Detect heart attacks using a thermometer!

Singapore: South Korean researchers have developed a new thermometer-like device that can detect heart attacks by a simp...

May 8, 2015 | Friday | News
A re-think on site staff competency training required

When drugs are trialed in patients, they move into a clinical setting in which the busy routine care of patients, rath...

September 5, 2013 | Thursday | Opinion
Korean drug exports up by 13 percent in 2014

Singapore: According to a data published by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS), medicine exports by the c...

May 16, 2015 | Saturday | News
South Korea: Schools shut over MERS fears

Singapore: Hundreds of schools and colleges in South Korea have shut their gates in response to panic and fears over wha...

June 4, 2015 | Thursday | News
Asian firms lack antibody manufacturing capabilities

There are very few manufacturers in Asia capable of manufacturing antibodies on a large commercial scale. Manufacturing ...

October 4, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Heartbeat Experts expands in BRICK

Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry, ann...

December 13, 2012 | Thursday | News
CHA Health Systems partners with Otsubo-Kai

Singapore: South Korea-based global healthcare enterprise, CHA Health Systems has inked a pact with Japanese medical cor...

May 12, 2015 | Tuesday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: Asian CROs optimistic in a gloomy pharma market

Over the past four years, BioSpectrum Asia in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR) has been capturing the key br...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Olix pharmaceuticals partners with YuYu pharma

Singapore: Olix Pharmaceuticals recently announced its partnership with YuYu Pharma to develop, manufacture and commerci...

November 27, 2014 | Thursday | News
S Korean hospital opened in UAE

Singapore: South Korean Health Ministry has recently announced that the country's leading specialty provider, managed by...

February 20, 2015 | Friday | News
Medical 3D printing market to reach $965.5 mn by 2019

Singapore:  The US-based Transparency Market Research said that the medical 3-D printing market is expected to grow to ...

October 28, 2014 | Tuesday | News
S Korea to crackdown on illegal plastic surgery clinics

Singapore: South Korean Health Ministry has announced a crackdown on illegal plastic surgery clinics in the country, ami...

February 20, 2015 | Friday | News
Korea boosts healthcare, medical tourism

Bio and Medical Korea 2014 put together a forum where global businesses in the lifesciences space got together under one...

July 21, 2014 | Monday | Analysis
Korea showcased Australia's MedTech advancements

Singapore: With a view to showcase Australia's advanced medical technologies and create business links between Korea and...

July 7, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Despite robust sales, Pfizer Korea plans to axe its workforce

Singapore: Stirring controversy among employees, Pfizer Korea has announced plans to axe many employees from its payroll...

September 4, 2015 | Friday | News
Samsung partners with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Singapore: Korea-based electronic giant Samsung has recently announced that it had partnered with Thermo Fisher scientif...

November 26, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Samsung to boost its biotech unit

Singapore: Korean electronic giant, Samsung, has recently announced plans for the expansion of its biotech and pharmaceu...

February 16, 2015 | Monday | News
Gangnam Style' singer Psy joins polio program

Singapore: Globally-recognized South Korean pop star Mr Psy has joined the growing roster of public figures and celebrit...

February 4, 2013 | Monday | News
Hong Kong to host international TCM exhibition, conference

Singapore: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association (MCMIA ...

August 12, 2013 | Monday | News
WHO demands transparency in clinical trial results

Singapore: In a study that analysed reports from large clinical trials (more than 500 participants), registered on Clini...

April 16, 2015 | Thursday | News
URMC launches new heart device trial in Asia

Singapore: Cardiologists at the University of Rochester Medical Center, US, are launching a new study in an effort to im...

August 7, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Selventa, Seegene to accelerate personalized medicine

Singapore: Seoul-based Seegene and Selventa entered into a strategic collaboration to develop novel molecular diagnostic...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Honeycomb lung treatment Pirespa in South Korea

Bangalore: Seoul-based Ildong has received a marketing and manufacturing approval for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF...

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Samsung JV seeks second biosimilar approval in Europe

Singapore: Samsung Bioepis, a joint venture between Samsung Biologics and Biogen Idec, has submitted marketing authoriza...

March 16, 2015 | Monday | News
RNL Bio wins BioSpectrum award for stem cell work

Cloning of dog in the past has been done using somatic cells. Researchers at RNL Bio used adipose stem cell-derived from...

April 12, 2012 | Thursday | News
Korea firm licenses genome engineering kit to Thermo Fisher

Singapore: ToolGen, a Korean biotechnology company with a focus in the genome editing space, has licensed its CRISPR/Cas...

