Experts elaborate on Asia's confidence and challenges with COVID-19 vaccine

Vaccine confidence has never been more important, as the world waits for the first COVID-19 protection options to move t...

December 3, 2020 | Thursday | News
Pfizer and BioNTech achieve world first authorization for COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech SE have announced that the Medicines & Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHR...

December 2, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Singapore discovers role of protein in detecting common cold virus

The role of a protein in detecting the common cold virus and kickstarting an immune response to fight infection has been...

December 2, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Australia invests additional $132.2 M for aged care COVID response

The Australian Government will invest a further $132.2 million in its response to the Aged Care Royal Commission&rs...

December 2, 2020 | Wednesday | News
BioNTech-Pfizer apply CMA for COVID-19 Vaccine to the EMA

BioNTech SE and Pfizer Inc. on 30 Nov 2020 have submitted a formal Application for Conditional Marketing ...

December 2, 2020 | Wednesday | News
COVID R&D Alliance announces first patient enrollment in COMMUNITY Trial

Three members of the COVID R&D Alliance - Amgen Inc, Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd and UCB announced the fi...

December 2, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Thailand leverages leading technologies to expand Alternative State Quarantine (ASQ)

Thailand Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) and Department of Health Service Support (HSS) recently announced that th...

December 1, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Korean firm donates protective masks to Indian hospital

Marine Bio Co Ltd, a South Korean firm with the support of the Korean Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA)&nbs...

December 1, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Singapore unveils portable genetic test for COVID-19

Cell ID Pte. Ltd., a Singapore-incorporated med-tech company, is selling a palm-sized portable genetic test kit that use...

November 30, 2020 | Monday | News
AstraZeneca vaccine meet primary efficacy endpoint in preventing COVID-19

Positive high-level results from an interim analysis of clinical trials of AZD1222 in the UK and Brazil showed the vacci...

November 27, 2020 | Friday | News
Australia invests $4 million for new COVID-19 research

The Australian Government is supporting six new COVID-19 research projects across four institutions, allowing resea...

November 27, 2020 | Friday | News
WHO coordinates with DHL to deliver healthcare supplies to Pacific Islands

The World Health Organization coordinated its latest cargo donation through DHL Global Forwarding (DHL), the freight spe...

November 26, 2020 | Thursday | News
Israel discovers antibody combo to fight COVID-19

Researchers at the Laboratory of Human Antibody Research at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler Faculty of Medicine have...

November 26, 2020 | Thursday | News
Taiwan initiates new measures for management of medical masks

Taiwan has recently initiated two new measures to reinforce the management of medical masks. Since July 7th, 2020, the...

November 25, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Sputnik V vaccine single dose to be less than $10 at international markets

The cost of one dose of the Sputnik V vaccine for international markets will be less than $10. Sputnik V is a ...

November 25, 2020 | Wednesday | News
Koru Lifescience identifies drug compounds beneficial for COVID-19 trials

New Zealand's Koru Lifescience, drug discovery, and advanced formulation research laboratory in Auckland, has ident...

November 24, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Australia emphasizes on sustained COVID-19 immunity for vaccine effectiveness

Researchers of Monash University, Australia have recently revealed for the first time that people who have been infected...

November 24, 2020 | Tuesday | News
Pfizer, BioNTech demonstrate 95% efficacy of COVID-19 vaccine

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech have announced that, after conducting the final efficacy analysis in their ongoing Ph...

November 23, 2020 | Monday | News