WuXi Biologics to build world's largest biologics facility

Singapore: Wuxi Biologics, a wholly owned subsidiary of China-based WuXi PharmaTech, recently announced that it has begu...

May 5, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Samsung JV seeks second biosimilar approval in Europe

Singapore: Samsung Bioepis, a joint venture between Samsung Biologics and Biogen Idec, has submitted marketing authoriza...

March 16, 2015 | Monday | News
Merck, China firm to co-develop DNA repair drug

‎Singapore: Merck Serono, the biopharmaceutical division of Merck, has signed a global licensing, co-devel...

November 14, 2013 | Thursday | News
Austrinova opens new facility in Singapore

Singapore: Singapore based biotech firm, Austrianova, has opened a new facility in Singapore to perform research and dev...

January 30, 2015 | Friday | News
China Biologic subisdiary gets GMP tag

Singapore: Plasma-based biopharmaceutical company, China Biologic Products' subsidiary firm, Shandong Taibang Biological...

December 24, 2014 | Wednesday | News
NUS team pioneers a novel technique to deliver biologicals

Singapore: Researchers at the National University of Singapore have invented a novel technique to administer pain-killer...

September 9, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Hope for COPD: Network Verification Challenge

Singapore: The Network Verification Challenge has generated a comprehensive set of biological models relevant to chro...

August 21, 2014 | Thursday | News
Amgen unveils new plant in Asia

Singapore: US-based Amgen enters the Asian market with its new 'next-generation' biomanufacturing facility in Singapore....

November 24, 2014 | Monday | News
A*STAR, Japanese bank ink partnership

Singapore: Singapore's Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) and Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporat...

August 20, 2014 | Wednesday | News
AmpliPhi, SPH to combat antibiotic-resistant super bugs

Singapore: Australia-based AmpliPhi Biosciences is looking to acquire Brookvale, a Sydney-based Special Phage Services (...

September 11, 2012 | Tuesday | News
FUJIFILM expands cell manufacturing capacity

Singapore: Gobal contract manufacturing firm, FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies, has expanded its cell culture manufactu...

August 20, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Biocon starts academy to train biotech professionals

Bangalore: In a first for Asia's bioscience industry, India's leading biotech company, Biocon has started an academy to ...

November 12, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Molecular painting sparks biologics research

At the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna, Austria, Dr John Dangerfield and Dr Brian Salmons along with Dr Chri...

August 1, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Making kidney dialysis cheaper and quicker

Singapore: Scientists at the Indian Institute of Technology- Bombay, India have developed a unique membrane that can eff...

April 24, 2016 | Sunday | News
Hospira recalls plum infusion pump for over blood delivery risk

Singapore: FDA has stated that biologic drug company, Hospira, has identified an incorrect set component supplied and us...

March 19, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Pharmaxis, Synairgen to develop drugs for fatal lung disease

Singapore: Australian pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis, and UK biotechnology company, Synairgen, have entered into a res...

August 6, 2015 | Thursday | News
BioTime appoints Adi Mohanty as COO

Singapore: Stem cell therapy company, BioTime, has appointed Mr Adi Mohanty, ex-Shire executive, as chief operating offi...

December 30, 2014 | Tuesday | Influencers
Baxter inaugurates biologics facility in Singapore

Singapore: Baxter International has launched an advanced recombinant biologic facility in Singapore. The suite supports...

August 7, 2014 | Thursday | News
Baxter recalls dialysis solution

Singapore: Baxter is voluntarily initiating a recall of two lots of DIANEAL Low Calcium Peritoneal Dialysis Solution wit...

August 15, 2014 | Friday | Regulatory
CFDA approves peripheral T-cell lymphoma drug

‎Singapore: Chinese Food and Drug Administration (CFDA) has approved Chidamide (Epidaza), an orally admini...

January 12, 2015 | Monday | Regulatory
Austrianova's encapsulated cell to treat pancreatic cancer

Singapore: Singapore-based Austrianova's encapsulated cell technology has demonstrated to treat pancreatic cancer in a p...

August 14, 2014 | Thursday | News
New testing kit fast tracks Ebola diagnosis

Singapore: Japanese researchers at the Nagasaki University announced that they have developed a new diagnostic technique...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Implantable device to regulate insulin in Diabetics

Singapore: In a bid to provide relief to the millions of insulin injecting patients, bioengineers from Basel have develo...

August 13, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Dr Gautam Daftary: The Indian biologics pioneer

Indian company Bharat Serums and Vaccines boasts of a product portfolio that includes many firsts in India and the world...

February 14, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
China Biologic raises equity share to 76%

Singapore: China Biologic Products has acquired an additional 19.84 percent equity interest in Guizhou Taibang Biologica...

September 9, 2014 | Tuesday | News