Singapore launches first set of menopause management guidelines

The KK Women's and Children's Hospital (KKH) Maternal and Child Health Research Institute (MCHRI) has launched Singapore...

February 24, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Taiwan's Formosa Pharmac announces licensing agreement with Australia-based Arrotex for ocular surgery care

Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Arrotex Pharmaceuticals...

February 23, 2026 | Monday | News
Japan's Shimadzu Future Innovation Fund invests in cardiac healthcare startup A-wave

Japan-based Shimadzu Corporation has invested in A-wave Inc., a startup originating from The University of Osaka, throug...

February 20, 2026 | Friday | News
Indian, Regional, and Global partners launch initiatives to address extreme heat in South Asia

The World Health Organization (WHO)–World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Climate and Health Joint Programme, Th...

February 20, 2026 | Friday | News
Lab discovery in New Zealand offers hope for lymphoedema treatment

Scientists at University of Auckland, New Zealand have made a breakthrough that could lead to effective treatments for l...

February 18, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Singapore presents holistic approach to stroke recovery aims to fast-track return to work for stroke survivors

An international study led by researchers from Singapore's National University Health System (NUHS) analyzed data from n...

February 16, 2026 | Monday | News
Australia's University of Sydney partners with Timor-Leste to eliminate cervical cancer

The University of Sydney has marked the formalisation of its relationship with the Timor-Leste Ministry of Health, r...

February 16, 2026 | Monday | News
medisana strengthens home healthcare access in Malaysia and Brunei through strategic partnership with DKSH

Germany-based medisana, a trusted global brand in home health and wellness solutions, has announced a strategic partners...

February 11, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Monash University and Thermo Fisher launch Catalyst PhD programme

Australia's Monash University and US-based Thermo Fisher Scientific have launched the Catalyst PhD programme - a new ind...

February 12, 2026 | Thursday | News
Zuellig Pharma acquires brands from Bayer to strengthen consumer healthcare portfolio

Singapore-headquartered Zuellig Pharma has acquired all rights, title, and interest in and to the Zam-Buk® and Vapex...

February 10, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Health-economic analysis evaluates TB infection screening strategies among people living with HIV in Thailand

A study was recently conducted to support evidence-based decision making in Thailand and to help policymakers in low and...

February 9, 2026 | Monday | News
New project in Australia to investigate enhanced management of chronic respiratory conditions in primary care

A new three phase project to enhance how patients are treated for chronic respiratory conditions in primary care will go...

February 6, 2026 | Friday | News
Korea to run landmark pandemic simulation exercise to strengthen outbreak readiness

A pioneering fictional pandemic simulation exercise will be held in the Republic of Korea by the Korean Government, the ...

February 6, 2026 | Friday | News
Australian trial of personalised vaccines to treat children with deadly brain cancers

A world-first clinical trial will test cancer vaccines designed specifically for children with advanced or treatment-res...

February 5, 2026 | Thursday | News
Japan's GHIT invests $8.8 M in malaria, tuberculosis, and NTD R&D projects

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.39 b...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong to nurture dietetic professionals with new academic programme

In response to the growing demand amid Hong Kong’s rapidly ageing population for healthcare professionals such as ...

February 4, 2026 | Wednesday | News
New regional centre to tackle ageing, climate, and chronic disease risks across Southeast Asia

NUS Medicine in Singapore and the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), University of Washington School of...

February 3, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Cambridge Health Group advances specialised neurological rehabilitation in UAE

Cambridge Health Group, the GCC's leading provider of post-acute care, has renewed its long-standing partnership with th...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
DHL expands capabilities in Singapore to elevate life science & healthcare logistics

DHL Group has announced the expansion of its life sciences arm—DHL Health Logistics—with the development of ...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Researchers in Australia open ‘window to the brain’ with powerful cancer tech

Researchers have opened a ‘window to the brain’ with a new diagnostic device that can tell how deadly brain ...

February 2, 2026 | Monday | News
Emirates Hospitals Group announces strategic collaboration with Nice University Hospital in France

Emirates Hospitals Group (EHG), one of the UAE’s leading integrated healthcare providers, has announced a strategi...

January 31, 2026 | Saturday | News
Singapore strengthens research and education for Traditional Chinese Medicine

Leading Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) healthcare group Gu Sheng Tang TCM, based in Hong Kong, and Nanyang Technolog...

January 29, 2026 | Thursday | News
Singapore strengthens regulatory cooperation with Indonesia for medicine & health products

Singapore's Health Sciences Authority (HSA) and The Indonesian Food and Drug Authority have signed a Memorandum of Under...

January 28, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Emagene Life Academy launches in Malaysia to advance functional medicine education

Emagene Life, a leading functional medicine and longevity practice in Malaysia, has officially launched the Emagene Life...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
ŌURA and NUS open Joint Lab to advance research in personalised preventive health in Singapore

ŌURA, maker of the most scientifically validated smart ring, Oura Ring, and the Centre for Sleep and Cognition (CSC) at...

January 27, 2026 | Tuesday | News
GSK and Shionogi agree to replace Pfizer's stake in ViiV Healthcare

GSK plc and Shionogi & Co. have reached an agreement together with Pfizer Inc. for the 11.7% economic interest in UK...

January 21, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Singapore’s NUH unveils new centre to advance predictive and accessible care for digestive health

Digestive health is central to overall well-being, influencing nutrition, immunity, and quality of life. Yet common cond...

January 16, 2026 | Friday | News
Teoxane opens first APAC regional academy for medical education in Bangkok

Teoxane opens its first APAC Regional Academy in Bangkok, Thailand this January, expanding its global medical-educa...

January 14, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Ajman University Medical Center opens in UAE to support healthcare development

Sheikh Rashid bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, Chairman of Ajman Municipality and Planning Department and Vice Chairman of Ajman Un...

January 12, 2026 | Monday | News
Global Young Scientists Summit 2026 Set to Inspire and Connect Emerging Global Researchers

Over 400 young researchers from 57 countries will gather in Singapore from 5-9 January for the Global Young Scientists S...

January 6, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Fullerton Health deepens specialty care capabilities by acquiring ENT Clinic in Singapore

Leading regional private healthcare provider group Fullerton Health has successfully acquired one of Singapore’s l...

January 8, 2026 | Thursday | News
NGD deploys integrated transmission detection system to largest medical centre in Middle East

NGD Infection Prevention, a global provider of real-time genomic transmission detection for hospitals, has dep...

January 2, 2026 | Friday | News
How Precision Medicine Is Reshaping Cancer Care

Significant strides have been made in the detection and treatment of cancer in the last two decades. However, while surv...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Seeing Opportunity in Ophthalmology

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that more than 2.2 billion people worldwide live with some form of vision ...

January 3, 2026 | Saturday | Analysis
HKSH Medical Group inks MoU with Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences

In alignment with the national framework for the advancement of proton therapy, facilitated by the National Cancer Cente...

December 26, 2025 | Friday | News
Hong Kong develops mucus-inspired hydrogel to boost gastrointestinal wound healing

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has developed an acid-resistant “ultra-stable mucus-inspired hydrogel...

December 23, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Dubai's Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences introduces new nursing education programmes

Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences (MBRU), the learning and discovery arm of Dubai Health, h...

December 22, 2025 | Monday | News
Australia develops new antimalarial drug candidate to address growing challenge of drug resistance

Researchers in Australia have developed a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of d...

December 22, 2025 | Monday | News
numares Health enters ASEAN region with regulatory approval in Malaysia

Germany-based numares Health, the transformative metabolomics company pioneering multidimensional biomarker insights tha...

December 18, 2025 | Thursday | News
UK and Singapore launch new regulatory innovation corridor to fast track health technologies

As part of this first-of-its-kind partnership between the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency...

December 12, 2025 | Friday | News
Taiwan opens new era in advancing kidney care

Taiwan's chronic disease care is once again at the forefront internationally, taking new strides with the release of the...

