Singapore launches national standard to validate antimicrobial disinfectant products

As public awareness of hygiene and infection control grows in a post-pandemic world, Singapore has launched a strategic ...

April 11, 2025 | Friday | News
A*STAR IMCB marks four decades of scientific excellence and biomedical innovation

The A*STAR Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology (A*STAR IMCB), a pioneering biomedical research institute under the A...

April 10, 2025 | Thursday | News
Scientists assemble world's first immune cell atlas from diverse Asian populations

Researchers from the A*STAR Genome Institute of Singapore (A*STAR GIS), together with collaborators from South Korea, Ja...

April 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Strengthening SEA regional cooperation to tackle Multiple Myeloma (MM) through early diagnosis and treatment

Sarthak Ranade, Area Managing Director, Southeast Asia & India, Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine ...

April 29, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Siemens Healthineers and Singapore's SGH partners to advance medical diagnostics innovation

A/Prof Andrew Tan of SGH, Dr Jochen Schimtz of Siemens Healthineers, A/Prof Ruban Poopalalingam of SGH, and Enno Neh...

April 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Thermo Fisher Scientific, NSG BIO collaborate to strengthen Singapore's biotech startup ecosystem

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc, the world leader in serving science, has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (M...

April 9, 2025 | Wednesday | News
PSB Academy unveils third city campus in Singapore to train more paramedicine professionals

PSB Academy (PSBA), Singapore's leading private education institution (PEI), has officially launched its third...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Evaluating Sustainable Strategies to Promising Value-driven Investments in APAC Healthcare Markets

Ruch De Silva, Head of Patient & Payor Solutions and M&A Lead, DKSH Innovation, accessibility, and global marke...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Defining the definitive split between Asian and Western approaches towards the healthcare industry

Jackson Su, Director of Business Development, Business Unit Healthcare, DKSH JP Morgan hosted the 43rd Annual Healt...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Engine Biosciences and Experimental Drug Development Centre partner to advance cancer therapies

Engine Biosciences (Engine), a Singapore- and Silicon Valley-based biotechnology company pioneering precision medic...

April 8, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches first academic-clinical research unit dedicated to health behavioural sciences

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore and the National Healthcare Group (NHG) have launched Singapore’s...

April 7, 2025 | Monday | News
Foundation Healthcare collaborates with Great Eastern to enhance value for policyholders in Singapore

Foundation Healthcare Holdings, Singapore’s fastest growing private healthcare specialist group, has announced a s...

April 7, 2025 | Monday | News
Researchers in Singapore combine 3D bioprinting with AI to personalise oral soft tissue grafts

A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a method to fabricate personalised ...

April 4, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore launches national standard to validate antimicrobial disinfectant products

As public awareness of hygiene and infection control grows in a post-pandemic world, Singapore has launched a strategic ...

April 4, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore to house innovative non-invasive ultrasound-based histotripsy tumour clinical trials

The Li Ka Shing Foundation (LKSF) and Temasek Trust (TT) have committed S$12 million to bring innovative non-invasive ul...

April 3, 2025 | Thursday | News
"We foresee more cross-border collaborations leveraging advanced technologies, such as the federated Genome Aggregation Database (gnomAD) platform"

What are some of the most impactful regional collaborations or initiatives in Asia Pacific that are accelerating the ado...

April 3, 2025 | Thursday | News
National University of Singapore collaborates with Microsoft Research Asia to advance AI research

National University of Singapore (NUS) is collaborating with Microsoft Research Asia to drive deep scientific exploratio...

April 2, 2025 | Wednesday | News
NUS expands startup hub in Tokyo to propel deep tech innovation

NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), is expanding its presence in Japa...

April 1, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Novotech receives new investment from GIC, Temasek, and existing investor TPG

Novotech, a globally recognised full-service biotech specialist clinical research organization (CRO), has announced that...

March 31, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore-based startup FlocCare secures $500K to drive healthcare awareness with Gen AI

Singapore-based B2B healthcare artificial intelligence (AI) platform FlocCare has raised $500K, with back...

