Asia's Fastest 50 bio-firms shine

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

The annual list of Asia's fastest growing pharma companies, compiled painstakingly by the BioSpectrum Asia team, is out. A remarkable aspect of the growth of companies in 2012 is the gravit...Read more

BioValence targets next-gen antiviral technology

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

Malaysian life sciences industry has so far focused primarily on natural products and their extracts. BioValence, set up in 2011, decided to go against the paradigm and exploit the much lar...Read more

Malaysia urges graduates to pursue clinical research

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

Singapore: Malaysia is making efforts to develop expertise in various scientific and clinical disciplines among its graduates and to consider involvement in clinical research as a career op...Read more

TNT Malaysia's logistic support to medtech

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 22 Jul, 2014

Singapore: TNT Express Malaysia, would be the first logistics company in Malaysia to be accredited with the Goods Distribution Practice for Medical Devices (GDPMD) from Malaysia's Medical D...Read more

Industry records all time high mergers and acquisitions

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 May, 2015

Singapore: Pharmaceutical, medical technology and biotech sector witnessed a euphoria when mergers and acquisition activities in 2014 soared all-time high. The year recorded 1215 deals, clo...Read more

Malaysia strives to get strong in IVD sector: Analyst

Malaysia |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 20 Feb, 2014

Singapore: Malaysia could soon be a force to reckon with in Asia's in vitro diagnostics (IVD) sector, if the recent government focus is any indication. The Economic Transformation Program (...Read more

Swinburne Sarawak signs MoUs for joint research

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Dec, 2012

Singapore: As a commitment for joint research, Swinburne University of Technology Sarawak Campus in Malaysia has signed memorandums of understanding with three companies. One of the them, B...Read more

Malaysia biotech captures investors' fancy

Malaysia |  Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Aug, 2012

Rich in natural resources, Malaysia is beefing up its strategies to attract investments into the country. If analysts are to be believed, this South East Asian country has the potential to ...Read more

Pro Bono osteoarthritis product gets approval in Malaysia

Malaysia |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Jun, 2012

Singapore: Pro Bono Bio has received approval for sale of its innovative product FLEXISEQ, a new nanotechnology based treatment for osteoarthritis, in Malaysia. This follows the successful ...Read more

Vaccination model to eradicate JE: Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 09 Jul, 2014

Singapore: Sarawak, a Malaysian state, had conducted a successful vaccination campaign for infants to eradicate Japanese encephalitis (JE) from the state. The program was designed to vaccin...Read more

Ranbaxy to set up $40 mn facility in Malaysia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Sep, 2012

Singapore: Malaysia has given approval to India-based Ranbaxy to set up a Greenfield manufacturing facility in the country. Ranbaxy will be investing around $40 million (RM125 million) in t...Read more

Malaysian pharma giant to setup plant in Saudi Arabia

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 21 May, 2013

Singapore: Malaysia-based Pharmaniaga has entered into a collaboration with Saudi Arabia-based Modern Healthcare Solutions to construct and manage a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant in Su...Read more

Agila Malaysia to be housed in Bio-XCell

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 19 Mar, 2013

Bangalore: Malaysian Bio-XCell and Strides Acrolab's Malaysian subsidiary, Agila Biotech Malaysia, have sealed a $34.4 million (RM107 million) build-and-lease agreement to establish a custo...Read more

Malaysia to build on its clinical research potential

Malaysia |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 05 Jun, 2012

Malaysia's aspiration is to be a developed nation by the year 2020. With 10 years more to prepare for this anticipated year, current Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak announc...Read more

Zuellig disposes 51% stake in MiCare to Metronic

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 18 Feb, 2013

Singapore: Hong Kong-based Zuellig Pharma Specialty has entered into a sale and purchase agreement with Malaysia-based Metronic Global. According to the agreement, Zuellig will dispose its ...Read more

Bio-XCell launches Central Hub

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

Singapore: Bio-XCell, developer of Malaysia's latest biotechnology park and ecosystem, launched Central Hub, its latest business and technology center, in an effort to support the Bioeconom...Read more

Info Kinetics, Korean univ sign MoU for medtech trial

Malaysia |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 13 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Info Kinetics and Clinical Trial Center for Medical Devices of Yeungnam University Hospital, South Korea, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to establish co-operation and...Read more

Bio-XCell Malaysia gets $80 mn in investments

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

Bio-XCell is one of the most promising projects of Malaysia, which is planned to push the growth of the bioscience industry. It is situated in the city of Nusajaya, and is a part of the lus...Read more