Myriad gene patenting suit ends on a win-win note

In the legal case of Myriad Genetics vs Association for Molecular Pathology, the US Supreme Court's verdict unanimously ...

June 17, 2013 | Monday | Analysis
TranScrip CRO expands in Australia

Singapore: UK-based contract organization TranScrip Partners launched its operations in Australia. TranScrip Partners su...

September 12, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Benitec acquires RNAi firm along with hepatitis program

Singapore: Benitec Biopharma announced the acquisition of US-based RNA interference (RNAi) or gene silencing therapeuti...

October 18, 2012 | Thursday | News
Phylogica protein libraries are now 47-fold larger

Singapore: Australia-based Phylogica has successfully completed a major upgrade to its proprietary Phylomer libraries o...

November 23, 2012 | Friday | News
Aussie firm Phebra inaugurates manufacturing unit

Singapore: Sydney-based pharmaceutical company Phebra has inaugurated its $25 million manufacturing facilities at Lane C...

March 13, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Phospagenics, Nippon Zoki to develop pain drug

Singapore: Australian drug delivery technology company Phosphagenics has extended its collaboration with its high calib...

April 2, 2013 | Tuesday | News
DSM Pharma, DecImmune sign antibody deal

Singapore: Australia's DSM Pharmaceutical, the custom manufacturing and technology business of Royal DSM, has signed an ...

April 23, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Flu vaccine reduces heart attack risk

Singapore: Regular shots of influenza injections have the added benefit of reducing the risk of heart attacks in people ...

August 22, 2013 | Thursday | News
M&A activity slows down in APAC

In 2011, the number of mergers and acquisitions in the life sciences field of Asia Pacific witnessed a fall. An indepen...

June 19, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Viralytics melanoma study shows +ve results

Singapore: Assistant Professor (Dr) Robert H I Andtbacka presented a summary of his ongoing study with Viralytics' Cavat...

March 25, 2013 | Monday | News
Stem cell industry has substantial growth potential

The Nobel prize for Physiology to two stem cell research scientists in 2012 has firmly put the spotlight on this promisi...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
Prima BioMed announces changes in senior management

Singapore: Australian firm Prima BioMed suggested several changes to its senior management and its board of directors, w...

May 24, 2012 | Thursday | News
Genetic diagnostics usher in a new era in healthcare

Thanks to the Human Genome Project, scientists now have a set of tools that can be readily used to understand the comple...

December 18, 2012 | Tuesday | Analysis
Melbourne firm, Optimer sign deal for DIFICID

Singapore: A new therapy to treat a common hospital superbug infection Clostridium difficile will soon be available to A...

June 20, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Aussie's CardioCel gets US approval

Singapore: Australia based Admedus has received FDA clearance to market CardioCel in the US. CardioCel is the group's l...

February 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Biolife HER-Vaxx B cell peptide vaccine hailed

Singapore: Biolife Science's strategy of targeting the tumour-associated antigen HER-2/NEU has been the focus of a recen...

March 25, 2013 | Monday | News
Asia biologics manufacturers face the 'quality challenge'

Biologics manufacturers in Asia have to be more vigilant and give higher priority to product safety and product efficacy...

March 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Biota shareholders' meet on Sept 25 for merger with Nabi

Singapore: The Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, has ordered a meeting of Biota Holdings shareholders to consider an...

August 13, 2012 | Monday | News