March 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore develops microneedle technology to accelerate diabetic wound healing

Diabetic wounds often lead to severe complications that can result in amputations. These chronic and non-healing wounds ...

March 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore invests S$130M to strengthen research capabilities in RNA biology and application

Image Caption: Deputy Prime Minister Mr Heng Swee Keat with Professor Ashok Venkitaraman, ...

March 24, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore gives nod to GSK's Omjjara (momelotinib) as first treatment indicated for myelofibrosis patients with anaemia

GSK Singapore has announced that Omjjara (momelotinib) has been locally approved for treatment of disease-related spleno...

March 24, 2025 | Monday | News
Asia-Pacific's Nanomedicine Potential: Achieving optimum conquest over therapeutic bioavailability

Dr. Shaun Lim Wen Zheng, the Field Application Scientist (APAC) at Cytiva (Left); Krishna Karnati, the General...

March 21, 2025 | Friday | Opinion
Singapore announces launch of Systems Metabolomics Centre for precision medicine

In a strategic move for medical research and innovation, Duke NUS Medical School and the National University of Singapor...

March 21, 2025 | Friday | News
US-based Alamar Biosciences expands commercial support in Asia Pacific region

Alamar Biosciences, a US-based company powering precision proteomics to enable the earliest detection of disease, has an...

March 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
Artificial Intelligence in Medicine Institute launches in Singapore

The SingHealth Duke-NUS Academic Medical Centre (AMC) announced the launch of the Artificial Intelligence in Medicine In...

March 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Study in Singapore links poor sleep health to increased Type 2 diabetes risk in women

Underscoring the critical role of sleep in diabetes prevention, investigators from the Global Centre for Asian Women&rsq...

March 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore and Vietnam join forces to advance regional healthcare collaboration

Singapore and Vietnam are deepening their commitment to regional healthcare collaboration with the launch of a new Regio...

March 17, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore strengthens regional sci-tech collaboration with Vietnam

Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore and VinUniversity in Vietnam have signed a Memorandum of Understandi...

March 14, 2025 | Friday | News
Trends shaping the Healthcare and Bioscience industries in 2025

The year 2025 is set to be a pivotal year for the health, bioscience, and biopharma sectors, as emerging trends shape he...

March 11, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Report reveals high RSV-associated hospitalisation costs in Hong Kong & Singapore

A newly released white paper, based on research conducted independently by IQVIA, a global healthcare consultancy, ...

March 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Shimadzu and DxD Hub establish joint lab to advance diagnostics innovation in Singapore

Shimadzu Corporation, a global leader in the precision instrumentation industry, and Diagnostics Development Hub (DxD Hu...

March 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Siemens Healthineers and Singapore's SGH partners to advance medical diagnostics innovation

The Siemens Healthineers headquarters in Erlangen, Germany and Singapore General Hospital (SGH) team have announced a 5-...

March 7, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore-based startup Docquity introduces AI-powered medical resource platform in Indonesia

Docquity, a leading healthtech company in Southeast Asia, and Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah (RSUD) Umar Wirahadikusumah Sumeda...

March 7, 2025 | Friday | News
Angsana and Pathnova form Archerfish to enhance Singapore's medical diagnostics Potentials

Angsana Molecular & Diagnostics Laboratory (Angsana) and Pathnova Laboratories (Pathnova) have merged to form Archer...

March 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Callio Therapeutics launches with $187 M Series A round to advance multi-payload ADC platform

Callio Therapeutics, a Singapore and US-based biotechnology startup focused on realising the promise of multi-payload an...

March 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
A*STAR and MojiaBio to develop next-gen sustainable biomanufacturing platform in Singapore

MojiaBio, a leading innovator in green chemistry and sustainable biomanufacturing, will be developing an SGD 44.8 m...

February 28, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore's Respiree receives regulatory approval for paediatric expansion of cardio-respiratory wearable

Singapore-based health tech startup Respiree has received clearance from the Health Sciences Authority (HSA) t...

February 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
Esco Lifesciences Group partners with Allwin Medical Devices to expand IVF portfolio

US-based Allwin Medical Devices Inc., a leading manufacturer of a wide range of medical devices addressing women's healt...

