AIDS 2014: Slash in fund jolts HIV research

Singapore: Investment in HIV prevention research has declined posing a challenge to the pipeline of HIV prevention produ...

July 21, 2014 | Monday | News
Novartis completes divestiture of influenza vaccines business

Singapore: Novartis has announced that it has completed the divestiture of its influenza vaccine unit to CSL Limited. Th...

August 18, 2015 | Tuesday | News
J&J's HIV vaccine to begin human trials

Singapore: Bringing new hope to millions of people worldwide, the experimental HIV vaccine developed by Johnson & Jo...

July 10, 2015 | Friday | News
Agilent, A*Star, French univ sign biologics MoU

Singapore: Agilent Technologies, Glyco-MEV laboratory at the University of Rouen, France, and Bioprocessing Technology I...

May 27, 2013 | Monday | News
Stanford Univ reverse vaccine to treat diabetes

Singapore: Scientists at Stanford University, US, and Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands, have tested a...

June 28, 2013 | Friday | News
EU approves Merck's Keytruda for melanoma

Merck has announced that the European Commission has approved KEYTRUDA (pembrolizumab), its anti-PD-1 therapy, for th...

July 23, 2015 | Thursday | News
Astellas, ClearPath to enter strategic partnership

Singapore: Astellas Pharma and ClearPath Development Company have announced a strategic partnership to form a portfolio ...

January 6, 2014 | Monday | News
Sanofi gears up to introduce dengue vaccine

Healthcare stakeholders are keeping high hopes with the successful results of Sanofi Pasteur's Phase III trial of dengue...

August 15, 2014 | Friday | Influencers
India's vaccine future looks bright despite hurdles

The Indian vaccine industry has been in the past few years following close on the footsteps of the Indian pharma sector....

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
HIV vaccine dream can now be a reality

Singapore: Scientists at Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute of Florida (VGTI), US, a nonprofit immunological research in...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Imaxio starts human trials with re-engineered TB antigen

Singapore: Vaccine firm Imaxio's proprietary pro-immunogenic technology, IMX313, has been administered for the first tim...

September 5, 2013 | Thursday | News
A push to accelerate next-gen immunogen design

According to the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), in September 2009, scientists reported isolation of a pai...

July 19, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
World Immunization Week: WHO urges renewed efforts

Singapore: Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, regional director, WHO South-East Asia, in her message has called for ensuring equ...

April 25, 2015 | Saturday | News
Thai HIV vaccine shows promise in clinical trials

Singapore: The Thai HIV vaccine that showed promise in initial clinical trials held in Thailand in 2009, has also exhibi...

November 12, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Painless vaccination unveiled!

Singapore: Though vaccination is considered the most important procedure for healthcare and disease management, it is...

May 1, 2015 | Friday | Influencers
Bangladesh adds 2 new vaccines to Immunization Program

Singapore: Two new vaccines have been added to Bangladesh's national immunization program- Pneumococcal vaccine (PCV) an...

March 25, 2015 | Wednesday | News
China strengthens vaccine controls

Singapore: In a bid to increase the penetration of immunization programs in rural areas, the Chinese government recently...

May 15, 2015 | Friday | News
Soon, a single flu shot may offer universal immunity!

Singapore: A single vaccine that immunizes against all types of influenza may soon be a reality, after a team of scienti...

May 19, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Takeda transfers HPV vaccine license to Japanese firm

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical has transferred its license agreement with the Japan Health Sciences Foundation (HS Fou...

March 12, 2015 | Thursday | News
Vaccine worth $1.3 million spoils in Pakistan

Singapore: According to recent reports from the National Health Services of Pakistan, pentavalent vaccine worth nearly $...

March 13, 2015 | Friday | News
Chinese Ebola vaccine found effective in human trials

Singapore: An experimental Ebola vaccine candidate developed by the Beijing Institute of Biotechnology and the Tianjin C...

March 26, 2015 | Thursday | News
China's vaccine for polio receives approval

Singapore: The China Food and Drug Administration made an announcement that China's top drug authority has licensed a do...

January 17, 2015 | Saturday | News
Clue to future universal dengue vaccine found

Singapore: Scientists at A*Star's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a clue that has the potential to c...

August 14, 2013 | Wednesday | News
BioSpectrum announces the hits and misses of 2013

Asia attracted a lot of interest from foreign multinational giants in the year 2013. This not only led to the increase i...

January 2, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Pfizer inks deal to acquire two vaccines from GSK

Singapore: To further strengthen its vaccine product pipeline, global drug giant Pfizer has inked a $130 million deal wi...

June 23, 2015 | Tuesday | News