Roche’s Vabysmo improves vision in Asian patients with a prevalent form of neovascular age-related macular degeneration: Study

Roche Pharmaceuticals has shared encouraging 16-week interim data from its ongoing phase 3b/4 SALWEEN trial, showing sig...

November 24, 2024 | Sunday | News
Taiwan's Health2Sync, Singapore Health Promotion Board and Abbott launch DigiCoach to tackle diabetes and obesity

Taiwan-based Health2Sync, a leading digital health company, has partnered with the Health Promotion Board (HPB) of Singa...

November 21, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore's SERI and Carl Zeiss invest SG$20 M for driving innovation in ophthalmic surgery

The Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) and Carl Zeiss Meditec AG, one of the world's leading medical technology com...

November 19, 2024 | Tuesday | News
AVPN and Bayer Foundation launch $5 M Climate x Health: Lighthouse for Asia fund

AVPN, the largest network of social investors in Asia, today launched the “Climate x Health: Lighthouse for A...

November 18, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore Health Ministry and African CDC partner to tackle Mpox outbreak

To strengthen the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention’s (Africa CDC) capacity for enhanced mpox case...

November 15, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore NHIC enters its second decade, advancing healthcare transformation through tech and innovation

The National Health Innovation Centre Singapore (NHIC) marked its 10th anniversary today, commemorating a decade of...

November 14, 2024 | Thursday | News
Lilly expands R&D footprint in Singapore with S$42 M investment in new Digital Health Innovation Hub

Lilly Digital Health and Lilly Centre for Clinical Pharmacology (LCCP), a wholly owned subsidiary of U.S.-based Eli Lill...

November 14, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore introduces OPTIMUM tele-monitoring system to improve Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus management

Singapore’s SingHealth Polyclinics (SHP) in collaboration with the MOH Office for Healthcare Transformation (MOHT)...

November 12, 2024 | Tuesday | Analysis
Scientists in Singapore use microcellular drones to deliver lung cancer-killing drugs

A team of researchers, led by Assistant Professor Minh Le from the Institute for Digital Medicine (WisDM) and Department...

November 13, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Diabetes Singapore and GSK join forces to focus on risk of viral infections for diabetics

Diabetes Singapore has partnered with British pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to increase awareness on the increased r...

November 12, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches new robotics and advanced pharma manufacturing degrees

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is introducing two new undergraduate degree programmes in ro...

November 11, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore's Duke-NUS research unlocks precision therapy for drug-resistant leukaemia

Scientists from Singapore's Duke-NUS Medical School and their collaborators have identified an inherited genetic variati...

November 7, 2024 | Thursday | News
SABIC unveils ULTEM™ Resin manufacturing facility in Singapore to meet APAC demand

SABIC, a global diversified chemicals company, announced the official launch of its new $170 (S$220) million ULTEM&trade...

November 7, 2024 | Thursday | News
AstraZeneca breaks ground new Antibody Drug Conjugate (ADC) Manufacturing Facility in Singapore

AstraZeneca held a groundbreaking ceremony at their Singapore ADC Manufacturing Facility on 7 November to commemorate th...

November 7, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore government contributes additional $10 M to pandemic fund

Minister for Health Ong Ye Kung has announced Singapore’s contribution of an additional $10 million to The Pandemi...

November 8, 2024 | Friday | News
ResMed launches Next-Gen AirSenseTM 11 CPAP in Singapore elevating Digital Health in Sleep Apnoea treatment

ResMed, a global leader in sleep and digital health solutions, launched its next-generation Continuous Positive Airway P...

November 6, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore opens non-GMP NATi mRNA biofoundry to advance mRNA manufacturing capabilities

The Nucleic Acid Therapeutics Initiative (NATi), a national platform hosted by the Agency for Science, Technology and Re...

November 6, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's NTU launches S$50 M venture capital fund to support deep tech spin-offs

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and leading global venture capital (VC) firm Walden Internat...

November 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore commits S$440 million in funding to drive growth of deep tech through partnerships with prominent global VCs

Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat today announced new initiatives that will further strengthen Singapore&...

October 31, 2024 | Thursday | News
Advancing Pediatric Myopia Management in Asia-Pacific

The 4th Asia-Pacific Myopia Management Symposium (APMMS) delved into pediatric myopia dynamics with the them...