February 26, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's Lucence inks strategic collaboration with Agilus to advance cancer testing services in India

Agilus Diagnostics, India’s largest diagnostic company and Lucence, a global pioneering molecular diagnostics comp...

February 25, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Scientists in Singapore open door to new medicines for drug discovery applications

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have pioneered a new catalytic transformation that converts ...

February 24, 2025 | Monday | News
AsiaMedic and Sunway launch new medical diagnostic imaging centre in Novena, Singapore

Singapore-based AsiaMedic and Sunway Equity Holdings, a wholly- owned subsidiary of Malaysian conglomerate Sunway Group,...

February 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore's BluMaiden Biosciences appoints new US-based leadership to accelerate global expansion

BluMaiden Biosciences, a Singapore-based biotech firm, has announced the appointment of Dr Terence Kelly as interim Chie...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
SingHealth and Philips join hands to advance digital-first healthcare with AI integration

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, and SingHealth, Singapore's largest public healthcare clu...

February 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Researchers in Singapore pioneer ground-breaking technique to deliver drugs directly to brain

Scientists at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have developed a grou...

February 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Health Ministry in Singapore announces establishment of Communicable Diseases Agency

The Ministry of Health (MoH), Singapore government, will establish a new Statutory Board, the Communicable Diseases Agen...

February 16, 2025 | Sunday | News
Singapore forges new frontiers in climate health research with S$1M funding

Duke University and Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore have announced the recipients of their latest Research Collabor...

February 17, 2025 | Monday | News
First-of-its-kind hybrid telehealth weight management care launched in Singapore.

ORA Group, a Singapore-based health and wellness company known for its leading telehealth services, and Sons and...

February 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Jubilant Biosys strengthens footprint in Europe for Biologics and Antibody Drug Conjugate services

Jubilant Biosys Innovative Research Services Pte Limited, Singapore (JBIRSPL), a subsidiary of Jubilant Biosys Limited, ...

February 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Sequential and AMILI secure $1.8M UK-Singapore R&D project to advance gut-skin microbiome science

Sequential Skin, a world leader in skin microbiome testing, and AMILI, a leading expert in gut microbiome science, have ...

February 13, 2025 | Thursday | News
Singapore host 2nd APIC-ADVA Summit on Infectious Diseases and Immunization to build resilience

The Asia Pacific Immunization Coalition (APIC) and the Asia Dengue Voice & Action (ADVA), with the Centre for Behavi...

February 11, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches Medtech Catapult with S$38M investment to accelerate Medtech innovation

MedTech Catapult, a national initiative hosted by the Agency for  Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), offici...

February 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's NUS Medicine launches Centre for Infectious Disease Emergency Response (CIDER)

CIDER, an innovative initiative aimed at improving pandemic preparedness and strengthening responses to infectious disea...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore's Alexandra Hospital develops world's first A.I. algorithm for robotic knee replacements

Singapore's Alexandra Hospital (AH) Orthopaedic Surgery department has developed the world's first computational algorit...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Life Science Incubator (LSI) unveils largest co-working laboratory at Singapore’s Elementum

Life Science Incubator (LSI) celebrated a major milestone with the official launch of its cutting edge & largest co-...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore builds 3D scalable ‘gut-on-a-chip’ model to study human intestine

In a breakthrough for the advanced study of gut health, scientists at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have de...

February 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore-based startup Gene Solutions to introduce smart blood test for lung screening in early 2025

Gene Solutions (GS), a pioneer genomic testing company in South-East Asia, aims to introduce a smart blood test to ...

February 5, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore develops new AI-powered tool for early dementia screening

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) spin-off company Gray Matter Solutions is partnering w...

February 4, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Chugai and GSK sign collaboration agreement for anti-dengue virus antibody AID351

Japan's Chugai Pharmaceutical Co. has signed a collaboration agreement with GSK's Global Health Unit (GSK GH) for&n...

January 31, 2025 | Friday | News
“There is a need for pharmaceutical companies to build HCP relationships, backed by scientific credibility”

Tell us about how Docquity has influenced the healthcare landscape in Southeast Asia and how the company’s data-dr...

