Cariflex relocates HQ in Singapore to start production at Polyisoprene Latex Plant

The global market leader in polyisoprene rubber latex for medical-end markets, Cariflex has relocated its glob...

July 26, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Korean startup Lunit accelerates expansion across Middle East with new supply contract

Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therapeutics, con...

July 26, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Breakthrough lung disease scanner receives $1.1 M backing from Australian govt

The Australian government has provided $1.1 million towards development of a new scanner which could revolutionise diagn...

July 25, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Olympus announces project in Kenya for diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases

Japanese medtech firm Olympus Corporation has announced the launch of the "Kenya Endoscopy Human Resource Development Su...

July 21, 2023 | Friday | News
Taiwanese medtech manufacturers to showcase innovations at India's Medicall Exhibition

Taiwanese medical device manufacturers, among others, are participating in India's premier B2B Medical Equipment Show-&n...

July 17, 2023 | Monday | News
Japan's Pentax Medical establishes manufacturing, R&D centre in China

Pentax Medical, a division of Hoya Group in Japan, has announced an establishment of endoscope manufacturing, R&...

July 10, 2023 | Monday | News
Surgery marketplace HD enters into partnership with Johnson & Johnson in Thailand

HD, the leading healthcare and surgery marketplace in Southeast Asia, has signed a collaboration agreement with Johnson ...

July 7, 2023 | Friday | News
Australia designs smart glasses to improve diagnosis and treatment of foot wounds

Mixed-reality smart glasses with holographic features are set to revolutionise the treatment of leg and foot wounds for ...

June 27, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Korea designs implantable electronic system to treat urinary disorders

A research team at KU-KIST Graduate School of Converging Science and Technology, in collaboration with a research team f...

June 16, 2023 | Friday | News
US-based Eyedetec Medical to commercialise eye lipid mobiliser in Asia

China-based startup Zhaoke Ophthalmology has entered into an exclusive license, supply and distribution agreement with E...

June 9, 2023 | Friday | News
NTU Singapore and Delta Electronics set up S$24 million corporate lab for advanced robotic technologies

Nanyang Technological University (NTU Singapore) and Delta Electronics, global provider of IoT-based Smart Green Solutio...

June 7, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Medtech firm Olympus to establish digital excellence centres in Hamburg, Boston and Tokyo

Japan-headquartered Olympus, a global medtech company,  has announced the plan to establish a series of Digital Exc...

June 6, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Medtronic to acquire wearable insulin patch maker EOFlow in Korea for $738 M

Medtronic plc, Ireland-headquartered healthcare technology firm, has entered into a set of definitive agreements to...

May 29, 2023 | Monday | News
Singapore offers novel therapy to improve age-related frailty and metabolic disorders

A decline in functional mobility, loss of muscle strength and an increase in body fats are often associated with ageing....

May 23, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Singapore develops a AI-Powered Triage tool to accelerate stroke patients' treatment

Singapore's National University Hospital (NUH) doctors are using an artificial intelligence (AI) triage tool to expedite...

May 18, 2023 | Thursday | News
Taiwan deploys first heavy ion therapy system for cancer treatment

Japanese multinational conglomerate corporation Hitachi has delivered a heavy ion therapy system to Taipei Veterans...

May 18, 2023 | Thursday | News
Novarad's AR-based surgical navigation system receives FDA clearance in Indonesia

US-headquartered medtech firm Novarad's VisAR, a surgical navigation system that uses augmented reality (AR), has receiv...

May 15, 2023 | Monday | News
Essentials of Regulating Operating Room Safety by Overcoming the Hazardous Effects of Surgical Smoke

Medical professionals and surgeons are adversely affected by prolonged exposure to surgical smoke generated by energy de...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
Robotics firm Bionik Labs further expands footprint in Asia

US-based Bionik Laboratories Corp. has entered into a distribution agreement with Pro-Med Technology, a provider of...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
Korean startup Kalos gets $3.5 M grant to develop renal denervation device for hypertension treatment

Kalos Medical was selected as a participant in the 2023 Industrial Technology Innovation Project, administered by S...

May 5, 2023 | Friday | News
Rockwell Medical announces global expansion into United Arab Emirates

Rockwell Medical, Inc., a US-based healthcare company that develops, manufactures, commercialises, and distributes a por...

May 2, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hong Kong-based startup Agilis Robotics set to transform endoscopic surgery

Agilis Robotics, an innovative spin-off company from The University of Hong Kong, is making waves in the realm of endosc...

April 21, 2023 | Friday | News
Korea designs highly-sensitive blood pressure sensing wearable device

A research team from Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has developed a highly sensitive, wearab...

April 20, 2023 | Thursday | News
Chinese startup Chamlion secures ¥236 M to build new ecosystem of digital dentistry

China-based startup Chamlion has completed the B round fundraising of 236 million yuan (¥). This round of fundr...

April 19, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Flexible gold sensor by Australia unlocks new generation of medical implants

A thin, flexible gold sensor engineered at The University of Queensland (UQ), Australia has the potential to unlock the ...

April 20, 2023 | Thursday | News