A re-think on site staff competency training required

Korea |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Sep, 2013

When drugs are trialed in patients, they move into a clinical setting in which the busy routine care of patients, rather than the conduct of drug trials, is usually the main preoccupation...Read more

Korean drug exports up by 13 percent in 2014

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 May, 2015

Singapore: According to a data published by the Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety(MFDS), medicine exports by the country's pharmaceutical firms rose by more than 13 percent in 2014. O...Read more

South Korea: Schools shut over MERS fears

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Jun, 2015

Singapore: Hundreds of schools and colleges in South Korea have shut their gates in response to panic and fears over what become the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome out...Read more

Asian firms lack antibody manufacturing capabilities

Korea |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Oct, 2012

There are very few manufacturers in Asia capable of manufacturing antibodies on a large commercial scale. Manufacturing facilities for antibodies require substantial capital investments and...Read more

Heartbeat Experts expands in BRICK

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 13 Dec, 2012

Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry, announced increased revenue and expansion of clients across Brazil, Russ...Read more

CHA Health Systems partners with Otsubo-Kai

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 May, 2015

Singapore: South Korea-based global healthcare enterprise, CHA Health Systems has inked a pact with Japanese medical corporation Otsubo-Kai to develop new cell therapies and conduct joint r...Read more

BSA-CMR Survey: Asian CROs optimistic in a gloomy pharma market

Korea |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013

Over the past four years, BioSpectrum Asia in association with CyberMedia Research (CMR) has been capturing the key broad trends in pharmaceutical clinical and contract research organizat...Read more

Olix pharmaceuticals partners with YuYu pharma

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 27 Nov, 2014

Singapore: Olix Pharmaceuticals recently announced its partnership with YuYu Pharma to develop, manufacture and commercialize OLX301, an investigational siRNA product candidate using cp-las...Read more

S Korean hospital opened in UAE

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2015

Singapore: South Korean Health Ministry has recently announced that the country's leading specialty provider, managed by the Seoul National University Hospital (SNU), has opened a new hospi...Read more

Medical 3D printing market to reach $965.5 mn by 2019

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Oct, 2014

Singapore:  The US-based Transparency Market Research said that the medical 3-D printing market is expected to grow to $965.5 million by 2019, from $354.5 million in 2012. Experts said tha...Read more

S Korea to crackdown on illegal plastic surgery clinics

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2015

Singapore: South Korean Health Ministry has announced a crackdown on illegal plastic surgery clinics in the country, amid increasing complaints by medical tourists, who flock to Korea of co...Read more

Korea boosts healthcare, medical tourism

Korea |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Jul, 2014

Bio and Medical Korea 2014 put together a forum where global businesses in the lifesciences space got together under one roof to talk, discuss and exchange innovations. Bio Korea, along wi...Read more

Korea showcased Australia's MedTech advancements

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Jul, 2015

Singapore: With a view to showcase Australia's advanced medical technologies and create business links between Korea and Australia, the "Australian Innovation Showcase 2015 - Medical Techno...Read more

Despite robust sales, Pfizer Korea plans to axe its workforce

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Sep, 2015

Singapore: Stirring controversy among employees, Pfizer Korea has announced plans to axe many employees from its payroll. The move, Pfizer said, was an effort to cut administrative costs an...Read more

Samsung partners with Thermo Fisher Scientific

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Nov, 2014

Singapore: Korea-based electronic giant Samsung has recently announced that it had partnered with Thermo Fisher scientific, a US-based bio supplier giant to cooperate on the diagnostics bus...Read more

Samsung to boost its biotech unit

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Feb, 2015

Singapore: Korean electronic giant, Samsung, has recently announced plans for the expansion of its biotech and pharmaceuticals unit. The company said in a statement that its pharmaceuticals...Read more

Gangnam Style' singer Psy joins polio program

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Feb, 2013

Singapore: Globally-recognized South Korean pop star Mr Psy has joined the growing roster of public figures and celebrities participating in Rotary's 'This Close' public awareness campaign ...Read more

Hong Kong to host international TCM exhibition, conference

Korea |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and Modernized Chinese Medicine International Association (MCMIA ) is organizing 12th International Conference and Exhibition of the M...Read more