Why did mergers & acquisitions plunge in APAC?

The global bioscience industry, in 2012, reported 450 mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions valued at $67 bill...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
BSI appointed as CAB for Malaysian Medical Devices Act 2012

Singapore: British Standards Institution (BSI), the business standards company, has been registered by the Malaysian Med...

August 26, 2013 | Monday | Regulatory
Bio-XCell emerges as bio-hotspot in Malaysia

Mr Rizatuddin Ramli, CEO, Bio-XCell, Malaysia, is on his toes to deliver the objectives of phase II of Malaysia's Nation...

September 18, 2012 | Tuesday | Influencers
Bio-XCell to focus on partnerships for resource optimization

Bio-XCell, a custom-built biotechnology park in Malaysia, has been set up in order to strengthen the country's infrastru...

May 21, 2012 | Monday | Influencers
Healthcare needs change in business process'

Singapore: Healthcare across the Asia-Pacific is in a state of accelerated evolution due to not only changing demographi...

January 21, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
US firm Gevo to produce cellulosic isobutanol in Malaysia

Singapore: Malaysian government's East Coast Economic Region Development Council (ECERDC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corp ...

August 9, 2012 | Thursday | News
Biotechcorp launches bioshoppe in Malaysia

Singapore: Malaysian biotech corp, the lead development agency for the biotech industry in Malaysia,has ventured into op...

April 24, 2014 | Thursday | News
Bio-XCell offers customized tech parks in Malaysia

Singapore: Malaysian Bio-XCell, a joint venture between Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation and UEM Sunrise, Malaysia, l...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | News
Novartis: Malaysia signed MoU only with us

Malaysia has geared itself to become a high-income developed nation by 2020. Working towards that goal, the government h...

September 5, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
AseaCyte predicts cell behaviour for future therapies

Malaysia-based AseaCyte is emerging as an instrumental firm in the domain of human disease analysis, through its cell cu...

January 10, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
What are the key mergers & acquisitions of Q1 2013?

Most pharmaceutical companies are sitting on the patent cliff and their drug pipelines are facing severe exhaustion. The...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Cancer claimed 8.2 mn lives in 2012: UN

Singapore: Cancer is the biggest cause of mortality worldwide as the killer disease claimed an estimated 8.2 million liv...

February 4, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
BP healthcare opens new centers in Malaysia

Singapore: BP healthcare, a day care medical center operator, declared the opening of four new medical centers this year...

July 1, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Asia kills big pharma monopoly dream

Indian apex court has made its intentions clear with the rejection of Novartis' plea to obtain patent protection for can...

April 16, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
What were the top 20 M&A deals in pharma and biotech sector in 2012?

A majority of life science firms are standing on the edge of the patent cliff and their drug pipelines are experiencing ...

June 12, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Home care devices market to reach $1.21bn in 2016

Singapore: An analysis conducted by Frost & Sullivan regarding the Asia Pacific Home Care Devices Market, has reveal...

May 14, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Malaysia to promote IoT in healthcare

Singapore: German-based Kontron has helped Malaysia set up an Internet of Things Cloud Data Center and Research Laborato...

February 20, 2015 | Friday | News
Malaysia issues guidance for medical devices

Singapore: Malaysia's Medical Device Authority (MMDA) has issued guidance on good distribution practices for medical dev...

August 20, 2013 | Tuesday | Regulatory