者周小仙/台北報導新藥股王浩鼎昨天櫃,成交總金額100.26億元、成交2.7萬張,為昨天上市櫃成交金額最高的個股,占整體上櫃成交額近14浩鼎昨天破百億元的成交量,將許多重量級權值股、高價股、甚至股王大立光的成交金額拋在後頭,第二高的鴻海也只有73.71億元成交量,台股市值王台積電40.49億元成交量甚至不及浩鼎的一半。但浩鼎在籌碼凌亂、搶短資金影響下,昨天的掛牌上櫃蜜月行情並不漂亮,浩鼎申購價格為310元,昨天盤中一度衝高至378元,但最後收盤價僅為355元,上漲14.5%,不及上櫃前一度衝破400元的高價。昨天生技族群也未因浩鼎上漲而沾光,上櫃生技指數不漲反跌1.9%,基亞、智擎、美時、中裕、合一、健亞等新藥股,昨天全數下跌,資金排擠效應明顯。浩鼎最受矚目產品,為全球首支以乳癌為適應症的主動免疫療法新藥OBI-822,目前在台美兩地進行臨床,台灣於去年8月完成第三期臨床實驗最後一個病患收案,試驗揭曉時程逐漸明朗。台灣工銀證券指出,昨天浩鼎獨強,反應出生技股開始出現資金、籌碼集中化、強者續強的走勢,未來生技股不再像過去齊漲齊跌,資金反而會聚焦最具吸引力、研發有新進度題材的個股。

花旗環球證券: 免疫療法市場350億美元(2023)

浩鼎將上櫃 法人估多空交戰激烈 中央社-20150322 下午15:57 (中央社記者羅秀文台北22日電)浩鼎23日將以每股310元轉上櫃交易,由於籌碼相對凌亂,法人預期上櫃首日多空交戰激烈;生技股因為基期較低,可望在浩鼎的帶動下出現補漲行情。台灣浩鼎成立於2002年,主要從事新藥研發,資本額新台幣15.03億元。產品線包括全球首支以乳癌為適應症的主動免疫療法新藥OBI-822、癌症疫苗OBI-833、單株抗體藥物OBI-888、癌症診斷試劑OBI-868及肉毒桿菌素OBI-858。其中,OBI-822201010月在台灣啟動臨床23期試驗,並於去年完成349人收案,由於是全球第1個治療乳癌的醣體免疫療法,且具備安全性佳、不良反應少、給藥頻率低等優勢,極具指標性意義。全球抗癌藥物市場成長快速,根據GlobalData預估,20142018年年複合成長率可達15%。加上市場看好免疫療法是未來癌症治療主流,花旗環球證券預估到2023年時,免疫療法的市場規模將超過350億美元,商機龐大。浩鼎站在癌症免疫療法的趨勢上,發展潛力被市場看好,日前股票公開申購原本僅釋出1700張,共吸引163918件參與,超額認購96.4倍,依規定將申購張數提高至9350張,中籤率5.7%。以申購參考價新台幣330元計算,凍結市場資金近541億元。台灣工銀投顧資深經理廖昌亮指出,由於浩鼎籌碼相對凌亂,加上OBI-822解盲(揭曉臨床試驗結果)最快的時間點要等到今年底,不想等待解盲結果的投資人可能趁上櫃首日就套利出場,但仍有不少外資、投信法人及大戶想進場,預期上櫃首日多空交戰將相當激烈,若籌碼換手成功,蜜月行情可期。受到浩鼎即將上櫃激勵,上櫃生技指數上周連續4天走揚,單周漲幅2.9%,來到180.92點,站穩所有短期均線之上,上週五包括晟德、合一、南光股價都攻上漲停,分別來到97.258.342.65元;健亞也大漲6.35%,來到70.3元。廖昌亮指出,由於浩鼎是生技指標龍頭,可望刺激生技資金活絡,但由於資金排擠效應,加上部份新藥股股價已反映,是否能帶動其他新藥股比價,值得觀察。反倒是基期相對較低、有獲利的醫材、學名藥、原料藥等次族群表現值得留意。另外,安克生醫預計24日以每股41元掛牌上櫃,F-康友25日將以每股188元掛牌上市,蜜月行情是否受到浩鼎排擠,值得觀察。

