Inviragen DENVax dengue vaccine shows promise

Singapore: Inviragen initiated second stage of an ongoing phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study o...

February 28, 2013 | Thursday | News
Takeda to acquire LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals

Singapore: The wholly owned subsidiary of Japan-based Takeda Pharmaceutical, Takeda America Holdings, has entered into a...

October 5, 2012 | Friday | News
BMS seeks Hep C therapy approval in Japan

Singapore: Bristol-Myers Squibb has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to Japan's Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices...

November 7, 2013 | Thursday | News
NZ, Aus govt commit $2.5 mn for rheumatic vaccine

Singapore: The decision by New Zealand and Australian Prime Ministers to investigate potential vaccines against rheumati...

February 22, 2013 | Friday | News
Big potential in Asia market: Envirotainer CEO

According to industry estimates, healthcare cold-chain market is growing by 10 percent per year since companies producin...

October 16, 2012 | Tuesday | Influencers
Daiichi, Sanofi seeks nod for baby vaccine in Japan

Singapore: Kitasato Daiichi Sankyo, a member of the Daiichi Sankyo Group, has applied for approval of its tetravalent co...

February 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
Zoetis China receives Swine vaccine approval

Singapore: UK Animal health company Zoetis has announced that its joint venture in China has received regulatory approva...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
Pakistan renews fight against Polio

Singapore: After 60 comeback cases of Polio this year, Pakistan has ultimately taken a step to eradicate the crippling d...

May 27, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Medicago enters $15 million loan agreement

Singapore: Medicago executed a $15 million loan agreement with a major pharmaceutical company. The principal of the loan...

January 21, 2013 | Monday | News
Medicago vaccine to protect from all bird flu strains

Singapore: US-based vaccine development company Medicago demonstrated that a single, non-adjuvanted, intramuscular dose ...

November 22, 2012 | Thursday | News
Developing nations vaccine network lauds Bio Farma

Singapore: The Developing Countries Vaccine Manufacturers Network (DCVMN) has lauded the initiatives and cooperation of...

October 31, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Astellas Pharma launches new vaccine in Japan

Singapore: Astellas Pharma has launched the combined vaccine for the prevention of pertussis, diphtheria, tetanus, and p...

November 6, 2012 | Tuesday | News
How has India been able to keep Polio at bay?

India, which was once considered as the world's epicenter of polio, successfully interrupted the transmission of the wil...

April 23, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Sanofi launches JE vaccine in Australia

Singapore: Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has launched IMOJEV vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (J...

December 10, 2012 | Monday | News
Imugene expands scientific advisory board

Singapore: Australian biopharmaceutical company Imugene has appointed Dr Christoph Zielinski and Dr Ursula Wiedermann to...

January 20, 2014 | Monday | Influencers
NIH tests Sanofi, Novartis, GSK bird flu vaccine

Singapore: Researchers at nine sites have begun testing in humans an investigational H7N9 avian influenza vaccine. The t...

September 19, 2013 | Thursday | News
Astellas, UMN pharma to curb influenza in Japan

Singapore: In a bid to curtail the growing cases of influenza in Japan, Astellas announced that it has submitted an app...

June 3, 2014 | Tuesday | News
A vaccine that will make alcoholics quit drinking

Singapore: Researchers at the Institute for Cell Dynamics and Biotech at Universidad de Chile are developing a new vacci...

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News