Biotron's HIV drug candidate reverses impaired immune system

Singapore: Australia based Biotron's HIV drug candidate BIT225 has demonstrated its ability to reverse HIV-induced impai...

July 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: Oncology is the top therapeutic focus area for CROs in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Medical devices smarten up

The medical devices industry has progressed by leaps and bounds in the recent past and this is evident from the several ...

November 28, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
ResMed wins patent case against China firm in Germany

Singapore: Australia-based ResMed, a medical device company working on sleep-disordered breathing and respiratory condit...

November 21, 2013 | Thursday | News
Major breakthrough in Hep C vaccine development

Singapore: Researchers at the Burnet Institute have solved a hepatitis C vaccine mystery which, once developed, could b...

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | News
CMS Medical to distribute EndoBarrier in Brazil

Singapore: GI Dynamics has entered into an agreement with CMS Medical, headquartered in Goiânia, Brazil, to distribut...

March 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Australia court holds 3 AstraZeneca patents invalid

Singapore: In a blow to AstraZeneca, a multinational pharmaceutical company, the Federal Court of Australia has found t...

March 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Research: Cancer epigenetically activates genome

Singapore: A new Australian study led by Professor Susan Clark from Sydney's Garvan Institute of Medical Research shows ...

January 2, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Biodiem develops killer for drug-resistant microbes

Singapore: Australian infectious disease therapy and vaccine development company BioDiem is developing an antimicrobial ...

October 18, 2012 | Thursday | News
Women in life sciences – A peep into the lives of inspirational figures

We come across several women in the field of biotechnology at the graduation and post-graduation level of education. How...

March 1, 2013 | Friday | Influencers
BSA-CMR Survey: India, China lead in APAC CRO sector

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
New drug to halt flu virus mutation

A better flu drug is on its way. This new class of specific, mechanism-based anti-influenza drug works by preventing the...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Biotron starts phase II trial for HIV-hepatitis co-infection

Singapore: Australian drug development company, Biotron, has commenced a landmark phase II human trial of its lead anti...

November 9, 2012 | Friday | News
Biotech nutraceuticals is the way forward

Food has been used as a pharmaceutical agent to treat diseases since time immemorial and the pharmaceutical use of food ...

June 7, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
First-of-its-kind endogenous fluorescent flower

Singapore: Adelaide-based company, Bioconst, commenced research on its second generation of fluorescent flowers using DN...

July 12, 2012 | Thursday | News
Allied Healthcare's CardioCel trial shows efficacy

Singapore: Australia-based Allied Healthcare's ongoing phase II extension study for CardioCel, its lead regenerative tis...

September 25, 2013 | Wednesday | News
CSL to pay $64 mn to settle US antitrust litigation

Singapore: Australia biopharmaceutical firm CSL has signed an agreement to settle the US antitrust class action litigati...

October 7, 2013 | Monday | News
Cytori's Celution system gets Aus TGA nod

Singapore: Cytori Therapeutics received notice from the Australian Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) that its Celut...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | Regulatory