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
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