Korean pharma to acquire Danish bio-venture firm

Singapore: According to sources, Korea-based Bukwang Pharmaceutical is expected to acquire a Danish bio-venture firm, Co...

September 29, 2014 | Monday | News
Healthcare delivery revolution in APAC

Asian countries face the challenge of wide demographics, resource accessibility and disruptive connection between health...

May 30, 2014 | Friday | Analysis
Osong resolves to be Korea's biotech hub

Singapore: Hosted co-jointly by the Korean government and the Ministry of Trade, the two-day Osong International Bio Ind...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | News
How to get your drug registered in S Korea?

The bioscience sector in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region offers ample opportunities for firms that are seeking to grow in...

September 28, 2012 | Friday | Regulatory
Korea takes measures to fight counterfeit drugs

Singapore: As the number of counterfeit drugs continues to grow, regulatory authorities around the world are increasingl...

April 29, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Free cervical cancer vaccines for poor women'

Singapore: Ewha Woman's University Mokdong Hospital has announced that it is offering free cervical cancer vaccines for ...

August 1, 2014 | Friday | News
N Korea lifts Ebola quarantine

Singapore: North Korea has lifted its four-month long ban on foreign tourism, earlier imposed over concerns of the Ebola...

March 5, 2015 | Thursday | News
Aquavit to build a new pharma facility in South Korea

Singapore: Aquavit Lifesciences recently announced plans to build a new R&D and manufacturing facility in Daegu, Sou...

February 24, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Korea develops mobile app to combat trachoma

Singapore: Korea-based Severance Hospital announced that in collaboration with KT Corporation they have developed a mobi...

September 3, 2014 | Wednesday | News
Crystal Genomics seals a deal with Daewoong pharma

Singapore: Crystal Genomics, Korean biopharma company, has inked a pact with Daewoong pharmaceuticals to commercialize A...

February 11, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Korea builds stem cell infrastructure

Singapore: South Korea has made strong advancement in stem cell research, through government support and efforts of acad...

September 12, 2014 | Friday | Influencers
Hanmi pharmaceuticals inks a $690 mn pact with Elli Lilly

Singapore: Hanmi pharmaceuticals has struck a deal with Elli Lilly to develop and commercialize Hanmi's treatment for an...

March 20, 2015 | Friday | News
California health tech company partners with Korea's Yuyu pharma

Singapore: In a bid to tap the developed and emerging Asian economies, ranging from Indonesia to Japan in east and south...

July 16, 2015 | Thursday | News
3SBio, DiNonA to develop leukemia drug

Singapore: China-based biotech 3SBio declared that it has signed an exclusive license with DiNonA for the development, p...

April 24, 2016 | Sunday | News
Celltrion files an FDA application for biosimilar

Singapore: With biosimilars promising an exponential growth, South Korea's Celltrion has filed an FDA application for Re...

August 14, 2014 | Thursday | News
Ybrain, Menisa join forces to treat Alzheimer's disease

Singapore: France-based Mensia Technologies has announced its collaboration with Korea-based Y brain, which is currently...

October 1, 2014 | Wednesday | News
What's the stem cell regulatory scenario like in APAC?

The pioneering work of Nobel Laureates Sir John Gurdon and Dr Shinya Yamanaka on reprogramming adult stem cells has open...

January 31, 2013 | Thursday | Analysis
7 dead; 2500 quarantined in South Korean MERS outbreak

Singapore: South Korea is currently grappling with one of the largest outbreak of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Virus...

June 9, 2015 | Tuesday | News