Specials | 01 March 2024 | Analysis
GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) appointment of Emma Walmsley as CEO in 2016 made headlines for more than one reason. N...Read more
HER Health | 01 March 2024 | Influencers
Engendering Inclusivity & Diversity in Life Sciences
In the realm of the public sector in life sciences, remarkable women are at the helm, steering initiatives and...Read more
Specials | 28 February 2024 | Analysis
Adding an 'Extra' bit with Leap Year Day- 29 February 2024
2024 comes with an 'extra' day for the life sciences industry to add up to its achievements and planning. Whil...Read more
Bio Jobs | 28 February 2024 | Analysis
February's Bold Pivot: Layoffs Ignite Strategic Renewal in Biotech & BioPharma Industry
In February, the Biotech and BioPharma industries faced a wave of strategic layoffs, signaling a significant s...Read more
China | 19 February 2024 | News
Biocytogen Pharma Beijing and Gilead enter into multi-target antibody collaboration agreement
Biocytogen Pharmaceuticals (Beijing) Co. has announced an antibody evaluation and option agreement with A...Read more
Korea | 07 February 2024 | News
China-based Luye Pharma Group has entered into an agreement with South Korea's Myung In Pharm, granting the la...Read more
Australia | 19 January 2024 | News
GSK Australia announces regulatory approval of respiratory syncytial virus vaccine AREXVY
GSK Australia has received Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approval of AREXVY (respiratory syncyti...Read more
India | 21 March 2024 | News
Biological E to manufacture oral cholera vaccine for India and global markets
South Korea-based International Vaccine Institute (IVI) has commenced a technology transfer of simplified Oral...Read more
New Zealand | 08 March 2024 | News
Kimer Med inks contract worth NZD $1.3 M to pioneer antiviral drug advances
Kimer Med, a New Zealand (NZ)-based biotech startup, has signed a contract valued at up to $750,000 (NZD$1.3 m...Read more
Australia | 04 March 2024 | News
Australia to propel projects minimising antimicrobial resistance
Australia’s leading national biotech incubator, CUREator by Brandon BioCatalyst, has announced the alloc...Read more
Europe | 18 March 2024 | News
Korean startup Lunit delivers AI-powered cancer screening solution to France and Portugal
Lunit, a leading provider of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions for cancer diagnostics and therape...Read more
China | 15 March 2024 | News
Scientists in Hong Kong invent non-invasive diagnostic device for chronic kidney disease
A team of scientists at the Department of Health Technology and Informatics at the Hong Kong Polytechnic ...Read more
Singapore | 13 March 2024 | News
Singapore scientists develop ultra-thin semiconductor fibres for use in healthcare wearables
Scientists from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore have developed ultra-thin semiconductor fibr...Read more
Korea | 21 March 2024 | News
Merck invests € 300+ M in new life science production site in Korea
Merck invests more than €300 million into a new Bioprocessing Production Centre in Daejeon, South Korea. ...Read more
Singapore | 19 March 2024 | News
WuXi Biologics to establish new CRDMO facility in Singapore
China's WuXi Biologics, a leading global Contract Research, Development and Manufacturing Organisation (CRDMO)...Read more
Korea | 09 February 2024 | News
Samsung Biologics & LegoChem Biosciences in Korea team up for ADC development
South Korea-based Samsung Biologics, a global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), has ...Read more
ENGENDERING INCLUSIVITY & DIVERSITY IN LIFE SCIENCES
We are celebrating International Women's Day this time around by spotlighting women's roles and challenges in life sciences, spanning leadership, clinical trials participation and pay parity issues. Section I of the story highlights remarkable women leading public sector organisations in life sciences in APAC. Section II discusses the persistent issue of pay parity in the sector, while the final section tackles issues related to women in clinical trials. Let's delve deeper.