February 1, 2025 | Saturday | Opinion
Singapore pioneers DNA-tagged gold nanoparticles for targeted cancer treatment

A team of researchers from National University of Singapore (NUS) has developed a novel method to enhance the precision ...

January 27, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore announces first national research grant of $10 M for lung health

The Academic Respiratory Initiative for Pulmonary Health (TARIPH) Centre, a national research platform led by NTU’...

January 26, 2025 | Sunday | News
KPMG in Singapore Introduces Strategic Guide to Boost Digital Talent and Inspire Green Innovation

KPMG in Singapore (KPMG) has launched a strategic guide, Advancing Digital Sustainable Talent for the Future, to su...

January 24, 2025 | Friday | News
Redefining patient care through a Design-Driven Sustainable approach to Healthcare and Environmental Stewardship

Associate Professor Wong Hon Tym, the Clinical Director of the Centre for Healthcare Innovation (CHI), at Singapore's Ta...

January 23, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
Harnessing mRNA technology to tackle unmet medical needs in Asia

Asia is emerging as a hub for biopharmaceuticals and vaccine manufacturing, leveraging its strengths in manufacturing an...

January 21, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Discovering a Breakthrough in Bladder Cancer Treatment landscape

Dr Ravindran Kanesvaran, Chairman and Senior Consultant, Division of Medical Oncology,, National Cancer Centre Singapore...

January 20, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Singapore-based study suggests short-course antibiotics to revolutionise healthcare

Antibiotic overuse is a key driver in the rise of antimicrobial  resistance (AMR), a major global health crisis. Re...

January 21, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Transforming Healthcare with GenAI

Dickon Smart-Gill, Enterprise Architect, Temus Artificial intelligence (AI) has become part of the lexicon for a rising...

January 20, 2025 | Monday | Analysis
Singapore discovers potential for new colorectal cancer treatment

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) have made a discov...

January 18, 2025 | Saturday | News
Singapore-based startup Aevice Health secures additional funding to expand market presence

Aevice Health, a Singapore-based medtech company specialising in advanced respiratory health solutions, has secured an a...

January 18, 2025 | Saturday | News
R-Bridge announces $40 M financing for Singapore-based diagnostic startup Mirxes to advance global expansion

CBC Group's R-Bridge Healthcare Fund has announced $40 million structured financing transaction with Mirxes, a...

January 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore launches industry-ready skill programs through interdisciplinary collaboration between academia, biopharma and the EDB

RP launched the Talent Advancement Programme (TAP), a first-of-its-kind initiative across local polytechnics...

January 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
Global Young Scientists Summit 2025 convenes 340 young scientists from 49 countries in Singapore

The 13th Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2025 happening from 6 to 10 January 2025 at the National University ...

January 7, 2025 | Tuesday | News
KPMG and SID release recommendations for Singapore's Budget 2025 for building value and strengthening global leadership

KPMG in Singapore and the Singapore Institute of Directors (SID) have unveiled the joint Budget 2025 Proposal, which cha...

January 8, 2025 | Wednesday | Analysis
Singapore launches Global Heat Health Information Network Southeast Asia Hub

The Heat Resilience & Performance Centre (HRPC) at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singa...

January 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore boosts chemotherapy uptake in breast cancer treatment with localised magnetic fields

Researchers at the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a non-invasive method to improve the effectiven...

January 6, 2025 | Monday | News
Startup of the year 2024- Aevice Health

Singapore-based startup Aevice Health, incorporated in 2016, is a medtech spin-off from Nanyang Technological University...

January 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
Entrepreneur of the year 2024-Dr Lynne Lim (NousQ)

Practicing as an Ear Nose Throat (ENT) surgeon for 25 years, and having received opportunities to help with surgeries in...

January 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
Needle free injection system technology by IntegriMedical- Building the Future of Medicine

Founded in 2020, IntegriMedical embarked on a mission to revolutionise healthcare by tackling one of the most persistent...