March 16, 2015 | Monday | News
South Korea lucrative for foreign firms

South Korea has high growth potential in the life sciences industry with its strong governmental support, highly educate...

May 28, 2012 | Monday | Analysis
MNCs on medtech growth trail

Industry forecasts by market analysts state that 80 percent of the multinational companies expect to gain a good share i...

November 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Biochips market to be worth $11.4 bn by 2018

Singapore: A recent report released by RnRMarketResearch.com has analyzed the Global Biochips Industry and forecasted th...

July 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Bukwang Pharm appoints Korea's first female CEO

Singapore: Korean-based Bukwang Pharm announced the appointment of Ms Yu Hee-won as the co-president and CEO of Bukwang ...

March 23, 2015 | Monday | News
MERS kills two in South Korea

Singapore: In the lastest outbreak of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (Mers), two people in South Korea have died ...

June 2, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Sabin institute convenes scientists to discuss typhoid vaccine

Singapore: Coalition against Typhoid (CaT), an initiative of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, will convene scientists, resea...

November 6, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Ferring pharma collaborates with CTCBIO

Singapore: Swiss-based Ferring pharmaceuticals has struck a deal with CTCBIO of Korea. The deal gives Ferring pharmaceut...

February 26, 2015 | Thursday | News
Samsung explores healthcare partnerships with SAP, MS

Singapore: Korea electronic giant Samsung is in talks with SAP and Microsoft to collaborate and explore the deployment o...

November 7, 2014 | Friday | News
Peru, Korea to boost healthcare collaboration

Singapore: To enhance bilateral cooperation and boost health care collaboration between the two countries, Mr Anibal Vel...

January 21, 2015 | Wednesday | News
FDA nod for Neulapeg biosimilar by Green Cross

Singapore: South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company, Green Cross declared that the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug S...

September 2, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Microbix partners with Korean firm to market its virology products

Singapore: Microbix Biosystems has inked a pact with South Korean company Kim & Friends (K&F) to distribute its ...

April 6, 2015 | Monday | News
Tobacco prevalence in Asia raising death toll

Singapore: According to a study in PLOS Medicine, by Prof Wei Zheng, professor of Medicine and director of the Vanderbil...

June 17, 2014 | Tuesday | News
LG Lifesciences enters the China market

Singapore: LG Lifesciences has signed an exclusive pact with China's Weijian pharma group obtaining exclusive rights to ...

December 18, 2014 | Thursday | News
Korea to invest $300 million in biotech

Singapore: In a bid to further boost the burgeoning biotech industry of Korea, the South Korean Ministry of Science, ICT...

March 18, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Daewoong to set up a new facility in Osong biovalley

Singapore: Daewoong Pharmaceutical recently announced that the company is building a 66,000-square-meter pharmaceutical ...

December 9, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Korean industries may churn out 10 new drugs by 2020: Reports

Singapore: As per a recent survey report released by Dong-A Ilbo, the Korean pharma and biotech companies are expected t...

May 16, 2016 | Monday | News
Korean scientists develop novel cancer therapy

Singapore: Scientists at the Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical sciences declared that they had developed a nov...

August 21, 2014 | Thursday | News
Korea ill-prepared to handle Ebola: Health experts

Singapore: With the United States registering its first case of Ebola, Asian nations have started assessing their prepar...

October 20, 2014 | Monday | News
Ophthalmocopia test, soon to be an international standard

Singapore: Korean researchers at the Korean Agency for Technology and Standards (KATS) have invented a new assessment cr...

September 16, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Suven granted patents for its neurodegenerative drug

Singapore: South Korea, Canada and China, have individually granted Suven lifesciences, product patents for its neurodeg...

September 5, 2014 | Friday | News
Embryonic stem cells remain a sticky wicket

Dr Shinya Yamanaka and Sir John Gurdon's discovery of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS) has given the world an altern...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Daehee Kang: Healthcare challenges depends on a nation's economy

Dr Daehee Kang, chairman, board of directors, Korean Association of Medical Colleges, and dean, Seoul National Universit...

April 1, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
Dong-A Pharma gets positive trial results for Evogliptin

Singapore: South Korea's Dong-A Pharmaceutical announced positive top-line results from its phase II clinical trial of D...

January 22, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Ebola crisis: North Korea to ban foreign tourists

Singapore: With Ebola fears exacerbating, North Korea is planning to shut its doors to all foreign tourists, a move to p...