December 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Heng Swee Keat, Chairman of the National Research Foundation unveils Singapore Scientific Conference 2025; 8-10 Dec 2025

Heng Swee Keat, Chairman of the National Research Foundation  The Singapore Scientific Conference 2025 happening f...

December 8, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Korea steps up pandemic response with $18.9 M investment in CEPI

The Republic of Korea has announced new $18.9 million support to bolster national and global efforts to protect against ...

December 8, 2025 | Monday | News
Asia Pacific secures Malaria gains amid global setbacks

Asia Pacific recorded marked progress toward malaria elimination in 2024, with a reduction of over 725,000 estimated ca...

December 5, 2025 | Friday | News
Santen and SERI to advance disease-modifying therapies for major eye diseases in Singapore

Japan's Santen Pharmaceutical and the Singapore Eye Research Institute (SERI) have launched the Santen–SERI Open I...

December 6, 2025 | Saturday | News
Max Healthcare and Monash University announce research and academic collaboration

Max Healthcare, one of the largest private sector healthcare services companies in India, and Australia's Monash Univers...

December 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
AdipoLABs inks two MoUs with University of Cyberjaya to advance healthcare innovation in Malaysia

AdipoLABs Co. and Red & Blue Co. from Korea, together with their Malaysian subsidiary, AdipoLABs Healthcare (M) Sdn ...

December 2, 2025 | Tuesday | News
NTU Singapore leads new Southeast Asian consortium to tackle dementia in the region

Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is leading 24 clinicians from the region and beyond to set u...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Wavefront-Guided Scleral Lenses: The Next Frontier in Personalized Vision Care

Introduction: A Shift Toward Personalized Optics Ophthalmology is entering a transformative era in which vision correct...

December 1, 2025 | Monday | News
Asia-Pacific Dengue Dialogue 2025: Regional Strategies for Prevention and Protection

Dr Mahender Nayak, Senior Vice President, Asia Pacific Countries, Takeda (left) Prof. Ooi Eng Eong, Professor in Emer...

November 28, 2025 | Friday | Opinion
Precious Medical Group invests RM500 M for advanced cancer care infrastructure in Malaysia

Singapore-based healthcare provider Precious Medical Group has announced the launch of the Tunku Laksamana Johor Ca...

November 27, 2025 | Thursday | News
KAIMRC to expand clinical research of novel medicines in Saudi Arabia

King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (KAIMRC), the largest medical research institution in the Kingdom of...

November 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Australian healthtech firm Heidi unveils its Southeast Asia hub in Singapore to drive healthcare AI innovation

Heidi, the Australian healthcare AI company, announced the launch of its regional hub in Singapore, follo...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
WHO approves first child-friendly "primaquine" to treat malaria relapse

Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Unitaid welcome the World Health Organization (WHO)’s prequalification of ...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
UAE strengthens global leadership in organ transplantation

The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP), United Arab Emirates (UAE) represented by the National Centre to Reg...

November 20, 2025 | Thursday | News
BIOVOZ and University of Auckland join forces to lead anti-ageing research

Hong Kong's BIOVOZ has announced a strategic research partnership with the University of Auckland, New Zealand marking a...

November 21, 2025 | Friday | News
Singapore advancing industry–academia alliance to nurture the next generation of innovative MedTech talents

MedTech firms BD Medical Products and Terumo Asia Holdings have come on board to strengthen Duke-NUS Medical School&rsqu...

November 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Taiwan CareTech Alliance enters Japan’s ageing market with smart elderly care products

As Japan transitions into a super-aged society, the demand for long-term care and assistive technologies is growing rapi...

November 19, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore NUH unveils new one-stop orthopaedic surgery and hand & reconstructive microsurgery centres

The National University Hospital (NUH) has launched the new Orthopaedic Surgery and Hand & Reconstructive Microsurge...

November 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore launches Phase III of National Precision Medicine (NPM) Programme

Precision Health Research Singapore (PRECISE) marked the launch of Phase III of the National Precision Medicine (NPM) pr...

November 14, 2025 | Friday | News
HKUST receives government's approval for establishing new medical school

The establishment of Hong Kong's third medical school at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has ...

