Covidien gifts Korea a $21 mn medtech R&D center

Singapore: Medical device developer, Covidien, has launched Covidien Center of Innovation Korea (CCI Korea), its first R...

August 29, 2013 | Thursday | News
BSA-CMR Survey: India, China lead in APAC CRO sector

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Yaskawa Electric invests in ReWalk exoskeleton

Singapore: Israel-based ARGO Medical Technologies has partnered with innovative robotics experts Yaskawa Electric, Japan...

October 3, 2013 | Thursday | News
Korea FDA accepts IND application from Hanmi

Singapore: Korean Food and Drug Administration (KFDA) has accepted Hanmi Pharmaceutical's investigational new drug appl...

November 7, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Japan gives patent for Medgenics IFNa pump

Singapore: Medgenics received a Notice of Allowance from the Japanese Patent and Trademark Office for key claims protec...

December 7, 2012 | Friday | News
Japan, Korea lead in stem cell race

In South Korea, two research teams led by Prof. Park Se-pill at Jeju National University Stem Cell Research Center and M...

November 12, 2012 | Monday | Opinion
NeuroMetrix, Handok join hands in Korea

Singapore: NeuroMetrix and Handok Pharmaceuticals entered into an agreement according to which, Handok will be the exclu...

March 13, 2013 | Wednesday | News
Daewoong acquires Chinese firm for $16 mn

Singapore: South Korea's leading pharmaceutical company, Daewoong Pharma has signed a deal to take over Liaoning Baifeng...

August 2, 2013 | Friday | News
Radiotherapy leader sets up subsidiary in S. Korea

Singapore: Varian Medical Systems, the world leader in radiotherapy and radiosurgery, is strengthening its leadership po...

August 24, 2012 | Friday | News
Kinex, Hanmi enroll patients for cancer trial

Singapore: Kinex Pharmaceuticals and Hanmi Pharmaceutical announced today that the first patient has been enrolled in Ha...

January 8, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Quest signs $8 mn agreement with Korean parties

Singapore: Canada-based Quest PharmaTech, a pharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products for the trea...

June 6, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Samsung acquires US-based NeuroLogica

Singapore: Samsung Electronics America, a subsidiary of South Korean company Samsung Electronics, has acquired NeuroLogi...

January 30, 2013 | Wednesday | News
South Korea approves Halaven for breast cancer

Singapore: Eisai's South Korean sales subsidiary has received approval from the regulatory authorities in South Korea to...

September 5, 2012 | Wednesday | News
LegoChem offers new platform in anti-cancer therapy

Korea-based LegoChem Biosciences (LCB) was started in 2006 with the objective to accelerate discovery and development of...

March 14, 2012 | Wednesday | News
Medivir, Daewoong end hepatitis drug development

Singapore: Sweden-based Medivir has discontinued the development of its hepatitis B compound MIV-210 based on a joint de...

September 9, 2013 | Monday | News
Agilent, Korea institute to launch neurometabolomics center

Singapore: Agilent Technologies and Korea-based Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology (DGIST) have collabo...

October 28, 2013 | Monday | News
What is the revenue size, range of CROs in APAC?

The fifth edition of the annual BioSpectrum Asia Pacific clinical research organization (CRO) Survey, which is conduct...

September 18, 2013 | Wednesday | Analysis
Biogen to commercialize MS therapies in Asia

Singapore: Belgium based pharmaceutical company UCB and global pharmaceutical company, Biogen, have entered into an agre...

February 11, 2014 | Tuesday | News