October 29, 2014 | Wednesday | News
S Korea pushes for rigorous standards in stem cell banking

Singapore: Seung-Jo Yang, a South Korean member of Parliament, has prepared a bill proposing new laws for the managemen...

September 21, 2012 | Friday | News
Heartbeat reports 350% growth in emerging markets

Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry, has ...

May 7, 2013 | Tuesday | News
CPhl Korea to begin in Seoul from Sep 7

Singapore: Co-organised by the Korean Pharmaceutical Traders Association and the UBM EMEA, CPhl Korea will be held in Se...

July 30, 2015 | Thursday | News
SAP to offer healthcare services in Korea

Singapore: SAP has recently announced cooperation with major Korean companies to enhance its healthcare services across ...

October 29, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Piramal Imaging gets nod for supply, production of Neuraceq in Korea

Singapore: Piramal Imaging SA and Ci-Co Healthcare has announced that the companies have received marketing authorizatio...

June 8, 2015 | Monday | News
Korean men more prone to osteonecrosis: Study

Singapore: A study organized by Korea's Health Insurance Service indicated that Korean men were more prone to osteonecro...

September 2, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Monitoring health with a bracelet?

Singapore: Korea-based medical device developer, InBody, recently unveiled a new bracelet that can check vital health pa...

January 13, 2015 | Tuesday | News
South Korea: Strengthens position using clinical research

The year 2012 has been particularly eventful for South Korea. Not only has the nation elected its first woman president,...

May 15, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Patients back-out from trials fearing AV consent'

Singapore: The discussion was led by Ms Suneela Thatte, president, ISCR, and Dr Bapsy, senior consultant and head of dep...

August 30, 2014 | Saturday | News
Korean Ministry partners with J&J

Singapore: The Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare has recently inked a pact with Johnson and Johnson(J&J) Medical...

November 12, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Korea develops drug delivery system using 3D printing

Singapore: Korean researchers have developed a new micro cello carrier using 3D printing technology for local and sustai...

February 24, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Korean pharma to acquire Danish bio-venture firm

Singapore: According to sources, Korea-based Bukwang Pharmaceutical is expected to acquire a Danish bio-venture firm, Co...

September 29, 2014 | Monday | News
Healthcare delivery revolution in APAC

Asian countries face the challenge of wide demographics, resource accessibility and disruptive connection between health...

May 30, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
Osong resolves to be Korea's biotech hub

Singapore: Hosted co-jointly by the Korean government and the Ministry of Trade, the two-day Osong International Bio Ind...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | News
How to get your drug registered in S Korea?

The bioscience sector in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region offers ample opportunities for firms that are seeking to grow in...

September 28, 2012 | Friday | Regulatory
Korea takes measures to fight counterfeit drugs

Singapore: As the number of counterfeit drugs continues to grow, regulatory authorities around the world are increasingl...

April 29, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Free cervical cancer vaccines for poor women'

Singapore: Ewha Woman's University Mokdong Hospital has announced that it is offering free cervical cancer vaccines for ...

August 1, 2014 | Friday | News
N Korea lifts Ebola quarantine

Singapore: North Korea has lifted its four-month long ban on foreign tourism, earlier imposed over concerns of the Ebola...

March 5, 2015 | Thursday | News
Aquavit to build a new pharma facility in South Korea

Singapore: Aquavit Lifesciences recently announced plans to build a new R&D and manufacturing facility in Daegu, Sou...

February 24, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Korea develops mobile app to combat trachoma

Singapore: Korea-based Severance Hospital announced that in collaboration with KT Corporation they have developed a mobi...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Crystal Genomics seals a deal with Daewoong pharma

Singapore: Crystal Genomics, Korean biopharma company, has inked a pact with Daewoong pharmaceuticals to commercialize A...

February 11, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Korea builds stem cell infrastructure

Singapore: South Korea has made strong advancement in stem cell research, through government support and efforts of acad...

September 12, 2014 | Friday | Influencers
Hanmi pharmaceuticals inks a $690 mn pact with Elli Lilly

Singapore: Hanmi pharmaceuticals has struck a deal with Elli Lilly to develop and commercialize Hanmi's treatment for an...

March 20, 2015 | Friday | News
California health tech company partners with Korea's Yuyu pharma

Singapore: In a bid to tap the developed and emerging Asian economies, ranging from Indonesia to Japan in east and south...

July 16, 2015 | Thursday | News
3SBio, DiNonA to develop leukemia drug

Singapore: China-based biotech 3SBio declared that it has signed an exclusive license with DiNonA for the development, p...

