AFP’s financial results 2025: positive net profit for the seventh straight year despite a first decline in commercial sales since 2018

Samsung Bioepis Co., Ltd. announced today new data supporting consistent efficacy of SB16 (OBODENCE®1), a biosimilar to Prolia2 (denosumab) across patient subgroups compared to the reference denosumab. The data will be presented as a poster presentation at the World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF-ESCEO) 2026 in Prague from April 16 to 19. “Consistent efficacy across patient subgroups is critical in reinforcing physician confidence and advancing ...

Adtran today announced two wins at the FTTH Innovation Awards 2026, recognizing its leadership across in-home connectivity and AI‑driven network operations. The company received awards in the categories for ‘Active infrastructure – home network’ and ‘Artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and other software.’ Organized by FTTH Council Europe, the annual awards honor technologies that advance fiber deployment while improving scalability, operational efficiency and user experience. Voted ...

The new Sisvel Point of Sale (POS) patent pool, announced on 1 April, has added three new licensors in the last two weeks. BlackBerry, JVCKENWOOD and SK Telecom have joined founding licensors Huawei, LG Electronics and Nokia in making their patents available for license through the programme. Sisvel POS covers 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G technologies. It is the first joint licensing programme to address point of sale devices – a category of product that has leveraged cellular connectivity to transform ...

Orthogon Therapeutics today announced the closing of a follow-on $11 million financing, bringing its total capital raised to $36 million. This financing supports the continued advancement of its first-in-class drug against BK polyomavirus. BK virus infections are a major cause of complications in transplant patients, with no approved treatments. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260417911548/en/Electron microscope image...

The ATEC2026 – AI and Robotics Real-World Extreme Challenge officially launched today. Organized by the Advanced Technology Exploration Community (ATEC), The Chinese University of Hong Kong, and Shanghai Innovation Institute, this year’s competition aims to establish a “Turing Test” framework for embodied AI, pushing robots beyond the safety of controlled laboratories to demonstrate stability and intelligence in open, dynamic, and unstructured environments. Registration is now open on the o...

Byondis B.V., an independent biopharmaceutical company creating innovative targeted medicines for patients with cancer, will profile the Company’s first-in-class antifolate and phosphonate antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) technology platforms in poster sessions at the American Society for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2026 in San Diego, CA, from today through to 22 April. Wim Dokter, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Byondis, said: “The research we are presenting at AACR highlights the po...

The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) is hosting seven mega events, including Hong Kong Gifts & Premium Fair, Home InStyle and Fashion InStyle (27-30 April at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, HKCEC); the Hong Kong International Printing & Packaging Fair and DeLuxe PrintPack Hong Kong (held concurrently at AsiaWorld-Expo); and the Hong Kong International Licensing Show and Asian Licensing Conference (27-29 April at the HKCEC). These events bridge Hong Kong's crea...