Zika virus vaccine emerges as tool in battling brain cancer: Singaporean study

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) at Singapore have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to de...

March 11, 2024 | Monday | News
Taiwan’s BioGate Precision Medicine Corp develops pancreatic cancer therapy

Taiwan-based BioGate Precision Medicine Corp., a member of Powerchip Group, has unveiled an innovative breakthrough in p...

March 7, 2024 | Thursday | News
First ever large-scale GMP manufacturing of therapeutic IgE antibody achieved in the UK

Epsilogen, a leading immunoglobulin E (IgE) antibodies developer treating cancer, and global biopharma leader Lonza have...

March 5, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Novel platform can significantly reduces drug testing and screening time in cancer diagnosis

In a breakthrough for personalised oncology, scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) and the National...

March 4, 2024 | Monday | News
Korea develops implant coating triggering antibiotic release against bacterial infection

A collaborative research team from the Department of Chemical Engineering and the School of Convergence Science and Tech...

March 4, 2024 | Monday | News
"One example of success is the development of a potential new paediatric treatment for schistosomiasis"

Could you give us an overview of the GHIT Fund's mission and how it originated? The idea for the GHIT (Global Health In...

March 1, 2024 | Friday | Opinion
Korea using new rapid test for early outbreak control of Hantavirus

Orthohantaviruses, highly transmissible zoonotic pathogens, are notorious for causing haemorrhagic fever with renal synd...

March 1, 2024 | Friday | News
Malaysia's trajectory in redefining Cancer Treatment Standards

As the world marks Cancer Awareness Month, Malaysia has made significant strides in the field of cancer treatment, earni...

February 22, 2024 | Thursday | Analysis
Daiichi Sankyo unveils APAC regional hub for RDPV QA operations in Singapore

Daiichi Sankyo, an innovative global healthcare company, has launched its subsidiary Daiichi Sankyo Singapore ...

February 22, 2024 | Thursday | Company results
Singapore approves AffaMed Therapeutics drug for Ocular Inflammation

China's AffaMed Therapeutics, has obtained New Drug Application (NDA) from Singapore Health Sciences Authority (HSA...

February 21, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Australian govt injects $50 M to construct world-leading artificial heart

The Australian government is providing $50 million to develop and commercialise the world’s most advanced artifici...

February 20, 2024 | Tuesday | News
Japan's Astellas Pharma inks oncology deal worth $800 M with US-based biotech startup Kelonia

Japan headquartered Astellas Pharma and US-based biotech startup Kelonia Therapeutics have announced a collaborative eff...

February 20, 2024 | Tuesday | News
China develops potential new treatment for brain tumours and Parkinson’s disease

A joint multi-disciplinary team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)’s Faculty of Medicine (CU Medicine...

February 15, 2024 | Thursday | News
Latest insights on genetic testing related hearing loss

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), approximately 2.5 billion people worldwide are estimated to have some ...

February 9, 2024 | Friday | Analysis
Korean startup C-Biomex announces oncology research partnership with US-based MD Anderson

The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the US, and South Korea-based startup C-Biomex have announced ...

February 12, 2024 | Monday | News
Australia's Recce partners Indonesia's Etana Biotech to advance anti-infective R&D, manufacturing 

Recce Pharmaceuticals Limited, the Company developing a New Class of Synthetic Anti-Infectives, has signed Memorand...

February 8, 2024 | Thursday | News
Harnessing AI’s Potential for a Revolution in Cancer Screening

Imagine a world where a non-invasive breast cancer test delivers results within 15 minutes, costing less than half the p...

February 7, 2024 | Wednesday | Analysis
Empowering Lives: Rare Disease Diagnostics and Awareness

Rare diseases, often overlooked, affect a significant portion of the global population. However, early detection and int...

February 7, 2024 | Wednesday | Analysis
Sysmex and Hitachi High-Tech to collaboratively develop New Genetic Testing Systems

Sysmex Corporation and Hitachi High-Tech Corporation are collaborating to develop novel genetic testing systems based on...

February 8, 2024 | Thursday | News
AstraZeneca expands US manufacturing footprint to accelerate next-gen cell therapy development

AstraZeneca is investing $300 million in a state-of-the-art facility in Rockville, MD to launch its life-saving cell the...

