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
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

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