Academic Medicine Innovation Institute opens in Singapore

Duke-NUS and SingHealth have announced the establishment of the Academic Medicine Innovation Institute (AMII). The new I...

July 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
SE Asia's Austrianova secures significant investment from Japan's Real Tech Fund

Austrianova (the SG Austria group, Austrianova Singapore and Austrianova Thailand) announced that Real Tech Fund (m...

July 7, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore explores mindfulness-based sleep therapy to treat insomnia

Researchers from the Centre for Sleep and Cognition at the NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine found mindfulness-based t...

July 6, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore set to revolutionise heart valve surgery with personalised implant

A naturally-designed human-like personalised heart valve bioprosthesis developed by a team of clinician-scientists from ...

July 6, 2021 | Tuesday | News
TVM Capital Healthcare strengthens its leadership in Southeast Asia regions

TVM Capital Healthcare, a global specialist healthcare private equity firm operating in emerging markets, announced that...

July 5, 2021 | Monday | News
"Testing for new COVID-19 cases will now be a regular aspect of life in Singapore"

Advanced MedTech Holdings (AMTH), a global medical technology leader, has co-founded a Singapore-based venture, AbAsia B...

July 5, 2021 | Monday | Opinion
Singapore's Everlife Holdings appoints Ramesh Subrahmanian as Board of Directors

Everlife Holdings Pte. Ltd., a leading manufacturer and distributor of medical devices and laboratory equipment and cons...

July 2, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore prepares for future pandemics with hi-tech diagnostic lab

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and Pathnova Laboratories, a medical diagnostic company back...

July 2, 2021 | Friday | News
National University Heart Centre, Singapore (NUHCS) announces leadership changes

Singapore's NUHCS announced that Professor Tan Huay Cheem will be relinquishing his role as Director of the Nationa...

July 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore focuses on immunosuppressive drug-resistant anti-cancer T-cells

Lion TCR, a Singapore biotechnology company, has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with Duke-NUS Medical...

July 1, 2021 | Thursday | News
P&G launches health and hygiene institute in Singapore

Procter & Gamble, a leading fast-moving consumer goods company, on June 30, 2021, launched the Health and ...

June 30, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore to purchase Monoclonal Ab from GSK and Vir Bio to treat COVID-19

GlaxoSmithKline Singapore and Vir Biotechnology on June 30, 2021, announced an agreement with the Government of Singapor...

June 30, 2021 | Wednesday | News
World's first global hygiene summit to take place in Singapore in 2022

Established towards the end of 2020 with the mission of enabling and accelerating a portfolio of hygiene scien...

June 30, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Gut microbe secreted molecule linked to formation of new nerve cells in adult brain

The billions of microbes living in your gut could play a key role in supporting the formation of new nerve cells in the ...

June 29, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Experts suggest expediting life-course immunization in SEA to promote healthy aging

The EU-ASEAN Business Council, KPMG in Singapore, and Sanofi, with the support of the Western Pacific Pharmaceutical For...

June 29, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore develops malaria test kit that delivers results in 30 mins

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has developed a test kit for ...

June 29, 2021 | Tuesday | News
P&G launches its first BabyCare Innovation Lab at Singapore Innovation Centre

Procter & Gamble on June 28, 2021, announced the expansion of its research and development capabilities for its...

June 28, 2021 | Monday | News
Waters collaborates with Singapore’s Bioprocessing Technology Institute

Waters Corporation has announced an expansion of its joint work with the Bioprocessing Technology Institute (BTI), a res...

June 28, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore accelerates national vaccination programme

Singapore is accelerating its national vaccination programme, as it has been able to bring forward the delivery of the v...

June 25, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore-Based MedTech startup converts cashew waste into an organic anti-microbe solution

Singapore-based medtech startup N&E Innovations has partnered with Intersnack Group, a leading savory snacks produce...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Avantor recognized for advancing biopharmaceutical manufacturing and enabling efficiencies in upstream processes

Avantor, a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences and advan...

June 25, 2021 | Friday | News
Shimadzu launches world’s first of its kind lab business intelligence application

Shimadzu (Asia Pacific)’s Software Development Centre (SDC) in Singapore has launched words-first comprehensive we...

June 24, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore stresses on fertility preservation for reproductive-age female cancer patients

Farrer Park Hospital has announced its collaboration with Sincere Healthcare Group (SHG) and Icon Cancer Centre Sin...