February 7, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Australian government invests $20 M to find new therapies for childhood brain cancers

The Australian government is funding a wide-ranging national research programme that will give new hope and help to Aust...

February 5, 2024 | Monday | News
Singapore develops new and precise way to treat most common type of brain cancer

Researchers led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have developed a new and precise way to t...

February 2, 2024 | Friday | News
Experts advocate HPV Vaccination Programmes for Gynaecologic Cancer prevention in MENA region

The 16th Obstetrics and Gynaecology Conference took place on 30 January under the theme ‘From evidence to practice...

January 30, 2024 | Tuesday | Opinion
Breakthroughs in Rare Diseases Therapeutics

The previous year witnessed many promising developments in the fight against rare diseases. The recent Casgevy’s F...

February 1, 2024 | Thursday | Analysis
Trailblazing Impact of Antibody-Drug Conjugates

The field of Antibody-Drug Conjugates (ADCs) has experienced a remarkable transformation, shifting from dormancy to a su...

February 1, 2024 | Thursday | Opinion
Next-Gen ADCs as Precision Weapon Against Cancer

Cancer poses a significant challenge for the pharmaceutical industry, driving a constant search for improved oncology dr...

February 1, 2024 | Thursday | Analysis
Study in Hong Kong sparks new therapeutic target for lung cancer

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in Hong Kong and worldwide, but there is still an unmet clinical need ...

January 30, 2024 | Tuesday | News
AbbVie expands Biologics Manufacturing Capacity with $223 M investment at Singapore Site 

AbbVie expanded its Singapore manufacturing facility on 25th Jan, strengthening its manufacturing capabilities. With a n...

January 25, 2024 | Thursday | Company results
New approaches to treat diverse bile duct cancers prevalent in Southeast Asia

An international study led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and Duke-NUS Medical School has effectively ta...

January 24, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Singapore paves way for therapies to maintain mental well-being of ageing individual

A team of scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has demonstrated that commun...

January 22, 2024 | Monday | News
Molecular Diagnostics may offer Hope for Cancer Drug Shortages in Asia

Projections by the International Agency for Research on Cancer estimate 15.1 million new cases per year, until 2040. Thi...

January 19, 2024 | Friday | Opinion
Saudi Arabia approves first CRISPR/Cas9 gene-edited therapy for treatment of sickle cell disease

US-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated has announced that the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has g...

January 12, 2024 | Friday | News
Chinese medicine drug for myofibrillar myopathy receives orphan drug designation by US FDA

The Centre for Chinese Herbal Medicine Drug Development of Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) has develo...

January 12, 2024 | Friday | News
Novel CAR T-cell therapy regimen to augment oncology care for hard-to-treat cancers

Kite Pharma, a Gilead Company, is a global biopharmaceutical company specializing in cancer cell therapy As the global c...

January 11, 2024 | Thursday | Opinion
Global Young Scientists Summit (GYSS) 2024 convenes international young scientists in Singapore fostering research and collaboration

GYSS 2024 is celebrating the values of science promoting collaboration and teamwork in Singapore from 8 to 12 January 20...

January 9, 2024 | Tuesday | Company results
Novo Nordisk Foundation signs $25 M partnership with CARB-X to fight drug-resistant infections

Denmark headquartered Novo Nordisk Foundation is committing up to $25 million to support the early-stage devel...

January 10, 2024 | Wednesday | News
Novartis acquires China-based startup SanReno Therapeutics to enhance kidney diseases treatment

China-based startup SanReno Therapeutics,  a clinical-stage company specializing in the discovery, development...

January 5, 2024 | Friday | News
Singapore develops AI-based tool for accurate 3D structure prediction of RNA to enhance drug designing

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

December 26, 2023 | Tuesday | News
GenSci launches global innovation hub in Shanghai to address gynaecology and paediatrics challenges

Changchun GeneScience Pharmaceutical (GenSci), a subsidiary of Changchun High-Tech Industries (Group), recently held a g...

