Medtronic buys Covidien

Singapore: The Chinese and South Korean officials have finally approved the merger of the two supplier giants, Covidien ...

December 9, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Singapore strives to enhance cold chain logistic services

Singapore: With the increase in demand of temperature sensitive pharmaceutical products, SATS, Singapore's ground handli...

April 16, 2015 | Thursday | News
ZS expands in Singapore to tap bioscience industry

Singapore: In a move to expand its presence in Asia-Pacific region, global sales and marketing firm, ZS, has opened an o...

September 4, 2015 | Friday | News
WuXi PharmaTech partners with Foundation Medicine

Singapore: WuXi PharmaTech has collaborated with US based Foundation Medicine, a molecular information company, for prov...

October 23, 2014 | Thursday | News
Foxconn expands, forays into healthcare

Singapore: If reports are to be believed, electronic giant Foxconn is teaming up with US-based Varian Medical Systems to...

April 16, 2015 | Thursday | News
Novartis, Biological E to deliver affordable vaccines

Singapore: Novartis has entered into a development and licensing agreement with Biological E Limited (BioE), a biopharma...

July 8, 2013 | Monday | News
Orion's e-health solution for Philippines hospital

Singapore: New Zealand-based health software company, Orion Health, has partnered with The Medical City (TMC), Philippin...

July 3, 2014 | Thursday | News
Vivo Bio Tech to breed Taconic mouse models in India

Bangalore: Taconic, a leading provider of life sciences solutions, and Vivo Bio Tech, a full-service contract researc...

February 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
Pharmaceutical packaging industry to evolve in Asia: Analysis

Singapore: According to a study by Frost & Sullivan, United States, European Union, and Japan account for more than ...

March 4, 2015 | Wednesday | Analysis
Charles River acquires microbe testing lab

Singapore: Charles River has acquired Brass, a Singapore-based microbiology subcontract test laboratory specializing in ...

November 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Medtech giants in APAC join hands to boost innovation

Singapore: Medical technology giants in Singapore including Johnson & Johnson, Medtronics, GE Healthcare and BD have...

April 26, 2015 | Sunday | News
Agilent announces resolution to FDA warning letter

Singapore: Agilent Technologies has announced that its subsidiary, Dako Denmark A/S, has received a close-out letter fro...

April 26, 2015 | Sunday | News
Biosensis introduces new ELISA kits

Singapore: Biosensis has announced the launch of its new range of Rapid ELISA kits. The company has released fifteen new...

November 24, 2014 | Monday | News
There are no winners in the clinical trials race in Asia

Over the past few decades, research on clinical trials has enjoyed a rapid boom around the world. According to CenterWat...

September 12, 2012 | Wednesday | Opinion
Nikon joins hands with Lonza group for cell and gene therapies

Singapore: Japan-based Nikon has inked a deal with Lonza group to establish a new wholly owned cell and gene therapy con...

May 8, 2015 | Friday | News
Mr Simranjit Singh, BioSingapore: We will amplify A*Star Get-Up program in 2013

Some of the new trends in Asia that the biopharma industry will see in 2013 will be greater licensing activity and innov...

December 25, 2012 | Tuesday | Opinion
AstraZeneca's gout drug completes Phase III trials

Singapore: AstraZeneca's drug candidate Lesinurd has successfully finished Phase III trials, as per reports. Three Phas...

August 23, 2014 | Saturday | News
Microbix partners with Korean firm to market its virology products

Singapore: Microbix Biosystems has inked a pact with South Korean company Kim & Friends (K&F) to distribute its ...

April 6, 2015 | Monday | News
Max Neeman reaches key milestone in services

Bangalore: Max Neeman International announced that they have provided data management services to over 60 countries and ...

July 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Ampio takes drug candidate to preclinical stage

Singapore: Ampio Pharmaceuticals has taken its candidate NCE001 from its proprietary methylphenidate derivatives family ...

July 16, 2012 | Monday | News
Roche, Astellas pharma ink pact to develop tissue diagnostic solutions

Singapore: Swiss giant Roche recently announced that its member company, Ventana Medical Systems has inked a pact with J...

April 16, 2015 | Thursday | News
UK based Ergomed opens drug development services centre in Taiwan

Singapore: UK-based Ergomed providing specialised services to the pharmaceutical industry and the development of new dru...

April 3, 2015 | Friday | News
'APAC has been the biggest contributor to our growth'

Singapore: Clocking revenue close to $17 billion and with a network spread across 50 countries, Thermo Fisher Scientific...

January 15, 2015 | Thursday | Opinion
Toshiba adds new products to its portfolio

Singapore: Toshiba has announced the launch of a Hardware Development Kit (HDK) and a Software Development Kit (SDK), ab...

May 2, 2015 | Saturday | News
Perkin Elmer opens a new medical lab in China

Singapore: Perkin Elmer, a global leading service provider for the biosciences industry, announced the opening of a new ...

January 21, 2015 | Wednesday | News