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Chinese experts call for stem cell regulation

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Singapore: Life science experts in China have called for more effective regulation in the domain of stem cell treatments and research, including cutting-edge technology that is used for treating serious health conditions like cancers, Parkinson's... Read more

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A*Star uses 'radar' to sort genomics data


Singapore: Scientists at A*Star's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have developed a method to quickly cut through noise... Read more

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New details of rice fungus may help control disease...


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Singapore: A study by an international team of researchers has shed light on how the rice blast fungus, Magnaporthe oryzae,... Read more

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New bird flu virus develops resistance to drugs

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Singapore: Doctors and researchers at the Shanghai Public Health Clinical Center, China, have made a worrying revelation that the new virus... Read more

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Biocnd, Genor develop Humira, Herceptin biosimilars

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Singapore: Mr David Song, president and CEO, Biocnd, signed an agreement with Dr Joe Zhou, CEO, Genor Biopharma, for the co-development... Read more

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Japan, Korea suspend wheat import from the US

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Singapore: Japan partially suspended imports of wheat from the US on Friday after the US government revealed that a strain of genetically... Read more

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WHO: Coronavirus MERS can be a global killer

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Singapore: First identified in September 2012, novel coronavirus MERS, the virus detected in the middle east has now been labeled as a threat... Read more

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Breakthrough in prostate cancer research

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Singapore: Researchers in Monash University, Australia, have found prostate cancer cells that survive androgen withdrawal treatment. Previously... Read more

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GIS, Sengenics sign cancer biomarker discovery deal

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Singapore: Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) of Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Sengenics have partnered for... Read more

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GlaxoSmithKline acquires Okairos for $325 mn cash

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Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has acquired Okairos, a specialist developer of vaccine platform technologies for $325 million in cash. Swiss-based... Read more

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Heartbeat grows 350% year-over-year

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Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry has announced its first... Read more

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Singapore pharma to see only 4.4% pay hike in 2014

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Singapore: A report published by the Hay Group, titled 'Building the Capabilities of the Next Generation Workforce', has revealed that people... Read more

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