Corruption hampers China's growth

BioServices |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2013

The growth story of the clinical research industry in China speaks of perfection, good timing and untapped potential. All the basic characteristics that are native to China further add to i...Read more

LeadInvent: Taking technology to drug research

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Mar, 2012

A team of scientists working since 2002 at the Supercomputing Facility for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), New Delhi, one of the finest...Read more

Iconik Monitoring to aid in real time data analysis

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Icon, a global provider of outsourced development services to the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, launched Iconik Monitoring, the first in a series o...Read more

Biopharma cold chain will hit $2.58 bn: FedEx APAC VP

BioServices |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2014

From a pan-Asia perspective, the biopharma cold chain logistics market alone is projected to grow 66.5 percent to $2.58 billion by 2017. Taking an even broader perspective, the cold chain l...Read more

Astellas to have new facility at Takahagi Technology Center

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Aug, 2012

Singapore: Astellas Pharma is constructing a new building at the Takahagi Technology Center in Japan. The building, which is slated to complete in 2013, will enhance Astellas' capacity to m...Read more

BSA-CMR Survey: Oncology is the top therapeutic focus area for CROs in APAC

BioServices |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conducted in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR), yet again identifie...Read more

Jay Dixon is PPD's quality, compliance senior VP

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Mar, 2013

Singapore: Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) has appointed Mr Jay Dixon as senior vice president, global quality and compliance. Mr Dixon's expertise will enhance PPD's ability to de...Read more

INC Research expands in Korea to meet local demand

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2012

Singapore: INC Research, a therapeutically focused clinical research organization (CRO) with a trusted process for delivering reliable results, opened a facility in South Korea to manage t...Read more

Dr Rajput: Enjoy challenges to overcome them

BioServices |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Jan, 2013

Dr Anuradha Rajput, managing director, Icon Central Laboratories, India, has been working with the company since the past five years. Dr Rajput received her Master of Science (MSc) in Bioch...Read more

BSA-CMR Survey: India, China lead in APAC CRO sector

BioServices |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conducted in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR), yet again identifie...Read more

PPD gets Brazilian accreditation

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Mar, 2013

Singapore: Pharmaceutical Product Development's (PPD) bioanalytical operation has been certified by Brazil's Agencia Nacional de Vigilancia Sanitaria (ANVISA), validating that PPD meets the...Read more

Quintiles begins trading on NYSE under 'Q' symbol

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 May, 2013

Singapore: Quintiles has made the pricing of its initial public offering (IPO) of 23,684,210 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $40.00 per share. The shares of Quintile...Read more

iMedX appoints Mr Christopher Foley as new CEO

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Jul, 2013

Singapore: US-based iMedX, a provider of healthcare clinical documentation solutions, has appointed Mr Christopher Foley as Chief Executive Officer and member of iMedX's board of directors....Read more

INC Research implements CRO accreditation program

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 10 Sep, 2013

Singapore: INC Research, a therapeutically focused global clinical research organization (CRO), has implemented Clinical Research Monitor Accreditation program, an internationally recognize...Read more

Inogent Lab gets Japan regulatory body approval

BioServices |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Aug, 2012

Hyderabad: Inogent Laboratories, a GVK BIO associate company, has received approval from the the Japanese regulator for its GMP compliant facilities in Hyderabad. The facilities were audite...Read more

Boehringer, Apexigen collaborate for cancer mAbs

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 06 Dec, 2012

Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim, a global leader in the field of biopharmaceuticals manufacturing, and Apexigen, an emerging biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the R&D of best-in-cl...Read more

China marches ahead with regulatory approvals

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Mar, 2012

After five years of amendments and two rounds of public consultations, the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) issued Good Manufacturing Practice for Drugs that came into effect on Ma...Read more

High burden of rotavirus in Bangladesh

BioServices |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 11 Apr, 2014

Singapore: Findings from hospital-based surveillance conducted by The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Dhaka, Bangladesh, (icddr,b), between July 2012 - January 2014 sh...Read more