台原藥:現金及約當現金27,094仟元

台原藥:公告本公司財務資訊 鉅亨網新聞中心2015-03-20 18:24:05  第二條 第511.事實發生日:104/03/20 2.公司名稱:台灣原生藥用植物股份有限公司(原名稱:美嘉生電股份有限公司)3.與公司關係[請輸入本公司或子公司]:本公司4.相互持股比例:不適用5.傳播媒體名稱:不適用6.報導內容:不適用7.發生緣由:依證券櫃檯買賣中心來函辦理。(1)截至本週五(104/03/20)未受限制之現金及約當現金餘額27,656仟元。(2)截至下週五(104/03/27)預計未受限制之現金及約當現金餘額27,094仟元(3)預計於下週到期之應付票據金額0仟元、含應償還之銀行借款金額0仟元、應支付之其他款項562仟元,下周預計收款及入款約0仟元。8.因應措施:9.其他應敘明事項:

上銀 加速併購 布局醫療機器人

上銀發展機器人 拼圖完成 20150324 04:10 記者沈美幸/台北報導 上銀為補足發展機器人關鍵製程最後一塊拼圖,昨(23)日斥資上億元,併購巨擘持有的陸聯精密近42%股權;同時為擴張全球版圖,正緊鑼密鼓洽談併購日本企業,並打算重啟併購瑞士公司案。上銀董事長卓永財昨天宣布,上銀已向陸聯大股東巨擘購入41.93%股份且完成股票交割,陸聯擁有齒輪刀具技術,對上銀建構各式機器人的全球競爭力有莫大助益,此舉也補足上銀在機器人關鍵製程領域的最後一塊拼圖。卓永財指出,上銀併購陸聯一案,前後僅10天,緣起於上銀有位同仁因製程需求找上陸聯,陸聯大股東巨擘認為上銀併購陸聯可發揚光大,雙方一拍即合,昨天完成交易。巨擘總經理邱丕良請辭兼任陸聯董事長,暫由總經理陳士端暫代董事長,陸聯計畫4月召開股東會全面改選,卓永財可望兼任陸聯董事長;其後陸聯將在新竹科學園區設新廠,打算辦理現金增資,上銀參與認股,屆時持股將過半。卓永財指出,陸聯是政府為強化國內齒輪工業,由工研院機械所團隊結合國內6家齒輪相關產業公司,共同出資在新竹科學園區成立,目前資本額1.9億餘元。陸聯三大事業體是齒輪刀具、齒輪工具機及紡絲泵,2011年營收曾創6.9億多元歷史新高,2014年營收雖回升至5.8億元仍有小額虧損,訂單主要來自歐洲、美國、日本、大陸及東南亞,希望今年營收超過2011年而再創高峰。上銀每月出貨百台以上工業用機器人,目前訂單滿手,為解決缺工及廠房問題,最近先將研發單位集中在台中總部,位於台中精密園區及台中業區兩廠區研發單位組裝工業機器人。上銀已開發出下肢肌力訓練機目前已取得台灣及歐盟認證,預計4月可取得認證,開始建構大陸銷售通路而跨足醫療用機器人領域,快則第3季、慢第4季開始對上銀貢獻營收,今年工業用機器人及醫療用機器人佔營收比重會從去年8%提升至10%以上。

生華(宋台生) 資本額6.549億 : 兩臨床抗癌開發案 (血癌CX-5461/膽管癌CX-4945)

