WHO expands global regulatory capacity through new collaborating centre in Korea

The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated the Global Harmonisation Centre (GHC) in the Republic of Korea as a...

August 27, 2026 | Thursday | News
Singapore designs bioinspired nanoparticles that deliver gene editing to lower bad cholesterol

Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) Medicine and China's Tianjin Medical University General Hosp...

August 26, 2026 | Wednesday | News
WHO and Peking University strengthen collaboration to advance health emergency preparedness

The World Health Organization (WHO) and China's Peking University have entered into a two-year project collaboration agr...

August 25, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Engineering the Future of Healthcare with Artificial Intelligence: Taiwan to lead the Forefront in Asia

As healthcare systems across Southeast Asia embrace smarter technologies and new models of care, Taiwan is looking to de...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | News
China Biotech’s Global Breakout: Innovation, Deals and the Next Investment Cycle

China’s biotech and pharmaceutical sector is entering a new phase of global relevance. A surge in out-licensing de...

August 24, 2026 | Monday | Influencers
Singapore tackles healthcare challenges with interdisciplinary approach

Nanyang Technological University (NTU), OUE Limited and its healthcare subsidiary, OUE Healthcare, have announced a set ...

August 18, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Australia's Monash University and Vietnam’s Becamex Group sign MoU to advance science, technology

Australia-based Monash University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Vietnam's Becamex Group, establish...

August 18, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Singapore approves GSK's Blenrep combinations for treatment of relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma

GSK Singapore has announced that the Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA) has approved Blenrep for the treatment of...

August 19, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Australia's Griffith University strengthens health technology footprint

Manufacturing cell therapies for spinal injuries, malaria vaccine development, and testing medical devices will be the c...

August 14, 2026 | Friday | News
L'Oréal and NUS Medicine launch joint laboratory for healthy longevity research

Global beauty leader L'Oréal Groupe and the NUS Academy for Healthy Longevity at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medic...

August 12, 2026 | Wednesday | News
New tool in Australia enables early intervention for diabetes related foot ulcers

A collaborative project between the University of Melbourne and RMIT in Australia has developed a thermal imaging artifi...

August 12, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Medical Fair Asia 2026 brings Asia’s healthcare ecosystem together in Singapore

From medical manufacturing and AI-enabled healthcare to rehabilitation, assistive technology and independent living, the...

August 10, 2026 | Monday | News
Thailand to host Third WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in 2027

Thailand has been selected to host the Third WHO Global Summit on Traditional Medicine in 2027, marking a major internat...

August 9, 2026 | Sunday | News
"Health workforce training is a big area as there are shortages in Australia and India"

How are Australia–India health partnerships driving innovations in the non-communicable diseases sector? We have ...

August 7, 2026 | Friday | News
QIMR Berghofer and James Cook University to advance tropical health research and workforce development in Australia

QIMR Berghofer and James Cook University (JCU) have strengthened their strategic partnership to create one of Australia'...

August 7, 2026 | Friday | News
KPJ Healthcare and SingHealth mark strategic partnership to strengthen future healthcare capabilities

KPJ Healthcare Berhad has marked the commencement of a strategic partnership with SingHealth, Singapore's largest and le...

August 6, 2026 | Thursday | News
MGI Tech and NCSTAR sign MoU to explore bringing multi-omics infrastructure in Australia

MGI Australia, the local Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) team of MGI Tech, has entered a Memorandum of Understanding (Mo...

August 5, 2026 | Wednesday | News
Singapore develops new tool to accurately predict liver cancer recurrence

A Singapore team of clinician-scientists and researchers has developed a new tool that accurately predicts which liver c...

August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | News
KPJ Health System launches first orthopaedic and rheumatology CoE in Malaysia

KPJ Healthcare Berhad has launched its first Orthopaedic and Rheumatology Centre of Excellence (CoE) at KPJ Penang Speci...

August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Monash University, Fujitsu and CSIRO unite to advance Australia's quantum research capability

The collaboration between Monash, Australia’s largest university, leading Japanese information technology company ...

August 4, 2026 | Tuesday | News
Singapore builds AI platform to strengthen medication safety and streamline pharmacy workflows

The National University Health System (NUHS) has introduced a cluster-wide artificial intelligence (AI)-powered pla...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | News
Sarcoma at the Margins: Why Rare Cancer Research Needs a Policy Reset

The Asia-Pacific (APAC) region is entering a transformative era in cancer research. Governments are investing heavily in...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
“Emerging economies continue to face a substantial burden of rheumatic heart disease”

RESILIA tissue has been positioned as a significant advancement in valve technology. How does RESILIA tissue differ from...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Precision Medicine Brings Hope for Rare Disease Care

For patients living with a rare disorder, receiving an accurate diagnosis can take years. Misdiagnosis often leads to un...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Opinion
Bridging the Rare Disease Access Gap in Asia-Pacific

Although each rare disease affects only a small number of people, collectively they represent one of the world's largest...

August 1, 2026 | Saturday | Analysis