Molecular diagnostics is key to future

China, Japan, India and Singapore are leveraging on genetic technologies to develop molecular diagnostic platform which ...

June 18, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
DSM launches cGMP facility in Brisbane

Singapore: DSM Pharmaceutical, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM, has launched its new cGMP ...

October 31, 2013 | Thursday | News
Phosphagenics appoints US advisers

Singapore: Australian drug delivery technology company Phosphagenics has appointed US pharmaceutical consulting company,...

August 2, 2012 | Thursday | News
Mylan to develop, market Biocon generic insulin

Bangalore: India's No 2 biotech company, Bangalore-based Biocon has announced a strategic partnership with global generi...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Transplant pig cells into human brain to treat Parkinson's

Singapore: Living Cell Technologies (LCT) has received ethical approval from the New Zealand Ministry of Health's Hea...

November 19, 2012 | Monday | News
Glen Pater is APAC head of UK-based CRO TranScrip

Singapore: TranScrip Partners, a UK-based contract service organization, has appointed Australia-based Dr Glen Pater. D...

September 3, 2013 | Tuesday | News
QRxPharma resubmits Moxduo NDA to US FDA

Singapore: QRxPharma announced that the company resubmitted its Moxduo New Drug Application (NDA) to the US FDA. As d...

March 1, 2013 | Friday | News
Australia's Mayne Pharma launches Doryx in US

Singapore: Mayne Pharma Group has announced the launch of Doxycycline Hyclate Delayed-Release tablet in the US through t...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
French cosmetic giant to use Phylogica skin-repair peptide

Singapore: Phylogica licensed its anti-aging, skin-repair Phylomer peptide, PYC35, to Le Métier de Beauté ...

September 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Neopec implant cures breast cancer

Singapore: Neopec has demonstrated proof-of-concept for breast tissue growth using its breast reconstruction chamber in ...

October 26, 2012 | Friday | News
Lignol Energy increases stake in ARW

Singapore: Lignol Energy (LEC), a leading technology company in the advanced biofuels and renewable chemicals sector, ha...

March 19, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Eisai pharma opens its new Australia division

Singapore: Eisai, a Japanese pharmaceutical company, is seeking to expand its global network by opening a new office in ...

November 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Ellex raises funds to advance eye diagnostic tech

Singapore: Australia-based Ellex Medical Lasers, medical technology developers for the diagnosis and treatment of eye di...

September 19, 2013 | Thursday | News
Sanofi launches JE vaccine in Australia

Singapore: Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi, has launched IMOJEV vaccine against Japanese encephalitis (J...

December 10, 2012 | Monday | News
Alchemia issues shares, raises $10 mn

Singapore: Australian-based drug discovery and development company Alchemia has raised $10.44 million (A$10.2 million...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Aquavit, Uniquest sign medtech MoU

Singapore: Aquavit Life Sciences, a wholly owned subsidiary of Aquavit Pharmaceuticals, signed a memorandum of unders...

October 10, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Challenges teach you a lot about yourself: Julie Philips

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal." — Henry Ford I s...

March 7, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
BioSpectrum Asia launches 5th CRO survey

Singapore: After four consecutive successful annual surveys on the developments in the clinical research industry, BioSp...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Antibody R&D: What APAC firms are working on?

Over the years, some of the Asian companies have made significant breakthroughs in antibody research and are exploring f...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | Analysis
Imugene expands scientific advisory board

Singapore: Australian biopharmaceutical company Imugene has appointed Dr Christoph Zielinski and Dr Ursula Wiedermann to...

January 20, 2014 | Monday | Influencers
LCT, Otsuka to co-develop NTCELL for Parkinson's

Singapore: Living Cell Technologies have signed an agreement with Otsuka Pharmaceutical Factory to co-develop NTCELL for...

December 17, 2012 | Monday | News
CSL files biologics license plea with FDA

Singapore: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Australia-based CSL Behring's biologics license applic...

May 30, 2012 | Wednesday | Regulatory
Victoria launches 'Code of Best Practice' for biotech directors

Singapore: Victorian Minister for Technology, Mr. Gordon Rich-Phillips, has launched a Guide for Life Science Company Di...

October 29, 2013 | Tuesday | News
MNCs boost Asia biologics industry

Entry of multinational companies has been a big boost to Asia's position in biologics manufacturing, especially with cGM...

March 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Genetic test predicts Autism risk

Singapore: A team of Australian researchers, led by University of Melbourne has developed a genetic test that is able to...

September 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News