June 23, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Global study by 3M unravels Singapore's hope and image of science

More than one year into the pandemic, the power of science has brought hope to Singapore and the world, and trust in sci...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | Analysis
Laser Clinics inks deal with Singapore's Privé Clinic

Laser Clinics has expanded its global network by entering a partnership with Singapore-based Privé Clinic. The ne...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
MedTech Innovator Announces 20 Premier Startups for Annual Asia Pacific Accelerator

MedTech Innovator, the largest accelerator of medical device companies in the world, in partnership with Asia Pacif...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore suggests doxycycline can help prevent complications of 'Long TB'

In pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), the most common form of active TB disease, the Mycobacterium tuberculosis bacteria cause...

June 22, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Boehringer Ingelheim invests in a Singapore firm to progress gene therapy for cardiomyopathy

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced its investment in Nuevocor to accelerate the preclinical development of an adeno-asso...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore discovers novel approach to liver recovery after paracetamol toxicity

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School and National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS), in collaboration with colleagues in Si...

June 21, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore advances ASEAN COVID-19 research collaboration

Singapore Minister of State, Ministry of Trade and Industry Alvin Tan and Deputy Chief Executive (Research) of A*STAR Pr...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore's Genesis rapidly expands surgical device portfolio

Genesis MedTech Group, headquartered in Singapore, has completed the acquisition of Horcon, a China-based suture co...

June 18, 2021 | Friday | News
Ultrasensitive pressure sensors pave way for robot skin in Singapore

Researchers from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have invented a pressure sensor that c...

June 17, 2021 | Thursday | News
Avery Dennison to reinforce India's position for the next phase of growth in Asia Pacific

Avery Dennison, a global materials science and manufacturing company, announced two key appointments for its Label ...

June 17, 2021 | Thursday | News
Medidata extends a secure platform for Decentralization of Clinical Trials (DCT)

Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company, announced the launch of the Medidata Decentralized Clinical Trials (D...

June 16, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's MoH grants $10 M for brain tumour research

A team of researchers from National Neuroscience Institute (NNI), National University of Singapore (NUS) and Duke-NUS Me...

June 15, 2021 | Tuesday | News
DIA-CoRE Singapore Annual Meeting to launch virtually on 7&8 July 2021

The 2021 DIA-CoRE Singapore Annual Meeting is all set to kick start virtually on 7 & 8 July 2021. The event is theme...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore reviews occurrence of myocarditis and pericarditis in post-covid vaccination

The Expert Committee at Singapore government has been closely monitoring international reports that the second dose of m...

June 14, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore authorises four COVID-19 antigen rapid test self-use kits

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has granted interim authorisation for the following four antigen rapid ...

June 11, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore engineers devise a single source to re-charge multiple wearable devices

Advancements in wearable technology in the healthcare setting include devices such as wearable injectors, electrocardiog...

June 11, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore-UK team to develop a novel device to reduce Chemotherapy side effects

A team of clinicians and scientists from the National University Cancer Institute, Singapore (NCIS) at the National Univ...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
NTU Singapore designs reusable nanotech mask to block germs, particles

Materials scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) have developed a reusable “nanotec...

June 10, 2021 | Thursday | News
SAS delivers free analytics training for COVID researchers

Analytics leader SAS is increasing its support of COVID researchers through new, free analytics training options. A year...

June 9, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore develops world-first blood test to monitor cancer treatment success

Cancer patients who are undergoing targeted therapy can look forward to a new blood test that could tell their doctors w...

June 9, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore develops rapid, accurate method for detecting viruses

Researchers from Critical Analytics for Manufacturing Personalized-Medicine (CAMP), an Interdisciplinary Research G...

June 8, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Cytiva opens learning lab in Singapore to strengthen local biopharma ecosystem

Cytiva, a global life sciences leader, opens an experience and learning lab in Singapore to strengthen the cou...

June 8, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Is Singapore ready to become a global hub for biopharma?

Perhaps even more significant is how important the industry has proven to be to national security, with the comparative ...

June 8, 2021 | Tuesday | Opinion
Singapore's Temasek raises awarenes on 'First 1,000 Days of Maternal and Child Wellness'

The first 1,000 days of life is a critical window that holds opportunities for strong foundations to be established towa...

June 7, 2021 | Monday | News
SPAG strengthens position as a leader in APAC Healthcare start-up communications

Singapore-headquartered public relations and communications firm, SPAG, announced its achievements in the start-up secto...

June 7, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore reviews safety of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine for people with anaphylaxis

The Expert Committee on COVID-19 Vaccination (EC19V) at Singapore recommends extending the use of the mRNA COVID-19 vacc...

June 7, 2021 | Monday | News
Vela Diagnostics, NCCS to refine novel cancer therapy in Singapore

Vela Diagnostics has announced a collaboration with the National Cancer Centre of Singapore (NCCS) to develop ...

