Bayer collaborates with Singapore EDB for JV projects

Singapore: German major Bayer Healthcare recently announced an extension of its existing cooperation with Singaporean in...

July 17, 2015 | Friday | News
Challenges ahead for Singapore's medical tourism sector: BMI

Singapore: A recent report released by global consulting firm BMI Research states that it will be difficult for Singapor...

May 7, 2015 | Thursday | News
Clue to future universal dengue vaccine found

Singapore: Scientists at A*Star's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a clue that has the potential to c...

August 14, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Fullerton Healthcare acquires major stake in Hong Kong Medical Group

Singapore: With a view to further expand its pan-Asia presence, Singapore's Fullerton Healthcare recently inked a deal t...

August 13, 2015 | Thursday | News
BioSpectrum announces the hits and misses of 2013

Asia attracted a lot of interest from foreign multinational giants in the year 2013. This not only led to the increase i...

January 2, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Dr Loke Wai Chiong, KPMG: Convergence of healthcare and life science is a must

In the coming year, we expect to see greater convergence between the healthcare and life sciences sectors. This inevitab...

December 24, 2012 | Monday | Opinion
NMT Pharma and CAO Pharma in licensing agreement for anti-cancer drug

Singapore: Singapore based start-up firm, NMT Pharmaceuticals, has acquired an exclusive worldwide license right to furt...

August 26, 2015 | Wednesday | News
SCIEX, NUS to jointly develop oncology biomarkers

Singapore: SCIEX, a global leader in life science analytical technologies, and the Protein and Proteomics Centre (PPC) u...

May 18, 2015 | Monday | News
A*star, PacBio to advance research on infectious diseases

Singapore: A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) has expanded its collaboration with Pacific Biosciences (PacBio)...

July 24, 2015 | Friday | News
APAC amino acid market scales $7.9 bn: Analyst

Singapore: According to a report by Frost & Sullivan, Asia-Pacific market for Amino Acids and specialty protein ingr...

March 10, 2015 | Tuesday | Analysis
"There are unlimited opportunities to transform healthcare in Asia"

What are the expansion plans of Medtronic in Southeast Asia for next couple of years? Like many parts of the world, hea...

August 1, 2016 | Monday | Influencers
Chugai Pharmaceuticals to bolster R&D capabilities

Singapore: Japanese drug giant Chugai Pharmaceuticals announced plans to invest nearly $355 million by 2021, in a bid to...

July 2, 2015 | Thursday | News
BI's type 2 diabetes drug can lower cardio risks too: Study

Singapore: Jardiance, a diabetes drug by Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly, has demonstrated positive result in reducin...

September 28, 2015 | Monday | News
Singapore launches 3D printing research centre for medical implants

Singapore: With an objective to bring revolution in customized knee and bone implants, Singapore's Nanyang Technological...

May 26, 2014 | Monday | News
Swiss firm partners with Mundipharma to expand in Asia

Singapore: Helsinn, a Swiss pharmaceutical firm focused on cancer care, has partnered with Singapore based pain drug com...

April 3, 2015 | Friday | News
Aslan recieves Singapore, Taiwan nod for Ph II trial of bile duct cancer drug

Singapore: Singapore based ASLAN Pharmaceuticals, a biotech company focused on the development of immunotherapies and ta...

September 23, 2015 | Wednesday | News
A*STAR earmarks 5 hotspots to boost R&D pipeline

Singapore: ETPL, the technology transfer arm of A*STAR, has earmarked five innovation clusters or hotspots aimed at str...

November 28, 2012 | Wednesday | News