What were the top 20 global M&A transactions of 2012?

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2013

A majority of life science firms are standing on the edge of the patent cliff and their drug pipelines are experiencing acute scarcity. This is making them seek out partners for mergers &am...Read more

Pioneering work in veterinary service

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Mar, 2012

APSN is among the few private companies in Malaysia that produces polymer chain reaction (PCR) test kits for various animal diseases (poultry, livestock and aquatic animals). The core busi...Read more

WHO draws treatment guidelines for early HIV/AIDS

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2013

Singapore: The World Health Organization (WHO) is raising treatment initiation guidelines for HIV-positive individuals from a CD4 count (stage of HIV diseas) of less than 350 to a count of...Read more

Telemedicine is revolutionizing healthcare access

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 1 Comment | 30 Nov, 2012

Telemedicine is re-defining access to healthcare in many ways. It has, in particular, proved to be an effective solution in providing specialty healthcare, improving access and reducing cos...Read more

DKSH expands its Malaysian unit

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2014

Singapore: DKSH Business Unit Healthcare has expanded its infrastructure, by opening a new healthcare distribution center in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The center represents a significa...Read more

altona Diagnostics launches APAC headquarter in Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Jul, 2012

Singapore: German company altona Diagnostics has officially launched ADT Biotech, its new Asia Pacific regional headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. Building on a strong history of biotechnology r...Read more

Petronas joins hands with LanzaTech

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Oct, 2012

Singapore: LanzaTech, a producer of low-carbon fuels and chemicals from waste gases, and Petronas, the national oil company of Malaysia, will work together to accelerate the development and...Read more

Kinex Oraxol IND application gets FDA nod

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 23 Jul, 2013

Singapore: Kinex Pharmaceuticals has got approval from the US FDA for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application for Oraxol, which allows for oral delivery of paclitaxel when combined w...Read more

Evolva to develop Malaysia's natural products

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 Jun, 2014

Singapore: Mr Murali Muthuswamy Panchapagesa, managing director of Evolva Holdings said that the firm is partnering with two Malaysian organizations, to develop sustainable production metho...Read more

Viropro, Oncobiologics sign commercialization deal

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Feb, 2013

Singapore: Viropro has signed a biosimilars collaboration agreement with New Jersey-based Oncobiologics for the rights to manufacture six monoclonal antibody products being developed by Onc...Read more

Why did mergers & acquisitions plunge in APAC?

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 12 Jun, 2013

The global bioscience industry, in 2012, reported 450 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions valued at $67 billion, which is about 10 percent lower than the number of deals struck ...Read more

BSI appointed as CAB for Malaysian Medical Devices Act 2012

Malaysia |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 26 Aug, 2013

Singapore: British Standards Institution (BSI), the business standards company, has been registered by the Malaysian Medical Device Bureau as one of the three Conformity Assessment Bodies (...Read more

Bio-XCell emerges as bio-hotspot in Malaysia

Malaysia |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Sep, 2012

Mr Rizatuddin Ramli, CEO, Bio-XCell, Malaysia, is on his toes to deliver the objectives of phase II of Malaysia's National Biotechnology Policy. At Bio-XCell's office, Mr Ramli offers a war...Read more

Bio-XCell to focus on partnerships for resource optimization

Malaysia |  Influencers | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 May, 2012

Bio-XCell, a custom-built biotechnology park in Malaysia, has been set up in order to strengthen the country's infrastructure, ecosystem, and to draw global attention. The park aims to prom...Read more

Healthcare needs change in business process'

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 Jan, 2014

Singapore: Healthcare across the Asia-Pacific is in a state of accelerated evolution due to not only changing demographics, but also due to disruptions in the traditional industry value-cha...Read more

US firm Gevo to produce cellulosic isobutanol in Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Aug, 2012

Singapore: Malaysian government's East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corp (BiotechCorp) and the State Government of Terengganu have signed coll...Read more

Biotechcorp launches bioshoppe in Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Apr, 2014

Singapore: Malaysian biotech corp, the lead development agency for the biotech industry in Malaysia,has ventured into opening up the first BioShoppe retail presence which features primarily...Read more

Bio-XCell offers customized tech parks in Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Aug, 2013

Singapore: Malaysian Bio-XCell, a joint venture between Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation and UEM Sunrise, Malaysia, launched Titanium Scheme, the next phase of bioscience parks that are ...Read more