Chinese experts call for stem cell regulation

Singapore: Life science experts in China have called for more effective regulation in the domain of stem cell treatments...

June 20, 2013 | Thursday | Regulatory
Pharmacovigilance: A strategic opportunity

For many Asian pharmaceutical companies, pharmacovigilance is a critical component of any drug development program. As p...

September 6, 2012 | Thursday | Opinion
Beijing CDC to order 1.8 million seasonal flu vaccine doses

Singapore: Sinovac Biotech, a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, has been selected by the Beiji...

September 11, 2012 | Tuesday | News
BGI Tech develops novel assembly solution

Singapore: BGI Tech Solutions has introduced its novel assembly solution for facilitating heterozygous genomes research....

March 20, 2013 | Wednesday | News
China pharma CEO commits suicide amid probe

Singapore: The chief executive officer of Sanjing Pharmaceutical, China, Mr Liu Zhanbin jumped to his death according to...

May 27, 2014 | Tuesday | News
China reports world's first human to human bird flu virus transmission

Singapore: In the first such case reported worldwide, a Chinese father is suspected to have transmitted the novel avian ...

August 8, 2013 | Thursday | News
Guangzhou Pharmaceutical leads TCM market

Guangzhou Pharmaceutical Holdings owns stakes in two companies, Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Guangzhou Baiyunshan Pharma...

June 25, 2012 | Monday | Analysis
WuXi inks cancer biomarker service deal with US firm

Singapore: US based Targos, clinical biomarker service provider has signed a collaboration deal with China's WuXi Pharma...

May 26, 2014 | Monday | News
Big Pharma continues acquisitions

The first quarter of 2011 witnessed major deals in the global pharmaceutical space, with April proving to be a big month...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
AZ, WuXi enter first-of-its-kind biotech deal in China

Singapore: AstraZeneca has established a joint venture (JV) with WuXi AppTec, China, to develop a new biotech medicine. ...

September 14, 2012 | Friday | News
BGI-Shenzhen extends tender offer for Complete

Singapore: BGI-Shenzhen (BGI) announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary Beta Acquisition, has extended its all cash ...

February 4, 2013 | Monday | News
What functional roles do CROs play in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
China flu outbreak spooks Tibet, Sri Lanka

Singapore: The Tibetan Ministry of Agriculture revealed on Tuesday, May 14, 2013, that a fresh outbreak of the older str...

May 16, 2013 | Thursday | News
Bayer confirms probe by Chinese antitrust officials

Singapore: Issuing a statement to the media confirming a probe at its Chinese offices, German drug giant Bayer has now s...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Huahai, Oncobiologics enter generics partnership

Singapore: US-based Oncobiologics has signed an alliance agreement with China-based Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical for t...

May 10, 2013 | Friday | News
BMS gives $1.69 Mn hepatitis grant to India and China

Singapore: The Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation has awarded four new grants totaling $1.69 million to improve prevention,...

July 27, 2012 | Friday | News
Fosun Pharma buys laser medtech firm for $240 mn

‎Singapore: Shanghai-based Fosun Pharmaceutical, along with Pramerica-Fosun Fund, is acquiring a 95.6 perc...

April 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Bulgaria-China spur bilateral cooperation

Singapore: Bulgaria and China held a trade and cooperation event on pharmaceuticals and medical devices, aimed at the de...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Industry Records 11% Growth

Singapore: The bioscience industry in the major markets of Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan and comprising Australia...

June 22, 2015 | Monday | Analysis
China National Biotec, Riboxx ink collaboration

Singapore: Germany's Riboxx Pharmaceuticals and China National Biotec Group (CNBG) have initiated a research collaborati...

March 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: New CRO players emerge in APAC

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Nose cancer emerges as a potent killer in Asia

Singapore: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a rare form of cancer in Western Europe and North America and is emerging a...

September 19, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
UN: Child deaths down by half since 1990

Singapore: In 2012, approximately 6.6 million children worldwide, died at the rate of 18,000 per day before reaching the...

September 16, 2013 | Monday | News
Alchemia gets US patent for oncology platform technology

Singapore: Brisbane-based drug discovery and development company Alchemia has been granted a key US patent critical t...

March 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
China National Accord's R&D strategy begins to pay-off

China National Accord Medicines Corporation utilized 2012 as a year to speed up the transformation and upgrade scienti...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | Analysis