生華膽管癌新藥 啟動二期臨床試驗 20150324 04:10 記者杜蕙蓉/台北報導 生華科(6492)總經理宋台生昨(23)日在法說會中表示,為強化核心技術,避免降低單一新藥的開發風險,將維持至少2項臨床開發專案,研發進度最快的膽管癌新藥CX-4945組合療法,已啟動多國多中心的二期臨床試驗,未來也將擴大適應症至乳癌、大腸癌和卵巢癌。宋台生表示,膽管癌好發於韓國、大陸沿海、日本及泰國等亞洲國家,在西方國家發生率約在每10萬人口0.32人之間,美國屬罕病孤兒藥範疇,因此,目前除了已在美國進行二臨床外,也規畫向FDA申請孤兒藥資格。另外,韓國五大醫學中心,已有4個加入膽管癌新藥CX-4945二期臨床,預計4月間啟動,而台灣則預計下半年申請。訴求First in Class(首見新藥)的生華科,成立於201211月,目前資本額6.549億元,主要股東為MorningsideH&Q、國泰創投、中加創投、台灣工業銀行、中經合、台耀化學、汎球生物等,該公司昨日興櫃價為85.5元。宋台生表示,生華目前三個候選藥物為血癌用藥CX-5461,及膽管癌用藥CX-4945和一個臨床前的癌症用藥CX-8184其中,第一型RNA聚合酶抑制劑開發CX-5461屬小分子藥,根據先前的研究結果顯示,只激活腫瘤細胞中的p53,但並不激活正常細胞的p53,具有高度選擇性,可選擇性的破壞癌細胞,誘發細胞凋亡,最終造成癌細胞死亡,正常細胞則不受影響。CX-5461首個適應症為血液性癌症,已獲澳洲政府全額補助,現在當地進行一期臨床試驗;第二個適應症為實體腫瘤,正規畫申請美國臨床試驗。另外,蛋白質激酶CK2抑制劑CX-4945也屬小分子藥物,其作用機制是藉由抑制蛋白激酶CK2使得癌症細胞無後援進行DNA修復作。首個適應症為尚無標準療法的膽管癌,臨床是採與GemcitabineCisplatin合併治療的組合療法。

馬雲布局中國網售處方藥 阿里健康張守川先撤!

阿里健康網售處方藥 憂短綫受阻 傳營運總監已離職 轉投移動醫療 20150324日「互聯網+」概念火速蔓延,阿里健康(00241)自去年被阿里巴巴入主後,市場一直憧憬有發展網購藥物的可能,然而,市場開始憂慮,網上售處方藥政策短綫難成事,或需時至少35年。

估需35 始成醫藥電商 阿里健康昨日停牌引起市場猜測,以為阿里健康將公布最新發展大計,惟內地盛傳營運總監張守川已離職,並私人投資移動醫療公司。據內地媒體引述北京鼎臣醫藥諮詢中心負責人史立臣分析,阿里健康去年與河北省政府合作力推「阿里健康App」,全國破例設立處方藥網售試點,惟流傳已久的網售處方藥政策難產,導致公司進入尷尬的局面,估計至少需要35年的時間才能發展醫藥電商。

炒藥檢網概念 股價累升73% 去年初,阿里巴巴集團以13億元入主中信21世紀,受惠於藥檢網概念,該股自去年124日復牌收報3.92元後,截至上周五收報6.78元,累計升幅達72.96%是次張守川的離職,看來意味着馬雲發展網上醫療銷售的大計帶來暗湧。據內地媒體引述公司負責人指,「張守川是由於個人原因離開公司,目前已經與接管人完成工作交接,但接管人選還不方便對外公布。」市場現傳出是藥品電商業務副總裁張曉龍接替其職務。當離職的消息仍在發酵之際,張守川的名字竟出現在湯臣倍健(深:300146)於上周五一份公告之內,指他將與多方成立一移動醫療合資公司,共同投資5,000萬元人民幣,其中張守川出資368萬元,佔總出資額的4.5%,而湯臣倍健與控股股東梁允超的關聯公司誠承投資,則分別佔15%20%

內地處方藥市場 規模逾萬億 據內地電子商務研究中心數據顯示,2013年醫藥電商生意額40億元(人民幣.下同),截至20149月底約46億元。業界預計,去年國內處方藥市場已逾萬億,醫藥電商有望有政策出台後獲得10%30%的市場份額,行業增長空間龐大。撰文:陳卓芹

金屬中心&明基三豐/雃博/愷得/德盟/豪展/杏澤/越聖/尉將/福順興 印度醫材展!

