Otsuka, Lundbeck files NDA for schizophrenia drug

Singapore: Japanese firm Otsuka Pharmaceutical and global firm H Lundbeck have submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to...

July 15, 2014 | Tuesday | News
H10N8 strain of bird flu not a threat to humans'

Singapore: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared that H10N8 strain of the continually evolving avian influenz...

May 30, 2014 | Friday | News
CCBC completes $50 mn convertible notes financing with Golden Meditech

Singapore: China Cord Blood Corporation (CCBC), the first and largest cord blood banking operator in China, has success...

April 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Focus on needs of society: Dr Weidong Yin

Dr Weidong Yin, the man behind Sinovac, was honoured with BioSpectrum Asia Pacific Bioscience Industry Entrepreneur of t...

March 15, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
Multiple organzations join hands to curb fake drug business

Singapore: US Pharmacopeial Convention (USP) is gearing up its efforts to combat fake medicine circulating in the market...

April 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
BASF helps stop animal testing in China

Singapore: BASF has provided US-based Institute for In Vitro Sciences (IIVS) with equipment critical to replacing the u...

October 24, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Boehringer to open $46 mn biologics plant in Shanghai

Singapore: German drug major Boehringer Ingelheim has planned to build a biologics plant in Shanghai, China, to offer co...

June 10, 2013 | Monday | News
Director resigns at China Nepstar Chain Drugstore

Singapore: Mr. Gary Siu Kwan Sik has resigned as an independent director of China Nepstar Chain Drugstore, the largest d...

April 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
Mindray explores ultrasound for emergency medicine

Singapore: China-based Mindray Medical's American subsidiary has partnered with Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMF) to u...

October 9, 2012 | Tuesday | News
DKSH expands in Hong Kong

Singapore: DKSH Business Unit Healthcare, a leading partner for healthcare companies seeking to grow their business in A...

November 12, 2012 | Monday | News
AusBiotech, Hong Kong firm to partner on investment events

Singapore: Biotechnology industry group, AusBiotech and Beacon Events, organiser of the largest resource sector investor...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Luqa Pharma is tailoring products for China

Mr Robert J Braithwaite, who came to China 15 years ago, was greatly influenced following his exposure to the dragon nat...

February 13, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
WHO: Invest in local research to improve healthcare

Singapore: WHO has urged countries to invest in local research in order to develop a system of universal health coverage...

August 19, 2013 | Monday | News
WHO: Bird flu is back in China

Singapore: Three cases of human infection with influenza A (H7N9) has erupted in China, notified China Health and Family...

April 2, 2013 | Tuesday | News
WuXi to build its third cell therapy manufacturing facility

Singapore: WuXi PharmaTech, provider of R&D capability and technology platform for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, an...

March 13, 2015 | Friday | News
Agnitio expands in China

Singapore: Agnitio, a leader in healthcare sector closed-loop marketing technology, continues to expand its global pres...

April 24, 2012 | Tuesday | News
PharmaNet/i3 wins award for oncology research

Singapore: PharmaNet/i3, inVentiv Health's clinical segment, and a leading provider of clinical development services to ...

June 8, 2012 | Friday | News
Rongxiang Xu gets Golden Biatec award for regenerative science

Singapore: Dr Rongxiang Xu has been awarded the Golden Biatec 2013 international award by the Informal Economic Forum (I...

October 22, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers