Demand for generics in Asia is drawing pharma majors

The clinical trials market in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region has been steadily growing with increased focus primarily on...

September 14, 2012 | Friday | Opinion
Merck-Samsung biosimilar receives Korea nod

Singapore: Korea's Food and Drug Safety has approved BRENZYS, a biosimilar of the immunology medicine Enbrel, for the tr...

September 10, 2015 | Thursday | News
Korea to nurture its medical tourism industry

Singapore: According to the nation's top health official, the Korean government is keen to promote its medical tourism i...

November 4, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Samsung Medison launches first premium ultrasound system in Australia

Singapore: Korea-based medical devices company Samsung Medison has announced showcasing of two new ultrasound systems in...

October 7, 2013 | Monday | News
Allegro collaborates with Hanmi pharmaceutical

Singapore: Allegro Ophthalmics, a Korea-based pharma major has inked a license pact with Hanmi pharmaceuticals to advanc...

January 19, 2015 | Monday | News
SK Telecom enters China's lucrative market

Singapore: SK Telecom aims to tap the lucrative Chinese market by opening two healthcare centers 'SK Telecom Healthcare...

July 3, 2014 | Thursday | News
Heartbeat grows 350% year-over-year

Singapore: Heartbeat Experts, the global leader in stakeholder management solutions for the life sciences industry has a...

May 31, 2013 | Friday | News
Gene expression for personalized medicine: Report

Singapore: Gene expression profiling can bring significant improvements to disease profiling and diagnoses based on gene...

June 10, 2014 | Tuesday | Analysis
Stem cells offer hope to patients needing amputation

Singapore: Korean researchers found that the transplantation adipose (fat) derived stem cells resulted in the regenerati...

September 7, 2012 | Friday | News
Japan, Korea suspend wheat import from the US

Singapore: Japan partially suspended imports of wheat from the US on Friday after the US government revealed that a stra...

June 3, 2013 | Monday | News
South Korea gives tax breaks, establishes R&D fund

The world of pharmaceuticals is becoming more global. As the financial performance of many pharmaceutical companies co...

September 13, 2013 | Friday | Opinion
Korea to nurture its vaccine makers

Singapore: The Korean Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS) recently announced plans to support and nurture domestic v...

January 27, 2015 | Tuesday | News
Toshiba Medical to set up Korean subsidiary

Singapore: Toshiba Medical Systems (TMSC) will acquire 70 percent of the stock in the Korean company, TI Medical Systems...

March 5, 2013 | Tuesday | News
Electronics giant enters the Pharma market

Singapore: South Korea's biggest company, Samsung Group, is venturing into the drug industry, investing at least $2 bill...

May 12, 2014 | Monday | News
CRO survey: India, China dominate market

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November 24, 2012 | Saturday | Analysis
South Korea to empower Arab healthcare system

Singapore: South Korea has agreed to export its medical technologies to the Arab Kingdom. The South Korean Ambassador in...

January 21, 2015 | Wednesday | News
Korean drug distributors face bankruptcy

Singapore: Nearly 60 drug distributors in Korea are facing bankruptcy as the foreign drug makers do not pass on the fair...

August 26, 2014 | Tuesday | News
Emerging and rare infections on the rise:Korea CDC

Singapore: Korea's health control center cautioned that emerging infections and new cases rare diseases were increasing ...

October 7, 2014 | Tuesday | News