October 29, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches national platform to nurture deep tech startups

At the Research, Innovation and Enterprise (RIE) Day, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the National Research Founda...

October 30, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore- Vietnam collaboration for driving AI innovation and fostering talent development

The National University of Singapore's School of Computing (NUS Computing) has entered into a partnership with...

October 29, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Building Sustainable Health Systems in Asia: A Path Forward for World Sustainability Day

On World Sustainability Day, it is crucial to reflect on one of Asia’s most pressing challenges: ensuring the...

October 25, 2024 | Friday | Analysis
Singapore unveils Women's Health Conference 2024 with a call for prevention and early detection of NCD in women

The Women’s Health Conference 2024, jointly hosted by the Global Centre for Asian Women's Health (GloW) at the Yon...

October 24, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore develops grain-sized soft robots for drug delivery

A team of scientists at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore has developed grain-sized soft robots that can...

October 26, 2024 | Saturday | News
TechInnovation 2024: Empowering SMEs to Lead in Sustainability and Global Innovation

TechInnovation 2024 is set to enhance how local SMEs access and engage with global markets. Organised by IPI, a subsidia...

October 22, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Illumina launches next-gen benchtop sequencers with sustainable and comprehensive approach

Illumina, Inc., a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, unveiled its MiSeq™ i100 Series of...

October 23, 2024 | Wednesday | News
LKCMedicine establishes Singapore's first academic health system with National Healthcare Group

LKCMedicine, in partnership with its primary healthcare partner, the National Healthcare Group (NHG), has launched the N...

October 18, 2024 | Friday | News
BioSpectrum Asia sets the tone for Excellence Awards 2024 at Singapore on 6 December

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

October 18, 2024 | Friday | News
Synapxe and the GDHP Cyber Security Workstream to bolster global medical device cybersecurity

The Global Digital Health Partnership (GDHP) Cyber Security Work Stream, in collaboration with Synapxe, the national Hea...

October 17, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore convenes global leaders at Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific (ITAP) 2024

At the 7th edition of the Industrial Transformation Asia-Pacific, or ITAP, on 14 October 2024, Singapore's Deputy Prime ...

October 17, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore discovers novel gene therapy offering hope for epilepsy patients

Researchers from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine) are working on a t...

October 15, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore seizes opportunity to transform healthcare through technology

In response to the convergence of three major developments, namely genomics, artificial intelligence (AI) and the focus ...

October 14, 2024 | Monday | News
National University of Singapore and Imperial College London establish major research partnership

National University of Singapore (NUS) and Imperial College London have announced a new partnership to strengthen resear...

October 13, 2024 | Sunday | News
HMI Medical expands urology collaborations to meet regional demand

Health Management International Pte Ltd, a growing regional private healthcare provider with presence in Singapore, Mala...

October 11, 2024 | Friday | News
FedEx unveils new import tool to streamline operations and efficiency for Asia Pacific Businesses

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world's largest express transportation companies, has launched the FedEx...

October 11, 2024 | Friday | News
Industrial Transformation ASIA-PACIFIC 2024 to Empower Manufacturers for Regenerative Manufacturing

The 7th edition of Industrial Transformation ASIAPACIFIC (ITAP) - a HANNOVER MESSE event, organised by Constellar with i...

October 11, 2024 | Friday | News
Predictive AI Analytics to Optimize Precision Oncology Care Continuum in SEA, Korea, Australia and New Zealand

GE HealthCare and Roche have entered a strategic collaboration to enhance cancer treatment outcomes and access to precis...

October 10, 2024 | Thursday | Opinion
World Companion Diagnostics and Liquid Biopsy Summit APAC to Unite 100+ Precision Medicine Experts

This exciting forum will gather the field to discuss the latest advancements in NGS, biomarker development, clinical tri...

October 10, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore launches accelerator programme for startups in digital health innovation

The National University of Singapore (NUS) Medicine Digital Advanced Technology Accelerator (DATA) has launched its Digi...

October 9, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's ClavystBio launches Node 1, a collaborative innovation space to foster healthcare partnerships

ClavystBio, a life sciences venture builder, today announced the launch of its collaborative innovation space Node 1 at ...