December 26, 2023 | Tuesday | News
ImmunoScape & Experimental Drug Development Centre ink cell therapy partnership in Singapore

Singapore-based biotech startup ImmunoScape has announced a partnership with the Experimental Drug Development Centre (E...

December 21, 2023 | Thursday | News
Austrianova succeeds in metronomic therapy using Cell-in-a-Box® to treat pancreatic cancer

Austrianova, a member of the SGAustria group of companies, and a leading provider of cell encapsulated products as well ...

December 19, 2023 | Tuesday | News
New research in Singapore could aid regenerative heart therapies

Scientists led by Duke-NUS Medical School in Singapore and the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA) in the Un...

December 20, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australia discovers drug candidate to potentially tackle ER-positive breast cancer

An international team of researchers, led by Pfizer in collaboration with Monash University and the Australian-based Can...

December 20, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Scientists in Singapore develop innovative and flexible method to study immune cell capabilities

Assistant Professor Cheow Lih Feng from the National University of Singapore's (NUS) Institute for H...

December 18, 2023 | Monday | News
Medlab Middle East to host a new zone and conference showcasing NextGen medicine from 5 - 8 Feb 2024

Medlab Middle East, the region's largest medical laboratory exhibition, will bring together leading researchers in NextG...

December 18, 2023 | Monday | Company results
Singapore reveals novel ways to treat and study neurodegenerative diseases

Scientists from Duke-NUS Medical School (Duke-NUS) in Singapore and their collaborators have come up with new methods to...

December 16, 2023 | Saturday | News
Almirall and Etherna Form Alliance for mRNA Therapies in Dermatology

The multi-target research and development partnership will focus on severe skin diseases   •  &nbs...

December 13, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Australia announces world-first trial with slow-release of ketamine drug to treat depression

In a world-first, researchers at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (RAH) and the University of Adelaide in Australia are seeki...

December 11, 2023 | Monday | News
Asia Pacific Forum on Precision Cancer Treatment at Taiwan Healthcare+ Expo 2023, Wraps Up with Robust Discussions and Deep Insights

The third edition of the "Asia Pacific Forum on Precision Cancer Treatment" concluded today with a dynamic exchange of i...

December 1, 2023 | Friday | News
Roche's Devmanyu Singh Explores Molecular Tumor Board Trends and Challenges in APAC Region at Precision Cancer Treatment Forum

  Devmanyu Singh, Integrated Health Solution Lead at Roche, takes center stage at the Asia Pacific Forum on Precis...

December 1, 2023 | Friday | News
Singapore to develop Asia’s first bioengineered human heart-in-a-jar

National Heart Centre Singapore (NHCS) has partnered with US-based Medera’s Novoheart to create the world’s ...

November 23, 2023 | Thursday | News
Providing equity in cervical cancer detection and treatment

Cervical cancer presents a paradoxical situation. It is one of the cancers that can be prevented if detected early, but ...

November 22, 2023 | Wednesday | Opinion
Australia unlocks potential of personalised medicine with $66 M for genomics research

The Austrlian government is unlocking the power and potential of personalised medicine with $66 million for genomics res...

November 22, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Jiahui Health develops international CAR-T treatment platform in China

Jiahui Health and IASO Biotechnology have announced a deepening of their strategic collaboration to jointly build a ...

November 16, 2023 | Thursday | News
Korea develops metal-enhanced fluorescence probes for influenza A virus detection

In recent years, fluorescence-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFI) has gained popularity as a diagnostic tool for viral ...

November 9, 2023 | Thursday | News
New national centre to transform Australia’s homegrown medicine capabilities launches in Melbourne

MedChem Australia, a first-of-its-kind national initiative connecting three of the nation’s top medicinal chemistr...

November 8, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Moderna launches mRNA Platform Incubator Network in collaboration with key Australian organisations

US-based biotech firm Moderna, Inc. has announced the launch of the mRNA Platform Incubator Network, a pioneering initia...

November 6, 2023 | Monday | News
Korea develops new hydrogels for wound management

Wound management is essential to ensure a speedy and safe recovery, and tissue adhesive patches are an attractive option...

November 7, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Austrianova announces German subsidiary and new location in Singapore

SG Austria (“Austrianova”), a leading provider of cell biological products and services, on 31st Oct an...

