Chugai receives Taiwan nod for Alecensa

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 27 Feb, 2017

Singapore: Japan's leading pharma giant Chugai pharmaceuticals announced that its subsidiary Chugai Pharma Taiwan has received approval for the anti-cancer agent, alectinib hydrochloride fr...Read more

Taipei firm works to cure cancer through mushrooms

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 24 Feb, 2017

Singapore: Taipei based Zhenjuntang Biotechnology aims to cure cancer through a mushroom -stout camphor fungus, also called "niu zhang zhi" in Chinese. Since its establishment in 2009, the ...Read more

Taiwan govt's new plans to bolster the biomedical sector

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 15 Nov, 2016

Singapore: In a bid to transform Taiwan into a center of biotechnology and medical R&D in Asia, the government has approved a biomedical promotion plan budgeted at NT$10.94 billion (US$...Read more

Research provides deeper understanding of plant aging

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 31 Oct, 2012

Singapore: A research team lead by Dr Hsou-min Li, a research fellow at the Institute of Molecular Biology in Taiwan has discovered that the import of proteins into chloroplasts in plants i...Read more

Taiwan to beef up medical cooperation with the ASEAN

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 08 Aug, 2016

Singapore: As a part of the Taiwan government's New Southbound Policy, Minister of Science and Technology Mr Yang Hung-duen said that Taiwan aims to medical exports and expand cooperation o...Read more

TaiGen Biotech's pneumonia drug receives CFDA approval

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Jun, 2016

Singapore: The China Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has approved to market TaiGen Biotechnology's novel antibiotic, Taigexyn (nemonoxacin), in mainland China. TaiGen Biotechnology is a...Read more

TWi receives FDA approval for generic Alzheimer's drug

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Nov, 2014

Singapore: FDA has given a nod to TWi pharmaceuticals ANDA for Donepezil Hydrochloride Tablets USP, 23 mg, the generic equivalent to Eisai's Aricept 23mg. The drug is used to treat Alzheime...Read more

Taiwan discovers new molecule that can arrest breast cancer spread

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 04 May, 2016

Singapore: Taiwan's premier research institution, Academia Sinica has developed a new material (Q2-3) that can arrest the spread of breast cancer cells. As per reports, Q2-3 prevents the sp...Read more

Orient, NanoCarrier sign deal for Nanoplatin trial

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 29 Nov, 2012

Singapore: Taiwan company Orient Europharma and Japan-based pharmaceutical company NanoCarrier have signed a new agreement for conducting registration trials of Nanoplatin in Taiwan, Singap...Read more

Scinopharm's net income drops as sales slow down

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 07 Aug, 2015

Singapore: Declaring quarterly results, Taiwan's pharmaceutical giant Scinopharm said that its net income last quarter declined by 32 percent year-on-year to $4.15 million. The company said...Read more

TWi Biotech secures patent for diabetes drug in Korea

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Oct, 2015

Singapore: Taiwan based TWi Biotechnology has been granted patent in Korea for it diabetes drug, AC-201, from the Korean Intellectual Property Office. The patent includes AC-201 or its pha...Read more

Taiwan, US organize workshop on MERS

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 17 Aug, 2015

Singapore: A three day workshop focusing on testing and diagnosis of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) was recently held in Taiwan, jointly organized by Taiwan and the United States. ...Read more

JHL receives $35 mn funding for biosimilars

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Jul, 2014

Singapore: Taiwan-based JHL Biotech, an emerging pharma company said that it had closed a Series B financing round of $35 million, led by new investors Milestone Capital and a consortium of...Read more

Japan driving innovation in drug delivery devices

Taiwan |  Opinion | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 02 Jul, 2012

Within the Asia-Pacific region, Japan has maintained its leadership role as the largest pharmaceutical market, second only to the US in the world. With a growing elderly population and incr...Read more

TWi's diabetes drug recieves patent allowance from Europe, Russia

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 03 Aug, 2015

Singapore: Taiwan based TWi Biotechnology has received patent allowance for AC-201, its lead drug candidate, from the European Patent Office and the Patent Office of the Russian Federation....Read more

PharmaEngine signs deal with Guangzhou BeBetter

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 16 Jan, 2013

Singapore: Taipei-based biopharmaceutical company PharmaEngine has signed a collaboration and research agreement with Guangzhou BeBetter Medicine Technology. The two companies will collabor...Read more

Taiwan approves stem cell supplement by RBC Life Sciences

Taiwan |  Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 28 Aug, 2012

Singapore: Taiwan has approved import and sale of Stem-Kine, a stem cell supplement by RBC Life Sciences, in the country. Stem-Kine is marketed in Taiwan under the name SK Plus. "Stem cell...Read more

Digital Non-Mydriatic Fundus Camera

Taiwan |  News | By BioSpectrum Bureau  | 0 Comment | 14 Jun, 2012

Company: Crystalvue Medical Dimension: 21x11x33.5Weight: 2kg Crystalvue Medical presented the first-ever Taiwan designed and manufactured digital non-mydriatic fundus camera for ophthalmo...Read more