October 4, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore breaks ground to build new Health Sciences Authority (HSA) building

Singapore's Health Sciences Authority had a ground breaking ceroony on 7 October 2024, to begin builiding ...

October 7, 2024 | Monday | News
Agilent and National University of Singapore launch Centre of Excellence in cell metabolism to improve population health

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced a new strategic partnership with National University of Singapore ...

October 4, 2024 | Friday | News
A*STAR and Flagship Pioneering partner to spur biotech innovation in Singapore

The Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore's lead public sector R&D agency, and Flagship Pi...

October 3, 2024 | Thursday | News
Karnataka Government Delegation Visits Singapore Ahead of Bengaluru Tech Summit 2024: Strengthening Global Collaborations

Image Caption: Dr. Ekroop Caur, IAS, Secretary to the Government of Karnataka (Left) ; H.E. Dr. Shilpak Ambule...

October 3, 2024 | Thursday | News
Zuellig Pharma: A Sustainable Approach to Healthcare Access Through Innovative Solutions

Equitable medicine distribution and accessibility are critical to the healthcare system's resilience. However, dispariti...

October 2, 2024 | Wednesday | Company results
Terumo Asia Holdings unveils Terumo Asia Skill Lab with the expansion of Singapore office

Japan's TERUMO Asia Holdings has launched its “Terumo Asia Skill Lab” at its Asia-Pa...

October 2, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Why Cyber-resilience is Crucial

Over $1.1 billion - that's how much ransomware gangs raked in last year, according to blockchain analyst Chainalysis. Do...

October 2, 2024 | Wednesday | Opinion
Lessons from Singapore’s Success

The Biomedical Sciences industry, which comprises the biopharmaceutical and medical technology sectors, is a key contrib...

October 2, 2024 | Wednesday | Opinion
US-based Crown Bioscience expands Singapore facility with advanced oncology models and imaging capabilities

Crown Bioscience, a global contract research organisation (CRO) headquartered in San Diego, California in the United Sta...

October 2, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore announces launch of centre to advance artificial intelligence in healthcare

To advance artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and t...

October 1, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore recommends strengthening genomic sequencing for infectious disease surveillance in 13 South and Southeast Asian countries

A landmark study led by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore has revealed that despite the recent pandemic, outbreak det...

September 26, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore HSA approves Abrysvo Vaccine by Pfizer to combat Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)

Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved the Pfizer's bivalent vaccine, Abryvso, for active immu...

September 25, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Pfizer Singapore drives expert dialogue on innovative strategies to tackle respiratory diseases

Pfizer Singapore organized a media roundtable to advocate for greater awareness on respiratory diseases and introduce th...

September 25, 2024 | Wednesday | Analysis
Singapore strategises advance modalities for cancer- and age-related muscle degeneration

The global population is aging rapidly, and sarcopenia, a condition that severely diminishes quality of life in older ad...

September 26, 2024 | Thursday | News
The 12th edition of TechInnovation 2024 reinforces Singapore as the innovation hub of Asia

Asia's premier technology-matching platform TechInnovation 2024, a IPI’s flagship event connecting the innovation ...

September 17, 2024 | Tuesday | Opinion
Singapore develops breakthrough nanoparticle technology for diagnosis and treatment of Atherosclerosis

A team at National University of Singapore (NUS) Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine (NUS Medicine) has developed a groundbr...

September 23, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore deepens collaboration with Vietnam to promote education, industry development and innovation

National University of Singapore (NUS) has inked a series of strategic Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with industry...

September 20, 2024 | Friday | News
DKSH and NanoCellect form strategic partnership in the Southeast Asia Region

DKSH Business Unit Technology has formed a partnership with NanoCellect Biomedical, a manufacturer of unique cartrid...

September 20, 2024 | Friday | News
Hyphens Pharma launches treatment for Atopic dermatitis (Eczema) expanding it’s Ceradan® series

Hyphens Pharma International Limited, Singapore’s leading specialty pharmaceutical and consumer healthcare group, ...

September 19, 2024 | Thursday | News
Synapxe Launches New Innovation Lab, ‘Terrarium’ to Advances HealthTech Innovation in Singapore

Singapore’s National HealthTech Agency Synapxe officially launched its new Innovation Lab, Terrarium on 18 Sep at ...