June 4, 2021 | Friday | News
Countries, health partners discuss efforts to curb COVID-19 in WHO South-East Asia Region

The World Health Organization convened a meeting of member countries and health partners to discuss the strengthening of...

June 3, 2021 | Thursday | News
Organon Women’s Health Company launches Asia Pacific HQ in Singapore

Organon on June 3, 2021, launched the only global company focused on women’s health in Singapore. The company...

June 3, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore launches AbAsia to secure local supply of COVID-19 kits reagents

Advanced MedTech Holdings (AMTH), a global medical technology leader, has co-founded a Singapore-based venture, AbAsia B...

June 3, 2021 | Thursday | News
European healthcare mobile app Epillo expands to Asia

Europes' Epillo Health Systems. a unique integrated mobile application for patients, electronic Health record (EHR) syst...

June 2, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore finds way to automate production of pharma compounds

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a way to automate the production of ...

June 2, 2021 | Wednesday | News
AVATAMED, A*STAR open joint lab for precision oncology services in Singapore

AVATAMED, a precision medicine service company based in Singapore, has announced the setting up of a joint lab with...

June 1, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore discovers way to predict chemotherapy resistance

Ovarian cancer is usually treated with platinum-based chemotherapy; however, a significant number of patients are resist...

May 31, 2021 | Monday | News
Zimmer Biomet's ROSA Knee System recognized for Orthopaedic innovation

Zimmer Biomet, a global leader in musculoskeletal healthcare, announced that Zimmer Biomet's ROSA Knee was awarded the O...

May 28, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore develops new biomaterial to aid in bone repair

A research team at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore has developed a new biomaterial to ...

May 28, 2021 | Friday | News
Largest private fundraising round by Asia-based life sciences firm

Singapore-based Esco Lifesciences has announced the close of an over-subscribed $200 million Series A and Cros...

May 27, 2021 | Thursday | News
IFC and Mitsui to invest US$60M in Singapore-based MiCare Health Technologies

MiCare HealthTEC Holdings Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Zuellig Pharma and a leading medical claims ...

May 27, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore approves new storage condition for Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) in Singapore has approved the new storage condition for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19...

May 26, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Driving medical and clinical resource optimization strategy in APAC healthcare

The gushing impact of the pandemic is strengthening medical/clinical research analytics through digital transformation. ...

May 25, 2021 | Tuesday | Opinion
Hummingbird Bioscience raises US$125 Million with international biotech investors

Hummingbird Bioscience, an innovative clinical-stage biotech company focused on developing precision therapies against h...

May 25, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore opens new centre to advance regenerative medicine

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) has announced the launch of a research institute and disease centr...

May 25, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore provisionally approves breath test to detect COVID-19

An easy-to-use breath test that can accurately detect COVID-19 within a minute has received provisional authorisation fr...

May 24, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore proposes new holistic way of understanding infections

An international research team led by NTU Singapore has proposed a new holistic way of understanding infection...

May 21, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore extends use of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to adolescents

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) at Singapore has extended the authorisation of Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for ...

May 19, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Surgery may lower mortality rate for obese adults: Singapore study

Adults with severe obesity who undergo metabolic-bariatric surgery (MBS) to lose weight, may have substantially lower mo...

May 14, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore creates intelligent material for delivering drugs within body

Researchers from the Centre for Advanced 2D Materials (CA2DM) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) ha...

May 13, 2021 | Thursday | News
ERS Genomics and GenScript sign CRISPR/Cas9 license agreement

ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed to provide broad access to the foundational CRISPR/Cas9 intellectual property co-...

May 12, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore, India partnership yield novel blood-based cancer diagnostic tool

Singapore based Tzar Labs, in collaboration with Indian firm Epigeneres Biotechnology, has developed a novel blood ...

May 12, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore advances stem cell technology to first-in-man clinical trial

Institutes and centres under the SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) are joining hands together with Singa...

May 11, 2021 | Tuesday | News
BioNTech to establish first South East Asia HQ in Singapore

German firm BioNTech has announced plans to expand its global footprint to Asia with the establishment of its Regional H...

May 10, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore invents advanced assisted reproduction for women with PCOS

The first births and ongoing well-being of babies born from an advanced assisted reproduction process called CAPA in...

May 10, 2021 | Monday | News
The Biofactory to augment enhanced care facilities in Singapore hospitals

The Biofactory has signed a master supply and servicing agreement with ALPS Pte. Ltd, the public healthcare supply chain...

