Sphere No.48 (Jan 2020)

Sphere #48 2020 07 OTHERS Chi-Med takes great strides for oncology treatment Chi-Med’s first home-grown drug, Elunate, has helped thousands of patients in China since its launch in late 2018. In November 2019, it was added to the updated National Reimbursement Drug List, which will increase the accessibility and affordability of the treatment. The company’s second in-house innovative oncology drug, Surufatinib, has completed its phase III clinical trial for non-pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumours (NET) a year ahead of schedule. Its new drug application has been accepted for review and granted Priority Review status in the Mainland. Additionally, Surufatinib was granted Orphan Drug designation by the US Food and Drug Administration for treatment of pancreatic NET. Milestone data presented in vaccine use for cancer research CKLife Sciences’ Polynoma LLC presented encouraging interim clinical data from theirMelanoma Antigen Vaccine Immunotherapy Study at the 2019 Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer Annual Meeting inMaryland, United States. The presentation of these results marks an important milestone for the company’s R&D. Libraries for Hainan schools The Shanghai Hutchison Pharmaceuticals Limited volunteer teambegan the school year by building libraries in three primary schools located in the town of Wanquan in Qionghai, Hainan, China’s southernmost point. Bigwins in 2019 for ESD life ESD life ’s digital solutions team took home a grand total of 14 awards in 2019. Four of the prestigious awards received include the “Digital Insurance Initiative of the Year – Hong Kong” in the Insurance Asia Awards and the “Best Mobile/APP eCommerce – Gold Award”, “Best User Experience – Gold Award” and “Best eCommerce – Financial Services – Silver Award” in the Asia eCommerce Awards. Wetways towin NorthumbrianWater received two prizes recently at national award ceremonies. It won in the Digital Construction category at the national Constructing Excellence Awards for its Building Information Modelling Project which captured digital information about the company’s infrastructure and assets. Its award at the Intelligent Asset Management Global Awards recognised NorthumbrianWater’s use of artificial intelligence to access electrical documents, such as technical drawings and locations of treatment works and pipes. Microgrid, macro impact In 2019, EDL completed the first phase of one of Australia’s largest hybrid renewable microgrid projects. It uses a 23MWpower station that combines solar with gas and diesel generation to power Gold Fields’ AgnewGoldMine. The second phase will include wind generation and an advanced microgrid control system that is set to be completed inmid-2020. INFRASTRUCTURE Paving thewaywith plasticwaste The first trial of using recycled plastic waste in roads and pavements has been completed in Surrey, UK. This joint project, led by UKPower Networks and Stanmore Quality Surfacing (SQS) in collaboration with the county councils of Surrey and Kent, will save thousands of plastic bags and bottles frombeing incinerated or sent to landfill. If the new road surface passes the next tests, SQS will work with asphalt suppliers to bring this product to wider use.