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
German, Korean firm join hands to discover cancer drugs

Singapore: Germany's translational drug discovery organization, Lead Discovery Center (LDC), has entered into a licence ...

June 4, 2015 | Thursday | News
Lonza to invest $15 mn in antibody manufacturing

Singapore: Lonza plans to invest $15.07 million (S$18.5 million) to expand its antibody drug conjugate (ADC) manufacturi...

January 24, 2013 | Thursday | News
WuXi AppTec invests $120mn to build new biologics facility

Singapore: WuXi AppTec has started construction of an integrated biologics solution center at the company's headquarters...

January 11, 2016 | Monday | News
Aussie firm's new breakthrough in bladder cancer

Singapore: Australia-based startup company Sienna Cancer Diagnostics, has inked a pact with an American pathology compan...

January 10, 2015 | Saturday | News
Austrianova inaugurates its Thailand facility

Singapore: Austrianova, a Singapore-based cell-encapsulation company recently announced the opening of its manufacturing...

December 15, 2014 | Monday | News
Israel firm gets US, China patent for neuro-peptide

Singapore: Israel-based D-Pharm has recieved new patent in the US and China, related to composition and use of THR-18, a...

October 31, 2013 | Thursday | News
Singapore scientists find new clues on cervical cancer

Singapore: A team of scientists from Cancer Science Institute of Singapore (CSI Singapore) at the National University of...

December 9, 2015 | Wednesday | News
3SBio to develop antibody for acute leukemia

Singapore: Chinese biotechnology firm, 3SBio, has signed an exclusive license with Korean firm, DiNonA  for the devel...

August 8, 2014 | Friday | News
Detect drug resistant TB in a jiffy

Singapore: Soon, a simple breath test will detect whether a person is infected with a drug resistant tuberculosis strain...

September 25, 2014 | Thursday | News