金屬中心帶領台灣醫療器材業者前進印度市場 大成報-20150323 下午19:12 【大成報記者吉雄世/高雄報導】第212015印度國際醫療展(Medical Fair India 2015)321日至24日在印度新德里舉行,金屬中心率領國內醫材廠商以台灣精品國家形象館參與,呈現台灣醫療設備技術能量,以整體性行銷來提升參展效益,並促成國內業者與印度醫療器材工業協會(Association of Indian Medical Device Industry, AIMED)交流,協助國內業者前進印度市場。近年來,金屬中心積極整合國內業者聯合參展,成績逐年成長,效果獲業者肯定。金屬中心蘇子可副處長表示,台灣醫療器材產業在政府及業者努力耕耘之下,近年來於各大國際展會頻頻亮相,金屬中心更成功組織推動醫療產業成立行銷聯盟,合力出擊拓展國際市場。此次金屬中心以「醫療設備技術產業策略聯盟」的形式規劃並擴大規模展出,除了強化參展效益外並顯示台灣對於國際醫療器材市場的積極。今年參展的9家國內業者,包括明基三豐、雃博、愷得、德盟、豪展、杏澤、越聖、尉將、福順興等,涵蓋手術設備、手術電刀、醫療傢俱、創傷管理、呼吸治療、內視鏡、血壓體溫計等多項醫療器材領域。蘇子可指出,金屬中心跨足醫材市場已進入第八年,除藉重金屬材料之開發與製程優勢以輔導國內傳產業者轉型生產高值產品外,亦從建立產業聚落、建立品牌、開拓國際商機等行銷面向,著手提升產業之競爭力。金屬中心有信心、也有能力帶領醫療器材聚落及其周邊產業進軍全球,以期創造我國醫療器械產業高值化之最佳契機。印度國際醫療展是南亞及中亞地區醫療領域最著名的展覽會之一,每年於新德里及孟買兩大城市交替展出。今年度在新德里舉辦展覽會,聚焦醫療器械與技術等產業,是進軍南亞市場的最佳跳板。圖說:左起杏澤科技陳冠賢總經理、明基三豐許桂康經理、豪展醫療黃偉峻副理、德盟儀器曾湘德總經理、駐印度代表處經濟組李冠志組長、長庚醫學科技黃立長副總、愷得醫材董慧萍協理、駐印度代表處經濟組謝丞淵秘書、尉將科技林青遠經理。

台原藥稽核 蘇俊嘉 退/歐陽倫 上

台原藥:公告本公司新任稽核主管異動(待董事會追認) 2015/3/23鉅亨網提供 第二條 第81.人員變動別(請輸入發言人、代理發言人、重要營運主管之名稱、財務主管、會計主管、研發主管、內部稽核主管或訴訟及非訟代理人):內部稽核主管2.發生變動日期:104/03/233.舊任者姓名、級職及簡歷:蘇俊嘉/稽核主管 台灣原生藥用植物股份有限公司/資深經理(103/06~104/03) 台新國際商業銀行/經理(92/6~93/798/1~102/3) 中華開發工業銀行/經理(93/8~96/5)4.新任者姓名、級職及簡歷:歐陽倫/稽核主管 美商英特爾亞太科技有限公司台灣分公司/測試經理(101/7~103/8) 英特爾創新科技股份有限公司/資深軟體工程師(93/7~101/6)5.異動情形(請輸入「辭職」、「職務調整」、「資遣」、「退休」、「死亡」、「新任」或「解任」):新任6.異動原因:人事異動7.生效日期:104/03/238.新任者聯絡電話:02-231218819.其他應敘明事項:新任稽核主管之聘任,待提報董事會決議追認後,依相關規定公告。