November 3, 2023 | Friday | News
AnHeart Therapeutics signs $40 M deal with Nippon Kayaku for cancer treatment in Japan

US-based startup AnHeart Therapeutics has entered into an exclusive license agreement with Nippon Kayaku to market ...

October 31, 2023 | Tuesday | News
New discovery in T-Cell Research could lead to improved treatment of Solid Tumours

A local study led by the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) discovered that by inhibiting the function...

October 25, 2023 | Wednesday | Analysis
LianBio inks $350 M deal with Bristol Myers Squibb to provide cardiac drug in China & other Asian markets

LianBio, a biotechnology startup dedicated to bringing innovative medicines to patients in China and other major Asian m...

October 25, 2023 | Wednesday | News
US FDA funds Australian research for better, affordable asthma inhalers

Australian researchers have been awarded $AU1 million ($687,000) from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to devel...

October 23, 2023 | Monday | News
Singapore develops innovative magnetic gel to heal diabetic wounds faster

Diabetic patients, whose natural wound-healing capabilities are compromised, often develop chronic wounds that are slow ...

October 20, 2023 | Friday | News
PolyU and Rohto join forces to establish Centre of Research Excellence for eye care in Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has partnered with Rohto, an eye care brand under Mentholatum, to establish...

October 17, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Singapore explores genetic glycoengineering to advance vaccines & therapeutics technology

A novel glycoengineering platform, created by the researchers at Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of...

October 17, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Australian government injects $15 M for new cancer fighting research centre

The Australian government is funding ground breaking research that will revolutionise drug development for prostate and ...

October 13, 2023 | Friday | News
Saudi Arabia’s Vaccine Industrial Company advances novel infectious disease solutions

UK-based Emergex Vaccines Holding has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Saudi Arabia-based startup Vaccine I...

October 10, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Agilent and Sarawak Infectious Disease Centre boost NTDs research in East Malaysia

Agilent Technologies Inc. has announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Sarawak In...

October 6, 2023 | Friday | News
Australia's CSL inks global research agreements to fast-track therapeutics innovation

Australian behemoth CSL’s Research Acceleration Initiative (RAI) continues to expand its reach with seven medical ...

October 6, 2023 | Friday | News
Junshi Biosciences receives IND approval in China’s for DotBio's first multi-target oncology candidate

Singapore headquarterd biopharmaceutical company DotBio, excelling in antibody therapeutic modalities announced tha...

September 7, 2023 | Thursday | News
Singapore sets up new research centre to address lung diseases in Asian context

To better tackle respiratory diseases in Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) has set ...

September 21, 2023 | Thursday | News
Everest Medicines signs $125.5 M deal with Kezar Life Sciences for Greater China and other Asian markets

Everest Medicines has entered into a collaboration and license agreement with Kezar Life Sciences to develop and commerc...

September 21, 2023 | Thursday | News
Researchers in Australia “bioprint” living brain cell networks in lab

Engineers at Australia's Monash University have successfully used “bioinks” containing living nerve cells (n...

September 20, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Agilent and ACTRIS partner to accelerate Cell and Gene Therapy in Singapore

Agilent Technologies Inc. has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Ins...

September 10, 2023 | Sunday | News
Singapore National Eye Centre receives S$ 1 M to combat age-related macular degeneration

Tanoto Foundation has announced a donation of S$1 million to the Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) to support a three...

September 8, 2023 | Friday | News
MIT and Harvard announce new research alliance with Novo Nordisk for treatment of diabetes & CVDs

The Broad Institute of MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)  and Harvard, in the US, hav...

September 6, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Bristol Myers Squibb inks $50 M deal to treat immune-mediated diseases in Asia

US-based startup Zenas BioPharma has entered into a license and collaboration agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb Compan...

September 6, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Promising industry-academia partnership in Australia for cancer drug development

Australian pharmaceutical company Phebra and the University of Wollongong (UOW) have announced a new six-year collaborat...

August 30, 2023 | Wednesday | News
“There are many challenges in treating AD that research is trying to address, including higher-risk safety profiles and cost barriers”

Can you provide an overview of TauRx Therapeutics? TauRx is dedicated to research in neurodegenerative diseases and is ...

