Novo Nordisk invests $100 mn in Beijing

Singapore: Novo Nordisk, which was the first multinational company to open a research center in China in 1997, now reaff...

September 25, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Cell death pioneer wins Agilent thought leader award

Singapore: Dr Junying Yuan, a pioneer and leading researcher in the field of cell death at the Chinese Academy of Scienc...

December 11, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
Mr Harish Nuggehalli & Mr Ashwin Sreenivasan: Focus on quality, cost will intensify in 2013

We are looking to take several initiatives in 2013, including the development of a local eco-system of vendors by connec...

December 26, 2012 | Wednesday | Opinion
Sinopharm Shyndec passes clean production inspection

Singapore: The Pudong base of Shanghai Shyndec Pharmaceutical (Sinopharm Shyndec) in China received clearance from an in...

December 3, 2012 | Monday | Regulatory
China to buy Gamma Knife surgery worth $25 mn

Singapore: National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC) of China is to purchase seven Leksell Gamma Knife Perf...

September 12, 2013 | Thursday | News
Luqa launches scar treatment in China

Singapore: China-based Luqa Pharmaceuticals has launched its first product in China, Strataderm Gel, an innovative silic...

February 5, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Beijing Genomics Institute, Gates foundation to collaborate

Singapore: The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with China-headquarter...

September 28, 2012 | Friday | News
Eisai expands its anti-obesity drug market

Singapore: Global pharmaceutical firm, Eisai has expanded the marketing and supply agreement between its U.S. subsidiary...

November 8, 2013 | Friday | News
Co-Diagnostics, DNA Logix JV to target poor nations

Singapore: US-based Co-Diagnostics and DNA Logix have formed a joint venture, Co-Diagnostics HBDC to address diagnostic ...

July 24, 2013 | Wednesday | 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
3SBio retains Jefferies and Merrill Lynch as advisers

Singapore: 3SBio, a leading China-based biotechnology company focused on R&D, manufacturing and marketing biopharma...

October 1, 2012 | Monday | News
Tekon is Ion Field's new distributor

Singapore: IonField Systems (IonField), the pioneer in plasma cleaning treatment for life science applications, has sel...

January 14, 2013 | Monday | News
Kinex receives funds from Hong Kong govt ITC

Singapore: US-based Kinex Pharmaceuticals's application for the Small Entrepreneur Research Assistance Programme has bee...

August 2, 2013 | Friday | News
Hong Kong reports 123 AIDS cases from Apr-June

Singapore: A total of 123 cases of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infections, which causes the disease Acquired Immu...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
US venture capital firm to invest in China

Singapore: Domain Associates, a US venture capital firm investing in breakthrough life sciences technologies, and Elite ...

March 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Corruption hampers China's growth

The growth story of the clinical research industry in China speaks of perfection, good timing and untapped potential. Al...

September 5, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
British drug major GSK awaits Chinese probe details

Singapore: Even six days after Chinese police detailed some senior executives working at the Chinese office of the bigge...

July 5, 2013 | Friday | News
Chinese neutraceutical firm wins Ringier Award

Singapore: China-based Shansong Biological Products won the the Ringier Technology Innovation Awards for its soy peptide...

July 5, 2012 | Thursday | News