"Like Indo-Australian relationship, nanobiotech has great potential"

Q: How do you look at the nano-biotech achievements in India so far? Have the applications been enough?Dr Pachauri: I th...

April 3, 2014 | Thursday | Opinion
Aus, Canada study find how diabetes drug metformin works

Singapore: Researchers from St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne, Australia, in collaboration with re...

November 25, 2013 | Monday | News
UBI doubled its revenue to $29.6 mn in FY 2012

Singapore: Universal Biosensors reported its unaudited financial result for FY 2012 including a doubling of total revenu...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Pfizer trial of cancer drug INLYTA is a failure

Singapore: Pfizer has revealed that its phase III study of INLYTA (axitinib) did not meet the primary endpoint of demons...

October 22, 2012 | Monday | News
ResMed builds on partnerships for growth

Driving in the niche industry of sleep disorders, ResMed was aggressive in strengthening its portfolio through acquisiti...

June 14, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Agenix seeks China SFDA nod for hepatitis candidate

Singapore: Drug and diagnostic company Agenix announced that it was on track to submit a new drug clinical trial applic...

April 2, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Nanoparticles: A unique approach to cancer treatment

Nanoparticles as a drug delivery system enables unique approaches for cancer treatment. Over the last two decades, a lar...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Prima cancer vaccine trial shows promise

Singapore: Prima BioMed's interim data from the CAN-003 phase II clinical trial of cancer vaccine therapy, CVac, which ...

October 17, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Starpharma reports financial results for FY 2011-12

Singapore: Starpharma reported net cash outflows from operating and investing activities for the year ending June 30, 20...

September 3, 2012 | Monday | Company results
GeneWorks develops DNA barcodes as security tool

Singapore: South Australian biotechnology company, GeneWorks, developed a new DNA barcoding technology for use as a secu...

August 8, 2012 | Wednesday | News
BioPharma Asia: Bionomics wins Innovative Asian Biotech of the Year Award

Singapore: Australia based Bionomics is recognized as the Innovative Asian Biotech of the Year at BioPharma Asia Industr...

March 17, 2014 | Monday | News
Mesoblast NeoFuse shows +ve results

Singapore: Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast's phase II clinical trial for lumbar spinal fusion successfully met ...

January 14, 2013 | Monday | News
Australia approves drug for cystic fibrosis

Singapore: US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) of Australia approval of ...

July 10, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Australian scientists discover new bowel cancer genes

Singapore: A team of Australian scientists discovered new genes that show identifiable changes in the blood of people wi...

May 21, 2012 | Monday | News
Algae.Tec hires biofuels expert

Singapore: Algae.Tec, an Australian biofuels company, has appointed Mr Colin McGregor as general manager project operati...

June 5, 2012 | Tuesday | News
EU patent for Phylomer ischemia peptides

Singapore: Phylogica has been granted a new European patent (no. 1793841) entitled: 'Peptide inhibitors of c-Jun dimeriz...

April 25, 2013 | Thursday | News
Irish medtech firm Mainstay starts clinical trials

Singapore: Irish medtech firm Mainstay Medical has started its clinical trials on Implanted Reactiv8 unit that is being ...

March 10, 2014 | Monday | News
Investment bank expands life science team

Singapore: International investment bank, Canaccord Genuity, expanded its Australian operations with the addition of a ...

October 25, 2012 | Thursday | News