September 18, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Cordlife unveils enhanced processing and storage facility in Singapore

Cordlife Group Limited, has been approved to resume cord blood banking activities in Singapore in a controlled manner. C...

September 18, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore-based startup Respiree teams up with Roche Diagnostics in APAC to improve patient monitoring

Existing patient monitoring workflows often rely on nurses managing patients from centralised workstations, monitoring v...

September 17, 2024 | Tuesday | News
MedTech Innovator partners with APACMed to accolade Revolutionary MedTech Innovations of the year

MedTech Innovator, the largest accelerator of medical technology companies in the world, had collaborated with Asia Paci...

September 9, 2024 | Monday | News
Fortifying Cybersecurity Defenses Across AI-enabled Healthcare Ecosystem

Andy Ng, Vice President and Managing Director for Asia South and Pacific Region, Veritas Technologies To support the ev...

September 16, 2024 | Monday | Analysis
Closing the Gaps in Cardiovascular Disease: The Technologies and Partnerships Needed

Denilson Hiraki Kuratomi, Head of Ultrasound, Philips APAC Although highly preventable, cardiovascular disease (CVD) re...

September 16, 2024 | Monday | Analysis
Singapore builds Emergency Medical Team to enhance role in disaster relief efforts

Ministry of Health (MoH) in Singapore has strengthened its humanitarian assistance and disaster response capabilities wi...

September 16, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore-based Qritive joins forces with Roche to redefine global cancer diagnostics with AI

Qritive, a digital pathology and artificial intelligence (AI) company headquartered in Singapore, has announced its coll...

September 13, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore elevates analysis of genomic data with breakthrough mathematical technique

A novel approach for analysing single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) data has been unveiled by researchers at the Natio...

September 11, 2024 | Wednesday | News
APACMed’s MedTech Forum ushers in new era of intelligent healthcare

Artificial Intelligence (AI) took centre stage on 5th & 6th Septemebr at Asia-Pacific’s MedTech Forum, where v...

September 6, 2024 | Friday | News
Health Ministry in Singapore responds to monkeypox epidemic with new measures

As part of a whole-of-government effort, the Ministry of Health (MoH) in Singapore has coordinated public health prepare...

September 5, 2024 | Thursday | News
Medtronic expands investment in Asia with first Robotics Experience Studio in South East Asia

[From L-R]: Feng Dong, Vice President, Medtronic Asia Region-Led Market; H.E. Sarah McGrath, Ambassador at Embassy of Ir...

September 4, 2024 | Wednesday | News
ST Engineering ally Philips to render advanced Digital Health Solutions in APAC

Singapore's ST Engineering and Royal Philips have formed a strategic partnership to offer complementary digital health s...

September 3, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Creating a sustainable AI-driven healthcare ecosystem in Singapore

Chua Hock Leng, Area Vice President, ASEAN and Greater China, Pure Storage   The elusive elixir of life may still...

August 29, 2024 | Thursday | Analysis
Science Centre Singapore and Bioethics Advisory Committee underscores complex ethical scenarios in MedTech's evolution

Science Centre Singapore (SCS) and the Bioethics Advisory Committee (BAC) today unveiled Bioethics: We Could, But Should...

August 29, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore builds new centre to address age-related challenges in Asia, with $5M funding

The College of Design and Engineering (CDE) at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has established the ...

August 28, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Bavarian Nordic receives approval of Smallpox and Mpox vaccine in Singapore

Danish firm Bavarian Nordic A/S has announced that Singapore’s medicines regulatory authority, Health Sciences Aut...

August 27, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore and Hong Kong sign MoU on prevention and control of communicable diseases

At the invitation of the Ministry of Health of Singapore, the Director of Health, Dr Ronald Lam, led a delegation from t...

August 26, 2024 | Monday | News
QIAGEN installs advanced diagnostic services in Singapore's IHH healthcare ecosystem

QIAGEN Singapore Pte. Ltd. has partnered with Parkway Laboratories, one of Singapore's leading clinical laboratories, to...

August 22, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore develops stretchable sensor for non-invasive detection of solid-state skin biomarkers

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)...