May 7, 2021 | Friday | News
Veeva OpenData expands into Singapore to empower Pharma companies

Veeva Systems on May 5, 2021 announced that Veeva OpenData, which provides trusted customer reference data to ...

May 7, 2021 | Friday | News
A*STAR, Hummingbird Bio announce partnership for cancer immunotherapy in Singapore

The Experimental Drug Development Centre (EDDC), Singapore’s national platform for drug discovery and development ...

May 7, 2021 | Friday | News
Philips’ Health Index indicates Singapore’s ambitions for digital transformation

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, on May 5, 2021, announced the publication of its Fut...

May 6, 2021 | Thursday | Analysis
Singapore conducts landmark study for early detection of liver cancer

A first of its kind cohort study on patients at high risk of developing primary liver cancer also known as hepatocellula...

May 6, 2021 | Thursday | News
SESTO Robotics expands to Europe, targeting Germany, Austria, Switzerland

Singapore’s leading autonomous mobile robot company SESTO Robotics (SESTO) has expanded to Europe, partnering with...

May 6, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore introduces pre-implantation genetic testing as clinical service

To continue safeguarding patient safety and ensuring appropriate standards of care, the Ministry of Health (MOH) in Sing...

May 5, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Merck to commercialize Type 2 Diabetes drug in six growth markets

Merck has signed a collaboration agreement with Janssen Pharmaceuticals NV around the commercialization of INVOKANA...

May 4, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Advanced Clinical expands into APAC with new Singapore office

Advanced Clinical, a global clinical research services organization, has announced that the company’s global expan...

May 4, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore develops electrifying way to seal tears, holes in blood vessels

A team of researchers led by NTU Singapore has developed a device that offers a quicker and less invasive way to seal te...

May 3, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore initiates new models of care for diabetic foot ulcers and bedsores in elderly

Chronic wounds among patients with diabetic foot ulcers and bedsores leeds to longer hospital stays. This increases...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | Opinion
Singapore researchers create a sensor device to detect wound bleeding

Changi General Hospital (CGH) and the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) have developed the Blood WArn...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Zuellig Pharma partners with Moderna to supply COVID-19 vaccine in Asia

Zuellig Pharma, a Singapore based healthcare services provider in Asia, and Moderna, Inc., a US based biotechnology...

April 29, 2021 | Thursday | News
Genesis MedTech to launch novel Laparoscopic technology in China and Singapore

Genesis MedTech has entered a strategic distribution agreement with LivsMed, a medical device company that brings g...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
HMI Group, Siemens Healthineers advance healthcare delivery in Southeast Asia

Health Management International (HMI Group) and Siemens Healthineers have entered into a 5-year strategic partnership to...

April 28, 2021 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's Solugen and Temasek Partner to leverage Synthetic Biology Platform

Solugen Inc., the synthetic biology chemicals manufacturer, has announced a partnership and investment from Singapo...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
New MICS book introduces novel educational concept for cardiac surgery

A novel book concept and educational paradigm offered in the form of a practical guide in Minimally Invasive Cardiac Sur...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Singapore discovers protein that promotes chemotherapy resistance

Chemotherapy is a drug treatment that uses powerful chemicals to kill fast-growing cancer cells in the body. The re...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
BioSpectrum Job Alert : Senior Marketing Manager – Instrument & Enterprise Services

    Position SummaryThere is an exciting opportunity to join a growing and vibrant Asia Pacific and Japan (A...

April 27, 2021 | Tuesday | News
Healthcare venture Arcondis Group announces new subsidiary in Singapore

Arcondis Group, a global consulting company with a unique focus on the Healthcare and Life Science industries, announced...

April 26, 2021 | Monday | News
Singapore studies role of oral HCQ & throat spray in reducing COVID-19 spread

A team of clinician-scientists from the National University Hospital (NUH); NUS Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Med...

April 26, 2021 | Monday | News
Austrianova to go public by securing US$100 M commitment from GEM

Austrianova (the SG Austria group, Austrianova Singapore and Austrianova Thailand), on April 22, 2021, announced th...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore finds molecule for dual protection against vascular inflammation

A multidisciplinary team of researchers from Duke-NUS Medical School and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research...

April 23, 2021 | Friday | News
Singapore develops hand-held device for skin care

Singapore Bioimaging Consortium (SBIC) has developed Auretek, a user-friendly hand-held device that can objectively...

April 22, 2021 | Thursday | News
Singapore lays focus on anti-fibrosis therapeutic antibody programme

GenScript Biotech Corporation's biopharmaceutical CDMO segment, GenScript ProBio has announced a collaboration with the ...

April 21, 2021 | Wednesday | News