Average bioscience R&D spend in APAC down 50%

The research and development (R&D) spend in Asia Pacific in 2011 was down by 50 percent to an average of 6.58 percen...

June 18, 2012 | Monday | Analysis
Genetic Technologies appoints permanent CEO

Singapore: The board of Genetic Technologies (GTG) has appointed Ms Alison Mew as the permanent chief executive officer...

December 11, 2012 | Tuesday | News
AIHW report: Healthcare costs rising

Singapore: The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has presented a report that showed that though health c...

June 28, 2014 | Saturday | News
Challenge No 4: Fund crunch

Lack of appropriate funding for early- to mid-stage innovation companies, limited local capital, local grants for small ...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
CSL Behring progresses on novel drug for Hemophilia A

‎Singapore: Australia-based CSL Behring achieved improved pharmacokinetic results for its novel investigational re...

July 4, 2013 | Thursday | News
LCT appoints new science and medical head

Singapore: Living Cell Technologies has appointed Dr Paul Tan as its chief science and medical officer. As CSMO, Dr Tan...

December 10, 2012 | Monday | News
High school kid named 'neuroscientist of the future'

Singapore: Mr Jackson Huang from the Queensland Academy of Science, Mathematics and Technology, has been named Australia...

February 13, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Allied abdominal hernia study shows +ve results

Singapore: Allied Healthcare has achieved positive results in the study of Adapt-treated tissue as a bioprosthetic subst...

January 10, 2013 | Thursday | News
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