中化健康中科1億元 開發 胜肽保健/藥物

中化健康生技投資進駐中部科學園區開創國內胜肽相關保健產品產業發展 大成報-20150323 下午19:48 【大成報記者羅蔚舟/中部科學園區報導】科技部科學工業園區審議委員會第12次會議於104323日在科技部召開,會中核准通過中化健康生技股份有限公司投資新台幣1億元申請進駐中部科學工業園區設立,主要研發製造抗高血壓及延緩骨鬆之克弗爾(Kefir)衍生肽。可謂是中國化學製藥集團子公司的中化健康生技,其核心技術是由中國化學製藥公司、大葉大學與中興大學三方產學聯盟合作開發,為國內產學合作結盟成功研發關鍵新科技再添新例。中部科學園區管理局指出,克弗爾(Kefir)是起源於高加索山區的酒精發酵乳,主要由多種天然乳酸菌、醋酸菌與酵母菌等共生菌相之克弗爾粒發酵而成,本案公司所開發獨特know-how產程之克弗爾發酵產物,獲得具保健功效之衍生胜肽群(已獲准美國專利),經實驗結果顯示可促進鈣質吸收、抑制蝕骨細胞作用並促進造骨細胞活性。未來也將朝向胜肽藥物的開發方向推動。中部科學園區管理局指出,中化健康生技產品除可取代進口產品外,亦可吸引國內上游原料開發商及下游保健產品製造商投入胜肽類各種機能性產品開發,創造出更廣泛、更具深度的功能性胜肽之研發及商品化,開創國內胜肽相關保健產品產業,並有助於國際間之競爭力及能見度。

安克甲狀偵 台大醫院送件!

安克腫瘤篩檢軟體送件台大醫院 啟動國內市場! 鉅亨網 (2015-03-23 19:30)【鉅亨網記者胡薏文 台北】 安克生醫(4188)全球首創偵診甲狀腺腫瘤良惡性的「安克甲狀偵」產品己正式向台大醫院申請送件,預估將帶動其他國內各大醫院、以及健檢中心採用,對於安克腫瘤篩檢軟體,國內市場響應熱烈。 安克也預定於24日由興櫃轉上櫃掛牌,安克在上櫃掛牌前,也宣布送件台大醫院的喜訊。 安克生醫為我國第1家電腦輔助診斷軟體高階醫材研發公司,致力於各種癌症的早期檢測,以達到早期診斷、早期治療的目標。其中,可以偵診甲狀腺腫瘤良惡性的「安克甲狀偵」產品為全球第一個獲美國FDA、歐盟及我國核准上市的產品。 安克生醫總經理陳正剛指出,根據統計,我國18歲以上1800萬人口中,甲狀腺腫瘤人口佔20-30%,約45人中即有1人罹患甲狀腺腫瘤,上市第1年若以1%成年人口接受篩檢推估,至少有18萬人次使用,其中近5%屬惡性者應接受治療,其餘95%17萬多良性腫瘤患者每年亦需接受追蹤檢查,再加上每年新增受檢人數初估10萬人,市場有可能呈幾何級數成長,潛力極大。 安克表示,「安克甲狀偵」檢測不具侵入性,病人可輕鬆、安全、迅速、準確受檢,當場獲得彩色影像圖片的檢查報告,供病人後續追蹤檢測時參考,作為甲狀腺腫瘤病患的診斷及定期追蹤時重要的參考。 安克董事長李成家表示,安克從事研發篩檢各種腫瘤良惡性的CAD軟體高階醫材,除了甲狀腺腫瘤CAD軟體產品已許可上市外,第二個肝癌檢測產品預定今年內取得美國FDA上市許可,一年後上市,安克生醫繼續研發應用於乳癌、肺癌、攝護腺癌等癌症早期診斷的CAD各項軟體高階醫材,將努力儘速推上市場,希望能讓我國醫材產業邁向國際市場。

承業 解除競業禁止: 任益民/李明倫/陳怡君

承業醫:本公司董事會決議解除經理人競業禁止限制 2015/3/23鉅亨網提供第二條 第211.董事會決議日:104/03/232.許可從事競業行為之經理人姓名及職稱:任益民/腫瘤醫學事業群執行長李明倫/業務事業群二兼規則發展事業群副總經理陳怡君/財會部兼行政部副總經理3.許可從事競業行為之項目:從事與本公司營業範圍相同或類似之行為。 4.許可從事競業行為之期間:任職本公司期間。 5.決議情形(請依公司法第32條說明表決結果):經出席董事全數無異議通過。 6.所許可之競業行為如屬大陸地區事業之營業者,經理人姓名及職稱(非屬大陸地區事業之營業者,以下請輸〝不適用〞):不適用。 7.所擔任該大陸地區事業之公司名稱及職務:不適用。 8.所擔任該大陸地區事業地址:不適用。 9.所擔任該大陸地區事業營業項目:不適用。 10.對本公司財務業務之影響程度:無。 11.經理人如有對該大陸地區事業從事投資者,其投資金額及持股比例:無。 12.其他應敘明事項:無。

