A*STAR, GSK develop medicines for emerging markets

Singapore: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and A*STAR's Institute of Chemical and Engineering Sciences (ICES) have signed a five-y...

April 9, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Austrianova strengthens its Thailand operations

Singapore: Singapore based biotechnology firm, Austrianova, has received Board of Investment (BOI) status for its Thai s...

June 20, 2014 | Friday | News
Singapore's R&D reached new high in 2011

Singapore: Singapore's gross expenditure on R&D (GERD) recorded a new high of S$7.4 billion in 2011, according to t...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
A*Star develops microscale epigenomics technology

Singapore: Scientists at A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) have successfully developed a method to map the ep...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Scientists identify new biomarker for cancer

Singapore: Scientists from Singapore have identified FAIM, a molecule that typically prevents cell death, as a potential...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Singapore opens window for Korea medtech firms

Singapore: Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Korean Health Industry Development Insti...

June 20, 2014 | Friday | News
Asia goes paperless for patient records

The rising demand for cost containment in healthcare and the need to improve quality of services are driving the growth ...

November 29, 2012 | Thursday | Analysis
Telecom services to boom in APAC healthcare sector: Report

Singapore: Telecommunication companies in Asia-Pacific are increasingly exploring vertical markets like healthcare to op...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Mundipharma, Shionogi tie up for pain treatment in Japan

Singapore: Mundipharma has entered a license agreement with Japan-based Shionogi for the exclusive rights to develop, ma...

November 22, 2013 | Friday | News
A*STAR scientists identify potential drug target for inflammatory diseases including cancers

Singapore: A*STAR scientists have identified the enzyme, telomerase, as a cause of chronic inflammation in human cancer...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Mesoblast to set up stem cell drug plant in Singapore

Singapore: Australian regenerative drug company, Mesoblast, is planning to expand its global manufacturing base and the ...

May 29, 2014 | Thursday | News
Boehringer heart drug is particularly effective in Asian population

Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim has reported that in Asian populations, Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) offers considerab...

September 13, 2012 | Thursday | News
Covance expands Singapore drug development lab

Singapore: Covance expanded its central laboratory facility in Singapore to enhance the company's current service offeri...

April 17, 2013 | Wednesday | News
IME, SFC Fluidics xollaborate to develop traumatic brain injury diagnostic device

Singapore: A*STAR's Institute of Microelectronics (IME) and SFC Fluidics, a USA microfluidics-based biomedical device d...

April 24, 2013 | Wednesday | News
BioSingapore appoints Quintiles director as chairman

Singapore: Biomedical association of Singapore, BioSingapore has appointed Mr Simranjit Singh, director, strategic plann...

October 10, 2012 | Wednesday | News
NUS develops 3-D tumor model

Singapore: A team of National University of Singapore (NUS) researchers from Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaed...

June 21, 2013 | Friday | News
Singapore invests $17 mn in synthetic biology

Singapore: National University of Singapore (NUS) has taken a new research initiative called the NUS Synthetic Biology f...

September 30, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Critical Diagnostics expands in APAC

Singapore: Critical Diagnostics, a US-based biomarker company focused on cardiovascular diseases, added two distribution...

May 16, 2012 | Wednesday | News