August 21, 2024 | Wednesday | News
PRECISE-IHCC Conference unveils in Singapore to explore Global Precision Medicine research and applications

Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE), in collaboration with the International Health Cohorts Consortium (IHCC)...

August 21, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore's Genesis MedTech sells aortic valve disease solutions to Edwards Lifesciences in US

Singapore-basedGenesis MedTech has sold JC Medical, Inc. to Edwards Lifesciences in the US, including the intellectual p...

August 20, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore and Philippines to enhance cooperation in healthcare human resource development

A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the Singapore Ministry of Health (MoH) and Philippines Depar...

August 19, 2024 | Monday | News
Dontia Alliance launches Advanced Implant Strategies Centre of Excellence in Singapore

Dontia Alliance Pte. Ltd. (DA) launched its Advanced Implant Strategies Centre of Excellence (AIS Centre) in Singapore, ...

August 16, 2024 | Friday | News
NSG BioLabs and Merck collaborate to support biotech startups to advance research & innovations

NSG BioLabs, Singapore's largest provider of biotech co-working laboratory and office space, and the Life Scie...

August 15, 2024 | Thursday | News
Beyond Medical Group (Singapore) and SingMed Medical Centre (Cambodia) strengthen Healthcare alliance

Beyond Medical Group Singapore and SingMed (Phnom Penh, Cambodia) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), estab...

August 14, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Aevice Health secures $7M Seed Plus funding to expand remote monitoring for chronic respiratory disease

Aevice Health, a leading provider of remote monitoring solutions for chronic respiratory disease management, has raised ...

August 12, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea and Singapore discuss advancement in health cooperation

Minister Cho KyooHong of the Ministry of Health and Welfare of Republic of Korea visited Singapore recently to discuss a...

August 9, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore approves GSK's Jemperli plus chemotherapy as first frontline immuno-oncology treatment

GSK Singapore has announced that the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved a new indication for Jemperl...

August 8, 2024 | Thursday | News
Singapore develops algorithm-powered tests for new class of clinical ageing clocks

A few tubes of blood, a urine test and a health questionnaire to determine a person’s biological age are all that ...

August 6, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Oxford Nanopore Technologies inks landmark project with Singapore's National Precision Medicine programme

Oxford Nanopore Technologies has announced a landmark project with Singapore's National Precision Medicine (NPM) program...

August 5, 2024 | Monday | News
Biosyngen partners with Singapore's A*STAR to advance autoimmune therapy

Singapore-based startup Biosyngen has announced a strategic collaboration with Singapore's Agency for Science, Technolog...

August 3, 2024 | Saturday | News
Singapore MOH includes Roche’s spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) drug in MAF framework

EVRYSDI® (risdiplam) has been added to the Singapore Ministry of Health’s (MOH) list of medicines covered...

August 1, 2024 | Thursday | News
Warburg Pincus, Lendlease establishes Life Sciences R&D Real Estate Platform in Singapore

Warburg Pincus, a leading global growth investor, and Lendlease, an integrated Australian real estate group with interna...

August 1, 2024 | Thursday | News
Almac Clinical Services invests in new cold chain facility in Singapore

Ireland-based Almac Clinical Services has announced a significant investment to develop a new frozen facility in Singapo...

July 31, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI) launches Comprehensive Clinical Trials Portal

Singapore launches, a comprehensive centralised clinical trials portal "ClinicalTrials.SG" (CTSG) to enhance data a...

July 30, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI) unravels Clinical Trials Symposium 2024

Singapore Clinical Research Institute (SCRI) unraveled Singapore’s ClinicalTrials.SG at the SCRI Clinical Trials S...

July 30, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Unlocking the intricacies of ophthalmic care with cutting-edge technologies

Lee Kang Lian, President of the Singapore Optometric Association (Left) Padmaja Sankaridurg, Head, Global Myopia Man...

July 29, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore develops technique to fabricate 3D circuits for advanced electronics in healthcare

Unlike traditional printed circuit boards, which are flat, 3D circuitry enables components to be stacked and integrated ...

July 29, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore's Duke-NUS innovation secures $1.85 M grant to combat inflammation

Associate Professor Lena Ho from Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore has been awarded $1.85 million (approx. S$...

July 30, 2024 | Tuesday | News