China's vaccine for polio receives approval

Singapore: The China Food and Drug Administration made an announcement that China's top drug authority has licensed a do...

January 17, 2015 | Saturday | News
Clue to future universal dengue vaccine found

Singapore: Scientists at A*Star's Singapore Immunology Network (SIgN) have discovered a clue that has the potential to c...

August 14, 2013 | Wednesday | News
QPS CRO opens office in China

Singapore: QPS Holdings, a leading full-service clinical research organization, announced the launch of its QPS Qualiti...

October 3, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Janssen terminates R&D alliance with Hutchison Medipharma

Singapore: Janssen Pharmaceutical has terminated the research and development alliance with China based Hutchison Mediph...

August 26, 2015 | Wednesday | News
WHO issues guidance on dietary salt

Singapore: Adults should consume less than 2,000 mg of sodium, or 5 grams of salt, and at least 3,510 mg of potassium pe...

February 1, 2013 | Friday | News
BioSpectrum announces the hits and misses of 2013

Asia attracted a lot of interest from foreign multinational giants in the year 2013. This not only led to the increase i...

January 2, 2014 | Thursday | Analysis
ShangPharma enters consolidation mode

Singapore: ShangPharma entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger with ShangPharma Holdings, ShangPharma Pa...

December 24, 2012 | Monday | News
WuXi Life Science to acquire WuXi PharmaTech for around $3.3 bn

Singapore: WuXi PharmaTech, research and technology platform company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medi...

August 17, 2015 | Monday | Company results
China's IMPACT Therapeutics raises $10mn

Singapore: IMPACT Therapeutics, a company dedicated to the discovery, development and commercialization of novel and "be...

February 24, 2016 | Wednesday | News
China's online medicine sales crosses $1 trillion

Singapore: According to a report issued by Chinese drug authority, online sales of medicines are skyrocketing in China w...

July 9, 2015 | Thursday | News
Bayer, Regeneron start phase III trial of Eylea

Singapore: Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare have initiated a new phase III trial (named Vivid East-DME) t...

February 20, 2013 | Wednesday | News
PerkinElmer launches genetic disorder screening system in China

Singapore: PerkinElmer, has announced that it has received market authorization from the China Food and Drug Administrat...

April 17, 2015 | Friday | News
CFDA approves the use of 3D printed hip implants

Singapore: The Chinese Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of 3D printed hip implants in China, a breakthr...

September 2, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Gilead Science, WuXi partner to accelerate drug development

Singapore: Gilead Sciences and WuXi PharmaTech have entered into a strategic partnership to conduct analytical and stabi...

October 30, 2015 | Friday | News
OxOnc, Pfizer drug trial to be held in Asia

Singapore: OxOnc Development, an oncology development company founded by pharmaceutical development executives and oncol...

February 11, 2013 | Monday | News
China: Shines despite slower pace of growth

The investments pouring in China are aligned with the government's plan to boost the pharmaceutical industry of the coun...

May 14, 2013 | Tuesday | Analysis
World's largest pharma event opens in Shanghai

Singapore: Literally all the roads led to the swanky National Exhibition and Convention Center (NECC), Shanghai as over...

May 15, 2015 | Friday | News
Boehringer, Lilly diabetes drug shows +ve results

Singapore: Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly and Company have presented their results from two randomized phase III cli...

June 25, 2013 | Tuesday | News