April 24, 2016 | Sunday | News
Celltrion files an FDA application for biosimilar

Singapore: With biosimilars promising an exponential growth, South Korea's Celltrion has filed an FDA application for Re...

August 14, 2014 | Thursday | News
Ybrain, Menisa join forces to treat Alzheimer's disease

Singapore: France-based Mensia Technologies has announced its collaboration with Korea-based Y brain, which is currently...

October 1, 2014 | Wednesday | News
What's the stem cell regulatory scenario like in APAC?

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

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
7 dead; 2500 quarantined in South Korean MERS outbreak

Singapore: South Korea is currently grappling with one of the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virus...

June 9, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Korean scientists discover leukopenia gene

Singapore: The Korean Health Ministry has announced that Korean medical researchers have discovered a specific gene ass...

August 12, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Tech drive demand for 3D medical imaging

Singapore: Global Industry Analysts (GIA) announces the release of a comprehensive global report on 3D medical imaging m...

July 12, 2013 | Friday | News
EyeWire: A game that maps the brain

Singapore: South Korea based KT, a top fixed line operator in Korea, said that it would participate in the Human Connect...

August 14, 2014 | Thursday | News
Inovio, GeneOne to develop Ebola vaccine

Singapore: Inovio Pharmaceuticals has collaborated with Korea-based GeneOne Life Science to begin clinical trials of its...

September 29, 2014 | Monday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: CROs hopeful despite stifled growth

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

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Asia gets $15 mn donation for better sanitation

Singapore: Last year, the Asian Development Bank created the Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund to help provide...

March 21, 2014 | Friday | News
VPS, Korea's SSMH to develop healthcare centers

Singapore: UAE-based VPS Healthcare announced that it had signed an agreement with Seoul St Mary's Hospital (SSMH) to es...

August 13, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Korea's Toolgen signs MOU with KAIST

Singapore: The Advanced Biomass R&D Center (ABC) at KAIST (Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST...

September 11, 2014 | Thursday | News
Transcatheter embolization market up in APAC'

Singapore: Asia Pacific market for transcatheter embolization and occlusion (TEO) devices in countries including Austral...

August 12, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
Lupin, LG to launch an anti-diabetes drug

Singapore: Indian drug major Lupin has inked a marketing pact with South Korea's LG Life Sciences to launch its anti-di...

August 12, 2014 | Tuesday | News
German, Korean firm join hands to discover cancer drugs

Singapore: Germany's translational drug discovery organization, Lead Discovery Center (LDC), has entered into a licence ...

June 4, 2015 | Thursday | News
Korean megacorp to export HIS to Saudi

Singapore: A Korean consortium of healthcare firms have successfully inked a $69.1 million worth deal, with the Saudi Ar...

July 11, 2014 | Friday | News
Alvogen acquires Korea's Dream Pharma

Singapore: The birth of one of the largest generic pharmaceutical companies in South Korea just came about when Alvogen ...

August 8, 2014 | Friday | News
Globalization, demography drive APAC healthcare industry

Singapore: The healthcare industry in Asia Pacific (APAC) is rapidly growing, fuelled by increased spending on health, l...

July 27, 2012 | Friday | Analysis
Planmed 3D CT imager gets Korean FDA nod

Singapore: Planmed, which is represented in Korea by Dong Kang Medical Systems, received clearance for its Verity Extrem...

February 22, 2013 | Friday | Regulatory
Singapore, Korea scientists find clue to tumour suppression mechanism

Singapore: RUNX3, a gene that is intensively studied for its function as a tumour suppressor, is likely to be a key and ...

November 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Samsung to make BMS cancer antibody drug in Korea

Singapore: Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMS) and Samsung BioLogics entered into a 10-year agreement under which Samsung BioLogi...

July 30, 2013 | Tuesday | News
FDA nod for Samsung's new radiography system

Singapore: NeuroLogica, a subsidiary of Samsung Electronics has announced that the Samsung GC85A Digital Radiography (DR...

August 7, 2015 | Friday | News
US firm files antibody patent in Japan, Korea

Singapore: MMRGlobal received confirmation of the filings of a divisional application for its antibody technology in Jap...

August 27, 2013 | Tuesday | News
F&S: S. Korea will be biosimilars leader by 2020

‎Singapore: Since South Korea introduced a regulatory pathway for manufacturing biologics in 2009, the government ...

January 8, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Is a new therapy for diabetes on the way?

Singapore: In a breakthrough discovery, Korean scientists have identified that regulating the effect of a protein relate...

September 9, 2014 | Tuesday | News

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