綠光雷射攝護腺肥大手術 自費15萬元

攝護腺肥大 綠光雷射汽化手術有解 2015-03-2319:43 〔記者洪定宏/高雄報導〕71歲陳先生靠藥物控制攝護腺肥大已6年,但出國搭飛機時卻尿不出來,緊急送醫插導尿管,遊興全失;返國到阮綜合醫院治療,決定自費約15萬元,以攝護腺綠光雷射汽化手術,將攝護腺縮減到正常大小,不再受苦。 收治這起病例的泌尿科主任蔡秉儒指出,藥物只能放鬆膀胱頸的平滑肌,最好每半年檢測尿流速,但陳先生只吃藥,隨著年紀愈大,病情加劇,最後到達不可預期的臨界點,飽受痛苦。 蔡秉儒指出,攝護腺綠光雷射汽化手術只需約1個小時,2天就能出院,風險低且無傷口,陳先生1週後回診,尿流速跟年輕人一樣,但動過手術的攝護腺,仍會隨著年齡增長而肥大,故1年仍須回診12次,若有家族病史者,3個月回診1次。 目前阮綜合醫院每年為7090名病患進行攝護腺綠光雷射汽化手術,其中蔡秉儒負責過最高齡為98歲,結束導尿管的生活。 蔡秉儒強調,要降低攝護腺肥大發生機率,務必避免油炸食物,若夜尿達兩次以上、尿流速很弱,建議趕緊找醫師詳細檢測。

晟德終止開發 奈米氧化鐵/ 工研院創業接手(巨生生醫, 王先知)

看好機會 工研院副所長創業迎挑戰 發稿時間:2015/03/19 15:32  中央社記者張建中 工研院材料所副所長王先知堅信開發出的奈米氧化鐵藥 物好,決定離開服務長達25年的工研院,創立巨生生醫 ,迎向未來可預見的挑戰,他期望4年後能獲利。 中央社記者張建中攝 104319 (中央社記者張建中新竹19日電)工研院材料所副所長王先知堅信開發出的奈米氧化鐵藥物好,毅然決定離開服務長達25年的工研院,創立巨生生醫,迎向未來可預見的挑戰,他期望4年後能獲利。工研院奈米生醫計畫執行已長達10年,開發出的奈米氧化鐵藥物已取得7項專利,並完成動物實驗。這項研發成果原本已移轉給晟德大藥廠,不過,晟德後來因營運調整,終止奈米氧化鐵藥物發展計畫,將技轉的技術還給工研院。因為相信開發出的奈米氧化鐵藥物好,有發展機會,另考量未來發展若遭遇問題,原有團隊有能力順利解決,並有足夠熱情將開發的成果進一步推展,王先知毅然決定帶領工研院團隊走上創業一途。巨生生醫現有8人團隊中,有5人分別來自材化所及生醫所。擔任巨生生醫總經理薪水比起工研院材化所副所長薪水少很多,王先知說,決定創業並不是只為了錢。不過,資金是公司成立的關鍵要素,與人才及技術缺一不可,王先知說,巨生生醫成立過程充滿波折,光找資金便花了1年時間才找齊資金。王先知透露,籌備期間曾有1家創投公司有意投資,投資金額還高達新台幣2億元,讓團隊慶幸資金一步到位。只是這家創投公司在經高層評估後,投資計畫告吹,團隊只好另覓資金。產品市場定位也經過調整,王先知說,巨生生醫一開始主要鎖定對比劑市場,這是一個小眾市場,雖然產品單價高,不過,不易獲得資本市場青睞,後來巨生生醫才轉向治療慢性腎病缺鐵性貧血市場。王先知說,巨生生醫將聚焦在奈米藥物開發,將採委外生產模式,正因營運模式不須高資本,最後順利獲得漢鼎創投、兆豐商銀、全球創投及台聯電訊等青睞投資,目前實收資本額2.1億元。可以預見前面還有很多困難,王先知相信團隊能夠堅忍一一克服難關,首項產品奈米氧化鐵藥物預計2016年進行第一期臨床試驗。王先知期待未來奈米氧化鐵藥物產品能夠用於慢性腎病缺鐵性貧血患者,讓病患能夠不須再多次治療,並降低過敏風險。王先知期望,4年後在奈米氧化鐵藥物進入第二期臨床試驗,並有2項應用授權,巨生生醫營運能夠邁向獲利階段。1040319

 

天良 財務&發言人: 陳瑞乾 退/ 陳雋奇 接 !