January 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
“There lies a more sustainable future in biomanufacturing as we head into 2025 and beyond”

Asia has, indeed, become the new hub for growth and innovation, with no signs of losing steam. To recognise the Asian co...

January 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
Singapore Turns Tech Beacon with Revolutionary Pharma Manufacturing & Digital Transformation

Singapore has been viewed as a global hub in Asia for many years, and has strived to stay ahead of the curve when it com...

January 2, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
Foundations for a New Era of Patient Equity in Clinical Trials

Asia Pacific is home to over 60% of the global population, yet major clinical trials remain significantly underrepresent...

December 24, 2024 | Tuesday | Analysis
SCG Cell Therapy signs MoU with A*STAR to accelerate RNA-based therapeutic development in Singapore

SCG Cell Therapy, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel immunotherapies for infectious diseases and th...

December 23, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore bioengineers yeast microbes as targeted drug delivery systems

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) in Singapore have developed a groundbreaking way to ...

December 18, 2024 | Wednesday | News
NUS Medicine and research partners to collaborate on prevention and treatment of cardiovascular disease in Singapore

The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), Kailuan General Hospital, Ti...

December 13, 2024 | Friday | News
Accelerating Access and Seizing Growth in the Expanding Healthcare Markets in SE Asia

Global health disparities have been identified as one of the most severe public health threats of the century, which pla...

December 10, 2024 | Tuesday | Opinion
Now is the time for Asia to seize the opportunities of engineering biology

The global bioeconomy is on the brink of a transformation as sweeping as the rise of AI, with bioengineering breakthroug...

December 10, 2024 | Tuesday | Analysis
myTomorrows expands into APAC to Improve access to Clinical Trials and Programs across the region

myTomorrows, a global health technology company connecting patients with all possible treatment options, announced its e...

December 5, 2024 | Thursday | News
Philips and SGH to advance medical imaging capabilities in APAC with new MRI training facility in Singapore

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, announces its strategic collaboration with Singapore General H...

December 9, 2024 | Monday | News
BioSpectrum Asia recognises achievements at Excellence Awards 2024 in Singapore on 6 December

To recognise and celebrate the remarkable achievements and contributions of Asian companies and individuals in the life ...

December 7, 2024 | Saturday | News
Singapore launches Intercontinental Alliance for Integrated Care to tackle global healthcare challenges

The Singapore University of Social Sciences (SUSS) has launched the Intercontinental Alliance for Integrated Care (IAIC)...

December 3, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Unlocking the Innovation Potential in Singapore’s Life Sciences Ecosystem

In October 2023, Johnson & Johnson announced a collaboration with the Singapore Economic Development Board (EDB) to ...

November 29, 2024 | Friday | Opinion
Singapore launches world’s first advanced degrees in sustainable healthcare for low-carbon future

Climate change poses a direct and urgent threat to the health of patients and the viability of health systems in Asia, a...

November 30, 2024 | Saturday | News
Singapore and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia sign MoU to enhance health cooperation

Singapore Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Minister of Health Fahad bin Abdurrahman Al-Ja...

November 27, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Sanofi introduces 'Modulus', world’s first modular manufacturing facility in Singapore

Sanofi announced the inauguration of its state-of-theart manufacturing facility, Modulus, in Singapore, on 27 Nov, marki...

November 27, 2024 | Wednesday | News
APAC leading in sustainable healthcare and innovations: Philips survey

Royal Philips, a global leader in health technology, has released the second set of Asia Pacific (APAC) findin...

November 27, 2024 | Wednesday | News
CADENCE and Medera launch Asia’s First Multi-Centre Gene Therapy Trial in Singapore for Heart failure

The Cardiovascular Disease National Collaborative Enterprise (CADENCE) and Medera Inc. (“Merdera”)’s S...

November 19, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Sanofi, A*STAR and NSC collaborate to advance Acne Vaccine R&D in Singapore

Sanofi, the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), and the National Skin Centre Singapore (NSC) establish...

November 22, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore-Sweden partnership to drive global healthcare innovation

The National University Health System (NUHS) and Sahlgrenska University Hospital have formed a strategic partnership wit...

November 25, 2024 | Monday | News