Sinovac makes progress in EV71 clinical trial

Singapore: Sinovac Biotech, a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, is conducting double-blinded, ran...

June 27, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Triple -ve breast cancer study gives +ve results

Singapore: EntreMed, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cance...

November 27, 2012 | Tuesday | News
M&A activity slows down in APAC

In 2011, the number of mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences field of Asia Pacific witnessed a fall. An indepen...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
BGI gets CFIUS nod to acquire Complete Genomics

Singapore: BGI-Shenzhen (BGI) and Complete Genomics have obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in ...

December 31, 2012 | Monday | News
Mystic gets Japan, China patent nod for containers

Singapore: Mystic Pharmaceuticals, US, received key notices of allowance from Asian patent offices in the company's ong...

October 3, 2013 | Thursday | News
Stem cell industry has substantial growth potential

The Nobel prize for Physiology to two stem cell research scientists in 2012 has firmly put the spotlight on this promisi...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Deyu subsidiary joins China Food Industry Association

Singapore: The wholly-owned subsidiary of Deyu Agriculture, Detian Yu Biotechnology, Beijing, was elected a member of th...

July 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Medtronic opens facility to support R&D in China

Singapore: Medtronic, a medical technology company, officially opened its innovation center in Shanghai, China. The new ...

September 4, 2012 | Tuesday | News
GSK China scandal: What have been the highlights?

What started early in February this year, as a seemingly small scale price check by the Chinese regulator into the funct...

July 31, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Shenzhen Neptunus invests in drug innovation

Shenzhen Neptunus Bioengineering is a well-recognized name in manufacturing and distribution of pharmaceutical product...

June 4, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Asia biologics manufacturers face the 'quality challenge'

Biologics manufacturers in Asia have to be more vigilant and give higher priority to product safety and product efficacy...

March 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
H7N9 bird flu spreads from China to Taiwan

Singapore: One laboratory-confirmed case of human infection with the virus has been reported by the Taipei Centres for D...

April 26, 2013 | Friday | News
Aurora Imaging Technology signs China distribution agreement

Singapore: US-based Aurora Imaging Technology has signed an exclusive China distribution agreement with SUMEC. SUMEC is ...

August 2, 2012 | Thursday | News
TaiGen files NDA for Nemonoxacin in Taiwan, China

Singapore: Taiwan's TaiGen Biotechnology has submitted New Drug Application (NDA) for the oral formulation of nemonoxaci...

May 16, 2013 | Thursday | News
Tensys, Zhejiang sign patient monitoring system deal

Singapore: Tensys Medical, a leader in the development and commercialization of continuous, non-invasive hemodynamic pa...

February 11, 2013 | Monday | News
Orchid exits 10-year-old JV in China due to competition

Chennai: Chennai-based global pharma major, Orchid Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals has exited its 50:50 manufacturing joi...

November 15, 2012 | Thursday | News
Quintiles appoints new VP for Asia lab

Singapore: Quintiles appointed Ms Jenny Zhang as VP and general manager of Asian laboratories. She will be responsible f...

September 4, 2012 | Tuesday | News
What are the hurdles before stem cell research?

The pioneering research of Nobel Laureates Sir John Gurdon and Dr Shinya Yamanaka on reprogramming adult stem cells has ...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis