Takeda revamps vaccine unit operations

Singapore: Takeda Pharmaceutical has decided to consolidate its Vaccine Business Unit (VBU) operations by establishing g...

June 3, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Sanofi's dengue vaccine candidate shows positive results

Singapore: Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi has published clinical study results of its dengue vaccine ca...

September 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Vaccine of the future: Virus-like particles to trigger body's defence

Virus-like particles (VLPs) are among the most exciting emerging vaccine technologies for generating effective and long-...

July 11, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
Everyone thought my $1 vaccine shot idea was crazy

My journey as a scientist and a entrepreneur began with my strong interest in science and how it relates to health and w...

May 13, 2013 | Monday | Opinion
Oral cholera vaccine shows promise in clinical trials

Singapore: An oral cholera vaccine, Shanchol, developed by Shantha Biotechnics and recommended by WHO has shown promise ...

July 10, 2015 | Friday | News
Mylan injections found with foreign material

Singapore: Global pharmaceutical company, Mylan, has run into a trouble for the presence of visible foreign material in ...

April 27, 2015 | Monday | Regulatory
India's Tergene Biotech develops vaccine for pneumonia

Singapore: Tergene Biotech, an Indian start up, has developed a promising vaccine candidate to combat pneumonia. The vac...

July 17, 2015 | Friday | News
WHO to initiate ebola vaccine trial in Guinea

Singapore: WHO with the Health Ministry of Guinea, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Epicentre and The Norwe...

March 10, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Queensland health officials fear measles outbreak

Singapore: With rising measles cases in Queensland, Australian health authorities fear a severe outbreak, as 41 cases ha...

June 20, 2014 | Friday | News
Vietnam can now supply vaccines for the world: WHO

Singapore: The World Health organization recently certified Vietnam's vaccine management system as internationally stand...

June 29, 2015 | Monday | News
Sinovac reports 31% decline in Q1, 2015 revenue

Singapore: China biotech firm, Sinovac Biotech, has reported a decline of 31.6 percent in the first quarter of 2015, clo...

May 15, 2015 | Friday | Company results
Sinovac to begin clinical trial of varicella vaccine

Singapore: Sinovac Dalian, subsidiary of China's Sinovac Biotech, has received China Food and Drug Administration approv...

October 27, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Iron oxide particle found in Hospira vaccine

Singapore: Hospira has issued a voluntary recall of one lot of preservative-free Bupivacaine HCl Injection, due to visib...

April 29, 2015 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Watchdogs find foreign particle in Mylan cancer vaccine

Singapore: Mylan is recalling a series of intravenous injection due to the presence of visible foreign particulate matte...

June 10, 2015 | Wednesday | Regulatory
China hep B market to touch $1.4 bn by 2024'

Singapore: China will remain the largest major hepatitis B market over the next decade, rising from just under $923 mill...

March 1, 2016 | Tuesday | Analysis
Indonesia gets Bio Farma infant pentavalent vaccines

Singapore: The Indonesian Ministry of Health introduced a new immunization program and a pentavalent vaccine for babies ...

August 26, 2013 | Monday | News
WHO stresses on effective immunization

Singapore: Progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is far off-track with 1 in 5 children still missing out ...

April 24, 2015 | Friday | Analysis
What vaccines should Kate Middleton give her baby?

The Duchess of Cambridge, Catherine (Kate) Middleton, has given birth to a baby and it will soon be time for the royal n...

July 24, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
India must leverage on its private strength

India recently decided to revive three of its public sector vaccine manufacturing units and a strong argument in support...

June 4, 2012 | Monday | Analysis
Malaria vaccine may be a reality soon!

Singapore: A vaccine for malaria may soon be a reality as Melbourne researchers have made a significant discovery about ...

March 18, 2015 | Wednesday | News
China's Sinovac progresses to launch new vaccines

Singapore: China's biopharmaceutical firm, Sinovac Biotech, is progressing on its pipeline vaccines and expects to bring...

March 18, 2015 | Wednesday | News
No proof of human-to-human H7N9 infection'

Singapore: Amid fears of H7N9 turning into a pandemic in China with a new bout of cases, the country's National Health a...

February 6, 2014 | Thursday | News
Tourists to soon get vaccine for 'Delhi Belly', typhoid

Singapore: Researchers at the University of Cambridge, UK, are developing a vaccine that would prevent bad stomach (or D...

June 11, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Takeda expands Singapore operation

Singapore: Japan headquartered Takeda Pharmaceutical has expanded its operations in Singapore in order to focus on emerg...

February 26, 2015 | Thursday | News
Dengue incurs annual cost of $950 mn to SE Asia

Philippines: The economic burden churned by mosquito borne disease, dengue, is costing upto $950 million to south east A...

June 20, 2014 | Friday | Analysis