Johns Hopkins releases NCD policy briefs

Singapore: Johns Hopkins University's Institute for Applied Economics, Global Health and the Study of Business Enterpris...

February 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Amgen to acquire rights of three drugs from GSK

Singapore: Global pharmaceutical company, Amgen, has plans to reacquire all of its remaining rights from GSK on Prolia (...

December 16, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Yongyuth - The man behind the first Thai drug

Thailand is on the verge of getting its first indigenously developed drug, an oral anti-malarial drug, that acts against...

February 5, 2013 | Tuesday | Influencers
Chitosan nanoparticles to target breast cancer cells

Singapore: Thai Researchers at the National Nanotechnology Center (NANOTEC) and King Mongkut's University of Technology ...

June 1, 2012 | Friday | News
Asian endoscopy market clocked $264.7 mn in 2012

Singapore: Endoscopy devices market in Australia, South Korea, and Southeast Asia, earned revenues of USD264.7 million i...

December 10, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Activists challenge Gilead to give up Hep C drug patent

Singapore: Initiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge (I-MAK), a team of lawyers and scientists campaigning for gl...

May 21, 2015 | Thursday | News
Thai develops blast, blight resistant glutinuous rice

Singapore: A new variety of glutinuous rice with resistance to both blast and bacterial blight has been developed by Ri...

January 16, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Medical Tourism: Asia's top destinations

Singapore:  Asia is a special destination for those looking for quality healthcare at low cost. BioSpectrum takes a loo...

March 10, 2015 | Tuesday | Analysis
F&S: APAC hospital market touches $378 bn

Singapore: According to a Frost and Sullivan report, Asia Pacific hospital market earned revenues of more than $377.90 b...

June 10, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
Thai HIV vaccine shows promise in clinical trials

Singapore: The Thai HIV vaccine that showed promise in initial clinical trials held in Thailand in 2009, has also exhibi...

November 12, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Incense ash may cause cancer: Thai Ministry

Singapore: In wake of Chinese New Year celebrations across Asia, the Thai Health Ministry has urged its citizens to stop...

February 19, 2015 | Thursday | News
BIOTEC-NSTDA, Keeen join hands for oil bioremediation

Singapore: Thailand's National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC) and National Science and Techno...

June 6, 2013 | Thursday | News
Sale of wound care devices spurs in Asia-Pacific: Frost & Sullivan analysis report

Singapore: Advanced wound care and modern wound closure products are gaining an edge over traditional wound dressings in...

September 4, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Thailand develops its first-ever indigenous drug

Singapore: Thailand's former science and technology (S&T) minister, Professor Yongyuth Yuthavong, and his team have ...

December 26, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Novartis, BIOTEC tie-up to explore Thailand's biodiversity

In 2005, Novartis, a leading healthcare solution provider, decided to partner with The National Center For Genetic Engin...

May 17, 2012 | Thursday | Influencers
BioSpectrum announces the hits and misses of 2013

Asia attracted a lot of interest from foreign multinational giants in the year 2013. This not only led to the increase i...

January 2, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
Sanofi's dengue vaccine candidate shows positive results

Singapore: Sanofi Pasteur, the vaccines division of Sanofi has published clinical study results of its dengue vaccine ca...

September 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
WHO stresses on effective immunization

Singapore: Progress towards global vaccination targets for 2015 is far off-track with 1 in 5 children still missing out ...

April 24, 2015 | Friday | Analysis