Starpharma gets $5K grant for targeted drug delivery research
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 11 Jul, 2013
Singapore: Australia's Starpharma has secured grant of $548,000 from Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage grant. St...Read more
BioSpectrum Asia honors Asia's best in bioscience
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 15 Mar, 2013
Singapore: The fifth BioSpectrum Asia Pacific Awards 2013 were given away at a glittering ceremony at Hotel Fort Canning...Read more
What is the revenue size, range of CROs in APAC?
Australia | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 2 Comment | 18 Sep, 2013
The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...Read more
Holder of 4,400 patents is conferred A*STAR award
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 17 Sep, 2012
Singapore: Exploit Technologies (ETPL), the technology transfer arm of the Agency for Science, Technology and Researc...Read more
Australia temporarily bans 19 synthetic drugs
Australia | Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 2 Comment | 21 Jun, 2013
Singapore: The Australian government has imposed a temporary ban on sales of 19 synthetic drugs pursuant to the product ...Read more
Sigma Pharma leverages on its pharmacy business
Australia | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 31 May, 2013
Marking a strong presence of 100 years in the pharmaceutical sector in the year 2012, Sigma Pharmaceuticals retained i...Read more
Nanosonics appoints ex-Cochlear senior as CEO
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 28 Aug, 2013
Singapore: Australia-based medical device company Nanosonics has appointed Cochlear senior executive Mr Michael Kavanagh...Read more
GI Dynamics gets a nod for its novel diabetes treatment
Australia | Regulatory | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 30 Oct, 2012
Singapore: GI Dynamics has received full approval from the US FDA to commence a 25-site pivotal clinical trial of EndoB...Read more
Prof Richard Larkins to head Australian Synchrotron
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 08 Nov, 2012
Singapore: Professor Richard Larkins has been appointed as the new director and chair of the Australian Synchrotron Hold...Read more
Bioxyne to report COPD trial results in June
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 29 May, 2012
Singapore: Australian company Bioxyne closed its 320-patient study, which was designed to evaluate the efficacy and safe...Read more
Start-ups redefining the industry
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 30 May, 2012
Life sciences industry in the Asia Pacific recorded the double digit growth of 16.6 percent, reaching $128.26 billion in...Read more
Aussie researchers find protein link to STI susceptibility
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 20 Mar, 2013
Singapore: Australia's Monash Institute of Medical Research scientists have found a protein in the female reproductive t...Read more
Mesoblast receives positive result in RA drug trial
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 24 Jul, 2012
Singapore: Regenerative medicine company Mesoblast has received positive results in a large animal model of rheumatoid a...Read more
Biotron completes clinical stage of HIV trial
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 14 Dec, 2012
Singapore: Australian drug development company Biotron has completed the clinical stage of a landmark phase Ib/IIa proo...Read more
Myriad gene patenting suit ends on a win-win note
Australia | Analysis | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 17 Jun, 2013
In the legal case of Myriad Genetics vs Association for Molecular Pathology, the US Supreme Court's verdict unanimously ...Read more
TranScrip CRO expands in Australia
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 12 Sep, 2012
Singapore: UK-based contract organization TranScrip Partners launched its operations in Australia. TranScrip Partners su...Read more
Benitec acquires RNAi firm along with hepatitis program
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 18 Oct, 2012
Singapore: Benitec Biopharma announced the acquisition of US-based RNA interference (RNAi) or gene silencing therapeuti...Read more
Phylogica protein libraries are now 47-fold larger
Australia | News | By BioSpectrum Bureau | 0 Comment | 23 Nov, 2012
Singapore: Australia-based Phylogica has successfully completed a major upgrade to its proprietary Phylomer libraries o...Read more