September 1, 2023 | Friday | Opinion
Singapore-based Specialised Therapeutics acquires rights of new oral MND therapy in Australia & NZ

Singapore-based biopharmaceutical company Specialised Therapeutics Asia (ST) will partner with Netherlands-based biotech...

August 28, 2023 | Monday | News
Hong Kong develops novel injectable hydrogel to revolutionise regenerative medicine

Researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU), the HKU-Shenzhen Hospital and the Princeton University, have collabo...

August 25, 2023 | Friday | News
ACTRIS unveils its new cell therapy facility to boost Singapore’s cell and gene therapy capabilities

The Advanced Cell Therapy and Research Institute, Singapore (ACTRIS) launched a new 2,000 sqm cell therapy facility...

August 4, 2023 | Friday | Company results
Singapore develops gene editing technology to fight RNA viruses

A team of scientists from A*STAR’s Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) and the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Na...

August 4, 2023 | Friday | News
Japanese research increases effectiveness of cancer detection tests using urine

A group led by researchers at Nagoya University in Japan has developed a technology to capture and release cell-free DNA...

July 12, 2023 | Wednesday | News
Avantor Singapore Hub expands to establish new cGMP manufacturing facility and QC lab

On 11 July, 2023, Avantor, Inc., a leading global provider of life sciences and advanced technology solutions, officiall...

July 11, 2023 | Tuesday | Company results
Singapore repurposes existing cancer drug to fight certain aggressive cancers

A team of scientists led by Nanyang Technological University, Singapore has found that an existing cancer drug could be ...

July 11, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Hitachi collaborates with Mass General Brigham for R&D in regenerative medicine and GCT

Hitachi, Ltd. has entered a strategic framework collaboration agreement with the world-renowned medical research institu...

July 4, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Korea develops novel hydrogel as hope for infertility and fertility challenges

The Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service revealed that over the last year, more than 370,000 Koreans sought ...

July 6, 2023 | Thursday | News
Singapore develops pain-free solution for drug delivery

Conventional ways of administering medication – by swallowing tablets, consuming bitter syrups, injections o...

July 4, 2023 | Tuesday | News
Enhancing Cell and Gene Therapy scalability in Asia using 3D manufacturing platforms with microcarrier technology

China-based CytoNiche Biotechnology, a pioneer in 3D dissolvable porous microcarriers, has opened the Center of Excellen...

July 3, 2023 | Monday | Opinion
Germany-Saudi Arabian tie up of $30 M for data-driven multiomic testing

Germany-based Centogene, the essential life science partner for data-driven answers in rare and neurodegenerative diseas...

July 3, 2023 | Monday | News
Immuno-oncology company Biosyngen opens new cell therapy GMP facility in Singapore

Biosyngen, an immuno-oncology company with technology targeting the unmet medical needs in solid tumour and lymphoma tre...

June 28, 2023 | Wednesday | Company results
Korea's SK bioscience inks agreement on influenza research with Doherty Institute in Australia

SK bioscience, a global innovative vaccine and biotech company based in South Korea, has signed a collaboratio...

June 28, 2023 | Wednesday | 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
Singapore finds effective therapeutic for killing wide range of viruses

Peruvoside, a plant-based compound that is commonly used to treat heart failure, has been discovered to be able to preve...

June 22, 2023 | Thursday | News
Korea uncovers new cancer reversion treatment strategy

Despite decades of intensive cancer research by numerous biomedical scientists, cancer still holds its place as the numb...

June 23, 2023 | Friday | News
Australian government unveils plans of building Institute for Infectious Disease

The Australian Institute for Infectious Disease (AIID) is a visionary $650 million project supported by the Victorian St...

June 21, 2023 | Wednesday | News
First South Asian microbiome company Leucine Rich Bio forays into US

Indian biotech firm Leucine Rich Bio, South Asia’s first microbiome company, is all set to foray into US healthcar...

June 21, 2023 | Wednesday | News
China to establish scientific collaborative research platform for eye diseases

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) has joined hands with Tianjin Medical University (TMU), China to nurture ta...

June 19, 2023 | Monday | News

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