Biobot Surgical builds on robotics

To overcome the limitations of minimally-invasive surgery and to enhance the capabilities of surgeons, late Prof Ng Wan ...

April 11, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
LanzaTech: The biofuel wonder

With the rising cost of fuel and the depleting reserves, the world is pinning its hopes on viable options for biofuels. ...

June 13, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Biomics turns RNAi into therapeutics

Biomics Biotechnologies, founded in February 2006, is today Asia's leading RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutical technol...

May 18, 2012 | Friday | Influencers
Novo Informatics weaves magic of computational biology

Drug pricing pressures, stricter regulatory environments and the economic downturn are all pushing the global pharmaceut...

August 22, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Achira weaves microfluidics into diagnostics

In what can be termed as the perfect blend of an old art and new technology, a small start-up in Bangalore, India, is tr...

May 23, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Amrita develops cancer therapies 'Made in India'

During the mid 2000s, Ms Susan K. Finston along with Dr Ananda M Chakrabarty, were tracking the business opportunities i...

October 29, 2012 | Monday | Influencers
Pioneer in skin regeneration technology

Elastatherapy is a technology that has the potential to reverse ageing process and enable skin regeneration. The technol...

June 27, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Helmedix: Using helminthes to treat autoimmune diseases

Valentine's Day, which is marked as a day to commemorate the death anniversary of Saint Valentine, saw the birth of a ve...

March 11, 2013 | Monday | Influencers
Aquaflow on the path to commercialize biofuels

Aquaflow, a clean energy company, is working towards making refined next generation biofuels a commercial reality within...

July 18, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Vaxxas' Nanopatch is the future of needle-free vaccine

One of the challenges in the R&D of next generation vaccines is the development of a delivery technology that will b...

October 17, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Track the walk: a fall-proof method

Singapore: CDC predicts that every year, one in every three adults in the age group of 65 or older falls and around 2 mi...

November 22, 2014 | Saturday | Analysis
Mitra Biotech personalizes treatment for cancer

With medicine taking great leaps due to evolving drug discovery process, today the diagnosis of cancer is promptly follo...

May 16, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
JN Medsys: Pioneers of '80% faster' digital PCRs

Dr Johnson Ng dedicated his research developing innovative platforms for polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based diagnosti...

October 24, 2013 | Thursday | Influencers
Novel Solutions for Emerging Diseases: Molcure

With increased life expectancy, an ageing society, and evolving infections, there is a growing demand for novel treatm...

August 24, 2014 | Sunday | Analysis
Technology that seals heart valve

Endoluminal Sciences, an Australia-based company, is developing a breakthrough technology for the treatment of failing h...

May 16, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
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
PathGEN chip can detect more than 70,000 microbes

Dr Christopher Wong, founder and director, PathGEN Dx, Singapore, has dedicated his research to studying genomics since ...

August 27, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
Digital way of learning

Singapore: India based Bodhi Health Education has taken up the challenge of educating less literate health workers about...

November 13, 2014 | Thursday | Influencers
ClearPath aligner makes smiles brighter

Singapore: Be it the low cost benefit or the vast gene pool, the Asian market has for many years been able to, lure the ...

March 26, 2014 | Wednesday | Analysis
GI Dynamics offers novel diabetes treatment

Type 2 diabetes, also known as non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus, is a lifelong disease. US-based GI Dynamics is a...

July 13, 2012 | Friday | Influencers
Q-Sera puts snake venom to blood collection use

Q-Sera is a start-up firm that has put the lethal property of coagulation present in snake venom to good commercial use....

August 15, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
eHealth Access redefines healthcare in India

India-based start-up, eHealth Access (formely known as DialurDoctor) was established in the city of Hyderabad in 2010. S...

January 16, 2013 | Wednesday | Influencers
Osprey to capitalize on CINCOR system

Contrast induced nephropathy (CIN) is a form of kidney damage caused by the toxic effects of dyes (contrast) used by car...

July 4, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Cancer diagnostics device kick starts CellSievo

A team of researchers at the Institute of Bioengineering and Nanotechnology (IBN), A*STAR in Singapore, developed a micr...

May 30, 2012 | Wednesday | Influencers
Biogenica Scientific brings out kit to certify halal food

Biogenica Scientific Sdn Bhd (BSSB), a Malaysian biotechnology company, incorporated in 2008, has developed the first-of...

March 16, 2012 | Friday | Influencers