November 18, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Agilent partners with National Heart Centre Singapore to advance metabolic heart failure research

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the signing of a five-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with National Heart...

November 14, 2025 | Friday | News
Global Paradigm Shift in IBD Care: A Roadmap for Strategic Policies and a Framework to Strengthen Early Intervention in Asia-Pacific

Brian Kennedy, Executive Director of the Global Alliance for Patient Access (GAfPA) Around 7 million people worldwide l...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | Opinion
AI Powered ClearStain Advances the Next Era of Digital Pathology

  Artificial intelligence is rewriting the language of pathology, and Pictor Labs stands firmly at t...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Agilent and University of Melbourne unveil innovation hub to advance environmental research and population health

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the launch of its new Agilent Innovation Hub in partnership with the U...

November 12, 2025 | Wednesday | News
SPARK and Aster DM Healthcare partner to shape future of healthcare research and innovation in UAE

In the presence of Sheikha Bodour bint Sultan Al Qasimi, Aster DM Healthcare, one of the largest integrated healthcare p...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | News
China’s Healthcare Evolution: Policy Stability, Biotech Ambition, and the March Toward Global Healthcare Leadership

In a special conversation with BioSpectrum Asia, Yang Huang, Head of China Healthcare Research at J.P. Morgan, shares sh...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Redefining the Global Shared Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance

Across the Asia Pacific, antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing public health challenge with far-reaching implicati...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | Opinion
Australia to establish independent Centre for Disease Control

The government has passed legislation to deliver on its commitment to establish an independent Australian Centre for Dis...

November 10, 2025 | Monday | News
Australian startup Lumonus raises A$25 M to scale AI powered oncology workflows globally

Australian startup Lumonus, a leader in artificial intelligence (AI) powered radiation oncology workflow solutions, has ...

November 7, 2025 | Friday | News
Mölnlycke establishes first wound care manufacturing site in China

Mölnlycke® Health Care, a global leader in MedTech, headquartered in Gothenburg, Sweden, is celebrating the com...

November 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Singapore builds detailed map of developing human brain, opening new pathways for Parkinson’s treatment

Parkinson’s disease is Singapore’s second most common neurodegenerative disorder, affecting about three in e...

November 6, 2025 | Thursday | News
Mind Over Matter: Decoding China’s BCI Push

A Chinese man who lost all four limbs in a high-voltage electrical accident 13 years ago can now play chess and racing g...

November 1, 2025 | Saturday | Analysis
Japan's GHIT Fund invests ¥1.73 B in new TB, NTD, and malaria Projects

Japan-based Global Health Innovative Technology (GHIT) Fund has announced a total investment of approximately JPY 1.73 b...

October 30, 2025 | Thursday | News
Monash University invests $1 B into new campus at Malaysia

Monash University Malaysia will partner with TRX City to deliver its 2.8 billion ringgit ($1 billion) local investment i...

October 30, 2025 | Thursday | News
Australia's MTPConnect inks cooperation agreement with Saudi Ministry of Health

MTPConnect, Australia’s life sciences innovation accelerator, and The Ministry of Health of the Kingdom of Saudi A...

October 30, 2025 | Thursday | News
Saudi Health Information Management Association (SHIMA) announces Annual Conference & Expo 2025

The Saudi Health Information Management Association (SHIMA) has announced the SHIMA Annual Conference & Expo 2025, t...

October 22, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Economist Impact presents the 5th edition of "Future of Health Asia" in Singapore forging the healthcare landscape in Asia

The 5th edition of Future of Health Asia convened in Singapore on October 16, bringing together senior leaders from heal...

October 16, 2025 | Thursday | News
Thailand launches newborn genome sequencing project

The Center of Excellence in Medical Genetics, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, has launched one of the wor...

October 17, 2025 | Friday | News
HMI Medical to acquire land for establishment of third hospital in Malaysia

Health Mangement International (HMI Medical) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with KLSE listed and Sarawa...

