“The burden on medical and long-term care systems due to ageing is expected to intensify in Japan”

What major initiatives are lined up for Asahi's healthcare business in 2025 and beyond? Are you planning any major inves...

July 1, 2025 | Tuesday | Opinion
Japan’s strategic medtech alignment with India

Japan has one of the highest life expectancies in the world, with over 28 per cent of its population being 65 years or o...

July 1, 2025 | Tuesday | Analysis
ETT and Fujifilm extend access to innovative treatments for obesity in Middle East

Endo Tools Therapeutics (ETT), a Belgium-based company developing and marketing advanced endoscopic medical devices...

July 1, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Medtech player Alcon expands manufacturing facility in Singapore

Alcon, the global leader in eye care, has announced the official opening of its expanded state-of-the-art manufacturing ...

June 27, 2025 | Friday | News
Germany's Covestro launches production of medical-grade thermoplastic polyurethane in Taiwan

German firm Covestro has launched production of its new Desmopan® Rx medical-grade Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) ...

June 27, 2025 | Friday | News
Korea approves US-based Quanterix's biomarker assay for Alzheimer's disease detection

US-based Quanterix Corporation, a company fueling scientific discovery through ultrasensitive biomarker detection, has a...

June 25, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Israel's medtech startup ForSight Robotics secures funding worth $125 M

ForSight Robotics, an Israel-based startup in ophthalmic robotic surgery field, has completed a $125 million Series B ro...

June 25, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Japan's Fujirebio acquires Plasma Services Group to provide biological raw materials to IVD industries

H.U. Group Holdings Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Fujirebio Holdings, Inc. has announced that Fujirebio Diagnos...

June 24, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Bangkok Heart Hospital launches next-gen cardiac surgery programme

Bangkok Heart Hospital is ushering in a new era of cardiac innovation with the introduction of two advanced surgical tec...

June 24, 2025 | Tuesday | News
NEC Laboratories Singapore to launch prototype vision for AI-powered elderly care assistant

NEC Laboratories Singapore will be introducing an early-stage prototype of its AI Elderly Care Assistant at the upcoming...

June 23, 2025 | Monday | News
MTPConnect invests $12 M to support homegrown heart disease and diabetes innovations

Australia's MTPConnect has announced that it is injecting $12.07 million to back 14 homegrown life science companies dev...

June 20, 2025 | Friday | News
Japan gives nod to Israeli startup MedHub-AI's coronary physiology diagnostic software

Israel-based startup MedHub-AI, a global leader in artificial intelligence (AI)-powered cardiovascular diagnostics,...

June 20, 2025 | Friday | News
Taiwan-based startup Surglasses unveils world's first AI anatomy table

Taiwan-based startup Surglasses Inc. has announced the launch of the Asclepius AI Table, the world's first anatomy table...

June 20, 2025 | Friday | News
Taiwanese startup Brain Navi achieves US FDA approval for neurosurgical robot NaoTrac

Brain Navi Biotechnology, a medical robotics company founded in 2015 in Taiwan by surgeon and serial entrepreneur J...

June 18, 2025 | Wednesday | News
Qiagen and Incyte announce precision medicine collaboration

Qiagen N.V., headquartered in Netherlands, and US-based Incyte have announced a new global collaboration to develop a no...

June 17, 2025 | Tuesday | News
Roche Diagnostics to raise awareness on comprehensive genomic profiling in Hong Kong

According to data from the Hong Kong Cancer Registry of the Hospital Authority, the overall five-year survival rate for ...

June 17, 2025 | Tuesday | News
HekaBio teams up with Alfresa Holdings Corp accelerating access to innovative therapies in Japan

HekaBio K.K. has announced the signing of a strategic partnership agreement with Alfresa Holdings Corporation, a leading...

June 17, 2025 | Tuesday | News
SDP Japan raises $31 M to rollout advanced surgical care models

Healthcare startup SDP Japan, Inc. has raised approximately JPY 4.5 billion (equivalent to $31 million) t...

June 16, 2025 | Monday | News