HealthySG Taskforce charts healthier path for all

The HealthySG Taskforce, chaired by Mr Amrin Amin, Senior Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs and Ministry...

July 29, 2019 | Monday | News
Aier Eye Hospital Group, Objective Acuity to commercialise vision tests

China's Aier Eye Hospital Group and New Zealand's Objective Acuity (OAL) have signed a Strategic Cooperat...

July 26, 2019 | Friday | News
NIH publishes largest genomic study on type 2 diabetes in sub-Saharan African populations

National Institute of Health researchers have reported the largest genomic study of type 2 diabetes (T2D) in sub-Saharan...

July 23, 2019 | Tuesday | News
The Spines that Prick Memories

Spines can be thin or stubby, mushroom-shaped or branched – at least if they are microscopic (a thousandth of a mi...

July 23, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Yellow Wood Partners to acquire Dr. Scholl's from Bayer

Yellow Wood Partners has entered into a definitive agreement to buy the Dr. Scholl’s™ business from Bayer fo...

July 23, 2019 | Tuesday | News
WHO recommends dolutegravir as preferred HIV treatment option

Based on new evidence assessing benefits and risks, the WHO recommends the use of the HIV drug dolutegravir (DTG) as the...

July 23, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Dermatix launches new product as acne scarring solution

Dermatix®, a brand of A.Menarini Singapore Pte.Ltd has just launched its new acne scar care, Dermatix®...

July 23, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Shinsung TK paves way for IoT Healthcare in Asia

Shinsung TK, a Korean company specializing in security system based on IoT (Internet of Things) technology, has become v...

July 23, 2019 | Tuesday | News
ESC provides Asian doctors with latest Cardiovascular Science approach

The European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the world’s largest organisation of healthcare professionals dedicated t...

July 19, 2019 | Friday | News
Kazia Therapeutics calls for greater awareness of brain cancer in the US

This Glioblastoma Awareness Day, on 17th July 2019, Australian oncology-focused biotech company, Kazia Therapeutics...

July 18, 2019 | Thursday | News
Janssen Korea launches QuickFire Challenge in Smart Healthcare

Janssen Korea Ltd. and Johnson & Johnson Innovation LLC, on 17 July 2019, announced the launch of the Seoul Innovati...

July 18, 2019 | Thursday | News
Gilead Sciences, Renown Institute for Health Innovation collaborate for NASH

Gilead Sciences and the Renown Institute for Health Innovation (IHI) have announced a strategic collaboration to co...

July 16, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Eisai Centre for G2D2 commences operation towards dementia treatment

Japan based pharmaceutical firm Eisai Co., Ltd. has announced that the Eisai Center for Genetics Guided Dementia Discove...

July 16, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Hope for restoring sight in acid attack victims

For the first time a tissue-softening enzyme, collagenase, will be used in patients who have suffered acid attacks or in...

July 15, 2019 | Monday | News
First World Longevity Forum and Life Science Conference opens in Hezhou

The First World Longevity Forum and Life Science Conference (WLF&LSC), organized by Hezhou Municipal People's G...

July 15, 2019 | Monday | News
Novena Global Lifecare merges with Xingkeduo for $350M

Novena Global Lifecare, one of the world's largest integrated medical healthcare and aesthetic companies with over 100 c...

July 15, 2019 | Monday | News
Certara forms new practice area to achieve health equity

Certara®, the global leader in model-informed drug development, regulatory science, real-world evidence and market a...

July 15, 2019 | Monday | News
Duke-NUS researchers' link ageing with changes in brain networks related to cognition

Functional regions within the brain become less distinct and interconnected in the elderly over time, especially in thos...

July 13, 2019 | Saturday | News
3D printing in APAC: Empowering yet challenging

Since its introduction, 3D printing has been used in various areas in the medical field, for example building anatomical...

July 10, 2019 | Wednesday | Analysis
WHO updates global guidance on medicines

WHO’s Essential Medicines List and List of Essential Diagnostics are core guidance documents that help countries p...

July 10, 2019 | Wednesday | News
NUS opens new centre for oral health

NUS Dentistry students no longer have to shuttle between lecture theatres at their faculty for lessons and the dent...

July 10, 2019 | Wednesday | News
Neurolief receives CE mark for Relivion

Neurolief, a developer of next-generation digital therapeutics brain neuromodulation technology, today announced that it...

July 9, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Fresenius Medical Care expands clinical research activities

Fresenius Medical Care, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services, is expanding its clinical ...

July 9, 2019 | Tuesday | News
University of Oslo, IAVI, and THSTI to develop HIV preventive products

The University of Oslo (UiO), International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI), and the Translational Health Science and Tec...

July 9, 2019 | Tuesday | News
Chinese Red Cross Foundation initiates Rare Disease Care Movement

On July 2, 2019, Chinese Red Cross Foundation initiated the "Rare Disease Care Movement" in Yinchuan City, Ningxia ...

July 4, 2019 | Thursday | News