天良生技:公告本公司財務主管暨發言人異動 鉅亨網新聞中心2015-03-23 18:18:13  第二條 第81.人員變動別(請輸入發言人、代理發言人、重要營運主管之名稱、財務主管、會計主 管、研發主管、內部稽核主管或訴訟及非訟代理人):財務主管兼發言人2.發生變動日期:104/03/233.舊任者姓名、級職及簡歷:陳瑞乾經理,現任本公司財務主管兼發言人4.新任者姓名、級職及簡歷:陳雋奇經理,現任本公司財務處經理,會計資歷9年、稽核資歷4年。5.異動情形(請輸入「辭職」、「職務調整」、「資遣」、「退休」、「死亡」、「新任」或「解任」):職務調整6.異動原因:職務調動7.生效日期:104/03/238.新任者聯絡電話:2648-30999.其他應敘明事項:

牟联瑞(秀傳) 肝炎/肝癌 早期發現增高治癒性!

肝炎定期追蹤 早期發現肝癌延長病人的存活率 台灣好新聞-20150323 下午17:59 記者吳順永/台南報導 肝癌為台灣常見之癌症,是男性癌症死亡人數第1位女性第2位,在台灣南部地區更是一直高居死亡人數第一位多達30年。醫界多年來已知B、C型肝炎為肝癌最重要的風險因子,特別是合併肝硬化的病人更有彼長人高達100倍以上的風險得到肝癌,對這些高危險病人的定期篩檢,就成為能為早期發現肝癌的重要關鍵。因此,健保署自民國99年起就對慢性B、C型肝炎病人進行定期追蹤,以期能發現早期肝癌,延長病人的存活率。 秀傳醫療體系副總裁牟联瑞醫師指出,台南市立醫院以20104月至20133月的病人為對象,3年內發現的肝癌病人共有392人,扣除其中非B、C型肝炎及未在本院接受治療而無法分析之病人後,共有288名病人,其中分為有定期追蹤及未定期追蹤兩組,定期追蹤組有79位;未定期追蹤組有209位。其中BC肝炎的各佔一半,男女比例約21,統計分析發現有追蹤組的肝癌約有86%為早期,但未定期追蹤組的肝癌只有39%為早期,其餘61%皆為中後期。反應在存活率上,有追蹤組的病人在追蹤最長達4年時,仍然有超過70%存活,而未定期追蹤組病人,則只有40%仍然存活,而追蹤期間有追蹤組共有22人死亡,平均存活為41.4個月,而未定期追蹤組,共有107人死亡,平均存活僅26.7個月,二者不論在腫瘤的發生期別及存活率,有定期追蹤組皆優於未定期追蹤組。牟联瑞醫師表示,臨床上就有一位68歲男性從不知道自己患有C型肝炎,所以從未接受檢查與追蹤治療,等到有症狀時已是末期肝癌,也只能以動脈血管栓塞只能暫時控制病情,無法對癌症做治癒性的治療。牟醫師指出慢性B型及C型肝炎的感染是產生肝癌的最高危險因子,目前對於BC肝的治療已有長足的進步,透過定期的追蹤,可以偵測出早期肝癌,但可惜的目前仍有超過7成的BC肝帶原者,沒有接受定期追蹤以致於發現時都是屬於癌症晚期,存活時間自然會大幅的縮短。牟联瑞醫師呼籲慢性肝炎為肝癌的高危險群,建議有BC肝者應定期接受專科醫師之抽血及超音波追蹤,若符合治療條件,應接受抗病毒藥物治療,一方面可改善肝功能,一方面可減少肝癌的發生。即使產生肝癌也可在疾病的早期發現,做治癒性的治療以增加存活率。因此若檢查出有BC肝的民眾,應儘快尋找專科醫師就醫,規劃完善的診療追蹤,以免發生無法挽救之憾事。

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