October 17, 2025 | Friday | News
Asia Pacific Self-Medication Industry (APSMI) Summit convenes healthcare stakeholders in pursuit of a resilient healthcare system

APSMI 2025, the 11th Asia Pacific Self-Mediation Industry Summit, was held on October 9 in Bali, Indonesia. The summit g...

October 10, 2025 | Friday | News
NUS Medicine launches new clinical trial centre to advance healthy longevity research in Singapore

Singapore's Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore (NUS Medicine), has launched a new Clinica...

October 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Roche collaborates with OASES to strengthen Hong Kong's position as global healthcare hub

Roche has announced its strategic collaboration with the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises (OASES) to accelera...

October 13, 2025 | Monday | News
Singapore focuses on prevention care and recovery through integrative medicine

NHG Health’s flagship hospital Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) and Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU ...

October 10, 2025 | Friday | News
Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi unveils plans for UAE’s first hospital-based vertiport

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi, in partnership with Archer Aviation Inc., has announced plans to establish the first ho...

October 9, 2025 | Thursday | News
MTPConnect, Wholesale Investor partner to accelerate investment in Australia's life sciences sector

MTPConnect, Australia’s Life Sciences Innovation Accelerator, and Wholesale Investor, a leading  private capi...

October 8, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Singapore researchers map bacterial gene interactions to uncover drug targets

Despite significant progress in decoding the genetic blueprints of living organisms, a major challenge remains: knowing ...

October 6, 2025 | Monday | News
SGH and Johnson & Johnson MedTech partner to optimize robotic surgery potential in South East Asia

Singapore General Hospital (SGH) and Johnson & Johnson MedTech are collaborating to explore innovative surgical appr...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
How Asia is Pioneering Longevity Biotech

Ageing — the elusive truth of life, has long been debated by philosophers and tapped by the cosmetic industry. Mor...

October 2, 2025 | Thursday | Analysis
Malaysia' Emagene Life lays focus on functional medicine and longevity

Malaysia-based startup Emagene Life, Asia's leader in functional medicine and longevity, has announced its official inte...

October 1, 2025 | Wednesday | News
NTU in Singapore introduces new Master of Science course in Chinese Medicine

From 2026, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) in Singapore will start offering a Master of Science in Chin...

September 30, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Singapore unveils first comprehensive study of national healthcare system emissions to strengthen climate and health action

In a milestone for Southeast Asia’s healthcare sector,  Singapore’s Ministry of Health (MOH), MOH Holdi...

September 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
China’s Healthcare Investment Climate: Rebalancing Global and Local Innovation

With a healthcare market as vast as its population, China is rapidly evolving into a powerhouse for biopharma and medtec...

September 19, 2025 | Friday | News
Experts gather in Singapore to discuss healthcare emissions cut

Globally, 5% of total climate emissions come from the healthcare sector, contributing to the ever-mounting global threat...

September 19, 2025 | Friday | News
DKSH and Chiesi secure approval for rare ophthalmic drug reimbursement in Asia, improving early access to eye disease treatment

DKSH Business Unit Healthcare, a strategic healthcare solutions partner and leading provider of market expansion service...

September 17, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Korea launches full-scale programme to improve training environment for doctors

The Ministry of Health and Welfare, Government of South Korea, has annnounced that 60 teaching hospitals have been selec...

September 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Australia injects $6M to establish Centres of Research Excellence

The Australian Government has awarded $6 million to two Centres of Research Excellence (CREs) led by the University of S...

September 16, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Revolutionizing Cervical Cancer Screening in Asia-Pacific: Embracing a new era in HPV Self-Sampling

Dr. Ida Ismail-Pratt, President of The Society of Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology Singapore (SCCPS) Access to scree...

September 11, 2025 | Thursday | Opinion
Eyexora launches the first hub-and-spoke model for accelerating ophthalmology innovation

Eyexora is a global ophthalmology company pioneering a hub-and-spoke model to accelerate innovation in eye care, has lau...

September 11, 2025 | Thursday | News
Enterprise Singapore to advance global health care innovation in partnership with Northwell Health

The Singaporean government agency Enterprise Singapore and Northwell Health, the largest health care provider in New Y...

September 9, 2025 | Tuesday | News

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